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Hey all, I've had some fun with paintcans the last few days and just wanted to share my experiences . . .
Everyone thinks paintcans suck . . . and they do. The paint inside them isn't an issue, it all has to do with the way they apply the paint.
So, I took a gamble. Alsa Corporation "killer cans". Advertised to have an awesome spray pattern just like a paint gun . . . No and no. The Pla-stick product they sell works well, but the two cans of jet black base paint I bought were a waste of 80 dollars. Poor spray application. Poor.
So, I went store shopping. Now, everyone says hardware and what not store spray paints suck. For the most part I agree. That being said, I went experimenting and found a few really good products overall. One being Rustoleum Specialty High Heat Black Semi-Gloss Coating. It's rated to 1200 F and coats well. I used it for my muffler and engine covers and the actual paint came out great, it was the imperfections in the surface caused by brake fluid which gave me headaches. VHT Flame Proof Black applied well on the headers, but not as smoothly as the Rusto Spec.
For the body, I eventually found a paint I was satisfied with, Rusto Auto Durability Application Gloss Black. In my area, it is only carried at Lowe's. It is $5 a can and so far significantly better than Killer Cans Jet Black Basecoat. In fact, there really isn't a comparison, which is kind of sad. It's also advertised to be super durable for automotive applications . . . which I doubt . . . although it is unusually thick for a super strong spray can application. It should be interesting, because I'm not going to use a clearcoat.
Paint cans which suck on anything but very small items (as a result of application, not necessarily the paint itself) :
All Krylon (That being said, Krylon Fusion has worked very well for me in the past, especially in terms of durability, on small plastic items, such as interior panel pieces)
All Rustol besides the two "specialty" brand versions of it I mentioned
Killer Cans Jet Black
All generic store brands which can be found in the South
All in all, I was just really disappointed in Killer Cans Jet Black application. Especially with the way they advertise it, charge for it, and recommend it as the base coat for almost all of their specialty paints.
A lot of very good spray can painters online recommend going to specialty paint stores and having them put great paint in spray cans. Prices for good spray cans usually range from 30 to 200 dollars. The last thing I want to do is spend money on a great paint and be forced into a poor applicating spray can (which is somewhat of a crap shoot depending on the store you go to). If I really want premium paint, I take it straight to a professional painter.
Everyone thinks paintcans suck . . . and they do. The paint inside them isn't an issue, it all has to do with the way they apply the paint.
So, I took a gamble. Alsa Corporation "killer cans". Advertised to have an awesome spray pattern just like a paint gun . . . No and no. The Pla-stick product they sell works well, but the two cans of jet black base paint I bought were a waste of 80 dollars. Poor spray application. Poor.
So, I went store shopping. Now, everyone says hardware and what not store spray paints suck. For the most part I agree. That being said, I went experimenting and found a few really good products overall. One being Rustoleum Specialty High Heat Black Semi-Gloss Coating. It's rated to 1200 F and coats well. I used it for my muffler and engine covers and the actual paint came out great, it was the imperfections in the surface caused by brake fluid which gave me headaches. VHT Flame Proof Black applied well on the headers, but not as smoothly as the Rusto Spec.
For the body, I eventually found a paint I was satisfied with, Rusto Auto Durability Application Gloss Black. In my area, it is only carried at Lowe's. It is $5 a can and so far significantly better than Killer Cans Jet Black Basecoat. In fact, there really isn't a comparison, which is kind of sad. It's also advertised to be super durable for automotive applications . . . which I doubt . . . although it is unusually thick for a super strong spray can application. It should be interesting, because I'm not going to use a clearcoat.
Paint cans which suck on anything but very small items (as a result of application, not necessarily the paint itself) :
All Krylon (That being said, Krylon Fusion has worked very well for me in the past, especially in terms of durability, on small plastic items, such as interior panel pieces)
All Rustol besides the two "specialty" brand versions of it I mentioned
Killer Cans Jet Black
All generic store brands which can be found in the South
All in all, I was just really disappointed in Killer Cans Jet Black application. Especially with the way they advertise it, charge for it, and recommend it as the base coat for almost all of their specialty paints.
A lot of very good spray can painters online recommend going to specialty paint stores and having them put great paint in spray cans. Prices for good spray cans usually range from 30 to 200 dollars. The last thing I want to do is spend money on a great paint and be forced into a poor applicating spray can (which is somewhat of a crap shoot depending on the store you go to). If I really want premium paint, I take it straight to a professional painter.
I have found the same!
so many roads so little time 
, used to use it all them time to do racing stripes, accents, practically everything... dunno what happened
Duplicolor
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