extremecustoms Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 Ok guys, yesterday I just happened to have been at a place that carried Krylon rattle can paint. I bought one can of black, and a can of the "satin" overcoat. Is it a bad idea to use the rattle can as opposed to the automotive paint? I have access to both, and with every car-related thing I've done - rattle can just has not performed like I had hoped. This is part of the reason I only bought one can of it. The other being - I don't know how many to buy anyways. I was just wondering if this would turn out good with what I have just bought, or should I just slap the car paint on it, and use the satin clear on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 i don't have experience with the rattle rout, but i seem to recal people saying rattle can's are only good until there's 1/2 or 1/4 after that they sputter to much so you have to open a new can, i would estimate you'd need about 4 cans of colour and 4 cans of clear, but again just a guess. If you have access to automotive paint, do you also have access to a spray gun and some resperators?? that may yeild the best reselts... that said i use a brush and roller to paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extremecustoms Posted October 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 Yeah, we have all the equipment needed to paint it with the automotive stuff, it just didn't seem as easy, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 My experiance with rattle can's would be patience, lots of it and let them dry completely between coats. If you do the prep work to the 10th degree first so your baby smooth to begin with then your fine. You may get some orange peel or tangerine skin but this smooths and buff's out pretty easy. The biggest problem I have had so far is sand throughs but thats due to my rushing the job usually. 1 can actually will color a body with plenty left over if your going to clearcoat over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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