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Whenever I go to a paint shop and ask about a metal primer I get the same answer: "we don't use those anymore, use an antioxidant enamel instead, it's easier". But so far I ain't too happy with the results I've achieved with antioxidant enamels. I'm not good with paint but I've prepared and degreased the metal with care and applied the paint following the instructions in the can and the result is always a fairly delicate coat of paint, any bump or scratch against something hard and the bare metal shows. In contrast, I've had to strip some metals that had been primed and painted, tha coat was really thick and getting the bare metal to show was very hard, to the point that it was a pain XXXXXX to strip. I don't know any expert whose advice I can ask for, so I ask here, have you tried these antioxidant paints? Are they worth it for heavy duty stuff if you apply them well? Should I try to get some primer if I'm concerned with contact resistance? Thanks for your time.

Many thanks, by now I'm fairly convinced that it's a cast steel anvil. At 5€/Kg / 2$/Lb and being in good shape I'll consider buying it

I'd describe the ring as long and high pitched

Unfortunately I didn't have a bearing ball to test it, I'll see if I can find one before I see it again. And about the ring test, I did test how it sounded but wasn't sure how to interpret it. Being a one piece cast anvil, would there be a noticeable diference between cast iron and cast steel? I thought the ring test was mostly to check if the face was properly attached.

Frazer, I'm afraid I couldn't make a photo, but I can describe it further. It had a horn and a tapered section on the other side of the face. Had a hardy hole of about 2cm and a pritchel hole, both centered. The surface of the metal was rough all around. It had a square stud below to attach it. It is in Spain, so I guess the E in the markings might be for España.

I've been offered an anvil with the markings Lincoln E 50, it seems like it's cast and 50 most likely refers to 50kg. I'd like to know if these are good anvils, since I haven't been able to find anything about Lincoln anvils. Thanks for your time.