Opening a can of worms - rattle cans and paint guns

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01-10-2009, 05:10 PM

#11

4reboy

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There is nothing wrong with rattle can paint, I've gone through a LOT of rattle can primer and semi-flat black krylon paint for engine pieces, interior, trunk, etc. You gotta love the convenience.

Also the krylon rust tough stuff comes with a different tip that is easy to press and puts out a nice vertical fan, I loved that stuff.

01-10-2009, 06:27 PM

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Nabster

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Originally Posted by honeygoldcoupe

Bare primer won't protect against rust will it? Even "professional" primer? Although I will say the environment you had to deal with (a salt water ocean) probably was going to win in the short term.

Primer is porous, so water will get through it, and you'll get rust. So leaving a car in primer isn't protective against rust.

01-11-2009, 01:24 PM

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Waffles

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Originally Posted by honeygoldcoupe

Sigh...I can only dream of the day I approach your greatness. You are my hero. But where do you stand on rattle cans.

I love them, depending. I'll use it on things you described, but never on the main paint...

underbody, engine compartment, interior panels, etc, I have no problem with rattlecans. If you have good eyes and a steady hand, you can make rattlecan paint look just fine.

:-D