Hiding Deep Scratches And Dents On Wrought Iron Gate

[graphiteink 0]

Hi,

My main gate was badly scratched and dented, revealing the steel colour underneath, after the lockset was changed by a contractor.

Is there any way I can hide the deep scratches and dents?

I was thinking of spray painting the entire gate, but will matte spray paint peel off easily?

Thanks in advance!

[hawthorne 0]

u can spray paint, just make sure u use paint that is for metal surfaces. However, paint on metal will inevitably peel off after a while. The proper way is go and do powder coat. This one needs to be done at the factory, so need to dismantle the gate. It's more expensive than spray paint

[LIftyTech 1]

Metal paints is sufficient, powder coating is overkill just for some minor scratches. With all the labour in removing the gate and living a week without the gates, I think it's more cost efficient to change the whole gate

Take some pictures of the scratches to give us a better idea how bad it is for us to give you better advice.

I see many gates are not powder coated but painted by hand (look for brush strokes)