Nipping Press Restoration Part IV

Yesterday I took the brass wire brush to the press as two day of rain (despite being covered) had produced a fresh layer of rust on the press. I then washed the Nipping Press with soap and water then vigorously dried it with an old towel. I then waited about 30 minutes for the light breeze to do the rest of the work.  I then applied the Hammerite Kurust which had the consistency of thin milk.

After the wash

Hammerite Kurust, very thin. That little bottle did the entire press and stand.

Looks like milk then turns purple then black

Easy to do the underside and no dripping!

The remaining rust turns black and inert.


It only affects the rust, not the metal

A good example of steel, paint, and blackened inert rust


I was surprised that the little bottle was more than enough for the entire press and stand! I still have about a quarter leftover to use on my front gate! Six hours to dry properly but it then started to rain so I covered the press and was hoping the next day I could finish it.

Thankfully the morning was very bright and clear with a nice breeze. I didn't want to chance that the English weather would change again as the original forecast was for rain. I immediately got started with the Hammerite Dark Green paint.  This stuff is very thick but fairly easy to spread on.

Original paint in the centre, new paint on the far right.






It took three hours to paint the entire press and stand and a second coat will be needed this afternoon if the weather stays as nice as it is now. Once the second coat is dry I will spend another day with a wire brush on the screw shaft and really get it all down to bare metal and then apply titanium white grease to it.  Then I should get no resistance when I turn the crank!

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