Paint Recomendations....

[Dr_Ju_ju]

  ....  for the counterweights of an AZEQ6 mount  ?? .... 

Currently their are a very tatty 'whitish' colour, with rusty patches/scratches etc. so before the 'new' season starts (if lucky) in a few weeks, I thought I'd give my mount a brush & clean, and while the mount has come out ok, the counterweights, in comparison look awful so... 

Do I just sand down and respray with an enamel paint ?  or does any have better suggestions ??

[Mandy D]

It depends on whether you want to spend any money. To do it professionally, you could get them shot-blasted and then either powder coated or zinc passivated. Neither process is expensive, but most places have a minimum order charge, usually around £40 or £50. Have a look on the web for metal finishing services, powder coating, zinc passivating, etc. You might find a small outfit locally that will do them for a small cash fee.

[Dr_Ju_ju]

It's all been done on the cheap'ish so far, apart for a replacement camera for my ageing 600D, and some sheet ally to mount all bits & bobs, so I'm more likely to it all myself, but I'll see if there any 'shops' in the area willing to do the work ....

[Elp]

Hammerite should do it, I've used generic spray paint on dovetails before okay. You need to sand down/grind off any old paint and give it an even rough surface/key for the paint to adhere to (use a low grit number if using sandpaper), use a wire brush to remove any rust or grind it off. Then in a clean relatively cool/non humid ventilated area go over with the spray in a few quick even one time passes, then a longish cake without causing paint overrun drips, this give the best adhesion. Allow to set before doing another few passes. If you want to lock the paint in use a lacquer like car body ones, though this only requires light one time spray passes.

[callisto]

Yeah, I was going to suggest Hammerite too 👍

[John]

13 minutes ago, callisto said:

Yeah, I was going to suggest Hammerite too 👍

Me too. Hammerite smooth 🙂

[Albir phil]

I found best is hammered finish applied with a brush 

[Xilman]

Before you apply Hammerite, which I recommend, please remove any surface rust with emery cloth and then treat with a rust remover, almost all varieties of which contain phosphoric acid. A hard insoluble layer of iron phosphate is created which greatly inhibits further rust formation.

Hammerite itself will not stop rust from recurring. I speak from experience.