Rattle can paint durability

[Boney]

Has anyone found any rattle can paint that they have been happy with the durability of it? Thnx Herm

[HubbardRA]

Only problem that I have is that it scratches much easier than automotive paints. Been using rattlecans for years. It is also easier to touch up. Pick up the can and PSSST, it is repainted. I like it for work tractors. All mine earn their keep. No trailer queens here.

[swede]

Boney, Most the time I use auto paint on my projects, but once I painted a Maytag single cylinder with Krylon. I was told the green they had was a pretty close match to the original color, so I decided to try it out. That was about 9-10 years ago and it is still holding up. I run this engine at every show I go to, so it gets plenty dirty since it is a 2 stroke. The paint still looks good after I clean it up. This is a small engine made of cast iron, so the surfaces are naturally rough - not too hard to make the paint job look good! I don't know how Krylon would look on a bigger sheet metal piece. Lars

[Bruker]

I think as long as the surface is cleaned and primed properly that any quality spray paint should work.

[goatfarmer]

Like Brucker said,good prep work is the key to any long lasting paint job.Properly removing any loose rust,old paint,scale,etc,priming,and several coats of a name brand is all I've ever done.

[keifer2k3]

I used a Rustoleum brand I found at Menards specifically for AG machinery. Even came in Allis-Chalmers orange. Almost a perfect mathch to my '81 6116. Did the complete deck with it last summer sanded, primed n' all and it's held up real well. Did much better than Simplicity paint which scratched very easily. I think prep work is most important though.

[bud119195]

I used simplicity paint also and found out that it fades real fastand scratches easy . I use plasticoat chevy oarange engine paint and the color has held up great.Now the only problem I have is trying to keep gas off hood because it fades paint were you spill.

[MrSteele]

My favorite spray paint is the basic Wal Mart or Lowes store brand. Prep work is of utmost importance. I have painted many engines with the paints and have had no problems, other than the fact they are not gas resistant. Best I have ever used, however, are Krylon, Rustoleum and Lowe's name brand, in that order. Krylon is hard to beat on any properly prepared surface. I might show a few old tractors this year, and have several paint jobs on the horizon if I do, and then, maybe not, as I use what I own, and will likely show in an 'unrestored original' class, complete with mud, grease and grass clippings still in place!

[Tom_Byrne]

What Rod said also applies to me- no trailer queens, my tractors earn thier keep. I used Allis Chalmers Orange Implement paint from True Value Hardware when I did my 2010. Pretty much a dead on match for color too. That was about three years and a lot of snow and dirt pushing ago, and it still looks good. The only real complaint I had with it was that you had to use several thin coats and allow a lot of drying time in between- if you put it on thick and are not careful it runs very easily. In the end it was worth it though.

[Boney]

Thnx all for the great information and help

[nighteye]

Don't Quote me on this, but, I swear the rattle_can paint gets harder as time rolls on. I restored a 416 about 10 years ago and swore that it would be the last time I used those cans because it seemed soft and scratched easy. But, now you could drop an armload of scrap-steel on it and have to look for the damage.

[bud119195]

I also think paint gets harder as it gets older . When I get done painting something I like to set it outside and let the sun bake it on.

[HubbardRA]

Original enamel paints, even for automobiles got harder with age. On the older enamels, it was recommended that you not wax an automobile till the paint was at least 6 months old. I think the spray cans are still basic enamel. Automobile paints now are usually acrylic enamels and have accelerators and hardeners so that the auto can be used as normal after only 2 to 3 days.

[dlcentral]

I found that Tractor Supply spritz is pretty durable,it also has a good shine too,gotta let it dry for a few days though.