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What's the best rattle can paint for small chassis items?

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Been using Krylon since Moses left Egypt in a Model "A" but times have changed as far as chemicals. VHT isn't too bad.

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Rustoleum Professional

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Rustoleum works good but takes forever to dry. For those not going for points, the Rustoleum professional stainless will give you a Cad plate look. You also want the gloss and semi gloss blacks.

Some of the cheap new enamels suck. They go on like water and do not stick to pointy areas. Not worth bothering with at all.

Been doing a lot of small parts with powder coat. Something to look into if you are starting a restoration and have lots of parts to do. Paying extra for Tiger-Drylac is worth every penny as it works much better then the lower cost stuff I have used. I made a oven from the trash larger by adding a metal box off the back and insulating it with fiberglass insulation. Did my wheels with it.

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I use Rustoleum appliance epoxey in gloss black,1 lite coat and 1 heavier one about 15 min. later. Takes 24 hrs to dry but worth it. Nice hard and impervious to most chemicals including gasoline. ken ct.

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Ken,

Does it,when dry, have a high gloss?

Glenn,

Are you asking about, "gloss", "semi gloss" or "satin" finish?

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Spray cans are by far the most EXPENSIVE way to paint anything, in my opinion. Why not buy one of the small "door jamb" or touch up guns and use the automotive paints that you use in your "big" gun? Rustoleum in a spray can works pretty good if you get in a bind and need a quick fix.

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1. I don't do enough large scale painting to justify the equipment and/or the space for "big" gun painting. For that, there are the "professionals" that can do a much better job that I can anyway.

2. I'm only painting a few small chasis parts as I take things apart and they need painting before putting them back together.

3. The drying time for Rustoleum or other rattle can paints isn't a problem since it's probably going to be several days (weeks) before it gets put back together anyway.

4. If I did use even the small touch up guns with bulk paint, I'd be spending more time cleaning up the equipment than I would painting with it.

5. Even for special mix colors, I can have the paint put in rattle cans for touch-up quite easily and not so expensive, considering all the above.

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Yes very glossy. Only comes in gloss. ken ct.

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I been using Krylon since Hitler was a Corporal ,it's good .Also like Dupli-color .JMO

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[QUOTE=CarlG;479776]1. I don't do enough large scale painting to justify the equipment and/or the space for "big" gun painting. For that, there are the "professionals" that can do a much better job that I can anyway.

2. I'm only painting a few small chasis parts as I take things apart and they need painting before putting them back together.

3. The drying time for Rustoleum or other rattle can paints isn't a problem since it's probably going to be several days (weeks) before it gets put back together anyway.

4. If I did use even the small touch up guns with bulk paint, I'd be spending more time cleaning up the equipment than I would painting with it.


I checked the other day for mixed paint put into spray cans and it was $28 per can. I won't go that route for my 1955 Evinrude. I did find some that was close, but still not close enough for me.

BTW, Tempo used to have good cans of spray paint in spray cans, but I haven't seen that brand fro years. They must have gone out of business, or got bought up by someone.:confused:

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I like the appliance paint also. It's a very nice hard finish.

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Try your local friendly Aircraft shops. Here's an on-line source:
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/...ycoatings.html

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I have also used my airbrush with the PPG concept. I mix using table and teaspoons. I always seem to mix up 4 times more than I use and the paint usually lays down nice and glossy.

Clean up is quick.

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What about Eastwoods Chassis black???

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i use rust-oleum 2x yes dries slow , but after about 1/2 hour i give the parts a coat of rust-oleum specialty lacquer, dries fast and hard. forgot to say clear lacquer

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Miss Victoria,
What do you use for the engine paint?

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I did my best to show the gloss with this picture. This was done using Appliance Epoxy though I think its Seymour brand. First thing I ever sandblasted or spraypainted so cut me some slack on imperfections. :( The color is bright white, the white balance is off on the photo, but shows the gloss.

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3521454_o.jpg


This picture is more color accurate but doesn't show gloss as good.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot..._8203012_n.jpg

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Carl, your bellhousing was painted rust-oleum satin hunt club green. not perfect but easy to get.

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Thanks

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appliance paint works great on carburetors but haven't seen semi gloss black in a long time.

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My favorite is gloss black rustoleum. I also use Krylon satin black on my radiators. I paint the bigger stuff with quarts of rustoleum in my spray gun. Question, is the appliance Rustoleum really gasoline proof.

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Lots of ways to do this and lots of opinions. Many of what has been mentioned, I have done at times. Newer Rustoleum engine paints dry much quicker than older Rustoleum paints. Epoxy spray can paint works OK too ( not really a 2 part epoxy, but OK ). However, if you really want a durable hard surface that resists any chemicals, I would use either of these two paints. You can actually brush it and it will not look like it has been brushed. But those of you with spray guns, air brushes even, can spray it.

http://www.masterseriescoatings.com/index/black/

http://www.masterseriescoatings.com/index/ag111/

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I used the Eastwood Extreme Chassis Black (and its matching primer) for many chassis parts, in either gloss or semi-gloss as required. After drying overnight, I would bake the parts in the oven for an hour or so at 180 degrees. After that, the paint was very, very hard, and I have had no problems with peeling or chipping.

But the stuff is pricey, and if I were starting another restoration, I might experiment with baking appliance epoxy and see how it compares.

Doug

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I prefer Duplicolor...dries quickly and smells better than the competition.

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I use Rustoleum "Painters Touch" line. The can is black on the bottom, white in the middle and a blue stripe around the top. They claim 2X coverage. It covers well and dries very quickly.

I like the red oxide sandable primer and the semi gloss black but I think it comes in high gloss too.

I also like Eastwood Chassis Black. It is epoxy, needs no primer, dries to a semigloss and is tough. It's pretty pricey compared to Rustoleum

Richard
Anaheim CA