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Hi Dudes, Just some update on DIY using Hammerite Paint on decorative Aluminium mesh for the front grille ... Bought a small can of "Hammer Black" Hammerite paint at Home-Fix for about $10. The manufacturer claims that Hammerite paint is able to paint over all sorts of material including slippery Aluminium and even Rust. Opened it last night and started painting. The paint is quite liquid out of the can, but when it gets onto your brush and then onto the metal, it turns quite STICKY. Need to work fast to spread the paint evenly. Completed the whole grille in about 20 minutes and left to dry. Have a bit of problems reaching the tiny crevices/corners of the grille as the paint is not that fluid. So need to check and do second coat to ensure evenness. By next morning, paint is dry enough to handle. Can even bend the aluminium without the paint flaking off. I will install the grille within the next few days before the paint fully cures. BTW, the grille feels good, as if its been coated with a layer of rubber/plastic. Looks professionally done even with an amateur painter. [angelic] According to the instructions of the can, paint will take up to 6 weeks to cure. Oh yes, need to get good thinner as the paint is super sticky and difficult to wash off the brush. Will be finding more uses for the paint. But in the meantime, anybody wants to try "Hammer Black" Hammerite paint, I still got a whole can left! p.s. Doc, how about painting your grille RED, WHITE and GREEN like the italian flag?!