[Shop-talk] vice paint

[Douglas Braun]

Buy a $5 can of glossy black Krylon, and use it to respray the vise once a
year.
Your long-term annual cost will probably be less than if you painted
it once with a fancy $25 epoxy paint...

Doug

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 10:16 AM, john niolon <jniolon at bham.rr.com> wrote:
> I've got an old Prentiss #56 bull dog vise that I've cleaned up and want to
> mount on an outdoor workbench...  I first tried painting with hammered
finish
> Krylon but after about a year in the elements the Krylon is looking tired.
>
> Recommend a good paint for this beauty that will endure the elements...
live
> in the South so it's mostly sun/rain to deal with...  Epoxy based ??  some
> exotic stuff ??  I tried the heated linseed oil coating and wasn't pleased
> with the look..  I like shiney !
>
> thanks
> John