M, Perhaps Hammerite's 'Direct to Rust' formula does not work 'Direct to Epoxy' it is after all, primarily for painting onto metal surfaces. Coming from a boating background and having played around with a painted fibreglass/epoxy boat hulls in the past there are very few paints that will adhere to this type of surface, hence I suppose, the advent of coloured gel coats. Only keeping it light hearted :-) At the end of the day if you can get epoxy easily and in a colour that you are happy with then have a go, it's all about learning from experience. James RG --- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx> wrote: > On the work I've done with the epoxy paint, I also covered with > hammerite to get the right colour. I dropped a spanner on said bit a few > days later and it chipped the hammerite strait off exposing the still > intact epoxy underneath. I know which I'd rather have under the car > getting hit by road debris. > > The Rally guy restores old Fords. > > Martin >