Old (oil based hammerite) or similar?

[Itchy]

Back then years ago they used to make hammerite oil based. Wire brush on metal, bit of sanding and slap hammerite on it worked.

Today hammerite is water based and it isn't a patch on the old stuff due to EU meddling. So are they any alternatives?
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[Fisty]

Rustoleum has always been as good if not better than hammerite and I am fairly sure the Combi Colour range is oil based.
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[stinkwheel]

Plastikote BBQ paint. As long as you want satin black.
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[Alpineandy]

This stuff is big in the classic car world ; https://www.por15.com/
I don't know how easy it is to buy but you can get it here; https://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-paint-coating-electroplating.html
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[Suntan Sid]

With the Hammerite I've bought recently the brushes cleaned easily with white spirit!
Make of that what you will!
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[Wonko The Sane]

can you do the old sailor's linseed oil trick, rub back to metal, coat in linseed oil, should go black and not rust anymore.
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[Vincent]

OP.....I've got a can here that I bought to do my fork legs and the can says "solvent-based paint" but it's also got "Direct To Rust Paint" on the front. Has yours? It was a bit easier when they just had one product
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