Krylon Rust Tough Enamal, or Rustolium?

[koda6966]

I'm picking up some paint in Gloss-Black for my bumper and wipers, which would be better to use? I have no experience (on metal) with either.

I'll probably pick up the Primer from whatever the company is that makes the paint. I don't want to split and have to go to two stores.

 

[Shran]

Rustoleum is the shit...excellent coverage and lays down nice. Their automotive primer (in a spray can) is bitchin too.

 

[aogden001]

I have to vote for the Rust Tough. Great paint, epoxy based IIRC. I painted a trailer hitch with it 4 or 5 years ago and still no sign of rust. If you could use safety yellow or powder blue I could hook you up with a gallon, but no black left.

 

[koda6966]

These are spray cans btw.

 

[LearjetMinako]

I've used the Rustoleim before. It works to prevent rust, but it didn't last too long on the wiper arms. Paint is started to flack off after 2~3 years backing in the sun.

 

[koda6966]

Well, mines flaking off already. That's why the arms are getting painted. The bumper's the one with the rust issue.

I'm going to wirewheel off the old rust/paint and get rid of as much of the cancer as I can, and if it looks bad I may throw it in my scrap metal pile and go look for a more rust free bumper at a yard.

 

[snake]

I've used up enough rattle cans over the years to give al gore, nancy spackelosi and their gang of left wing greenie ozone tree huggers a coronary.

The only thing I hate about rustoleum is that it doesn't dry to the touch very quickly- seems like krylon dries to the touch in an hour or so, the rustoleum is still tacky the next day.

 

[kunar]

I've used up enough rattle cans over the years to give al gore, nancy spackelosi and their gang of left wing greenie tree huggers a coronary.

The only thing I hate about rustoleum is that it doesn't dry to the touch very quickly- seems like krylon dries to the touch in an hour or so, the rustoleum is tacky the next day.

thats my big thing against rustoleum too. it just takes forever to dry. i've used the rust tough paint (painted my entire truck with it lol) and it is decent, but you have to do your best to remove any flaking rust.

 

[Shran]

I've used up enough rattle cans over the years to give al gore, nancy spackelosi and their gang of left wing greenie ozone tree huggers a coronary.

The only thing I hate about rustoleum is that it doesn't dry to the touch very quickly- seems like krylon dries to the touch in an hour or so, the rustoleum is still tacky the next day.

Yeah, the enamel rustoleum in particular... the "painter's touch" rustoleum or whatever it's called (not the enamel) is much better though.

 

[rboyer]

I've been using this "Krylon Industrial Tough Coat" paint that I bought from the local wholesale place and it's definitely been the best spraypaint i've ever bought for $1 a can! Seriously the stuff dries to the touch in a couple of minutes sometimes less depending on the room temperature and it's really tough paint once it's completely dry. I wish I would have bought alot more of it because the place sold all that they had in stock and i'm almost out so now I have to find something else cheap to coat ATV frames with.

 

[doorgunner]

X's 10.....I had one of those things chase my helicopter in the w-aaa-rrr....it fizzled out & fell in the ocean before it hit us



edit:
(let me get this one: ) OH, I didn't know spray cans could go that high????
(Krylon cans can)

 

[wrecking-crew]

i use whatever i find at the store.

 

[LearjetMinako]

X's 10.....I had one of those things chase my helicopter in the w-aaa-rrr....it fizzled out & fell in the ocean before it hit us

I came up with that quote after an failed attempt of a high-power mini prototype rocket. CP & CG were too close and launched horizontal towards me. Lucky it missed me and caught the field behind me on fire. But lady luck was smiling when I successfully launched the big bother to it and safefully returned it to earth without anything breaking.

Small scale is not what it is always cracked up to be. Sometimes you just have to let it fly without testing.