Chris Jones
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I'm painting my cast iron fire hydrant top and caps white (spray paint / rattle cans). Basically all the original paint has been removed but where a tiny bit of the red paint remains around the head of a bolt or in the cast letters and it bleed through the primer and two coats of white. It looks like someone took a red ball point pen and ran it around the bolt heads and downside some of the letters. I can't get the old paint removed any better, frankly it's hard to tell it's there. I've washed off the white with mineral spirits and pretty much confirmed the pink is showing up where tiny spots of the old paint remain. I need to start again. I've been given advise from two folks so far. 1 - Use a darker primer (the primer I used was white and I was advised to use grey). 2 - Use aluminum paint (I think there is a paint with aluminum in it but Ace Hardware didn't have it and I'm not sure what I'm looking for).
Any suggestions on primer or paint that will not allow bleed through?
Any suggestions on primer or paint that will not allow bleed through?