Durable spray can paint?

jim1932

jim1932

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Probably an oxymoran but what is the most durable way to spray or brush paint items like spare tire straps or tudor seat hinges. Yes I know powder coating will be most peoples answer, but I am specifically looking for something I can apply myself at home without a spray setup.

Thanks
 
I think the real auto paint stores can put anything you want in a spray can. They also sell (or used to sell) small sprayers with a small bottle and a can of compressed gas.

Charlie Stephens
 
I've used Rustoleum with good results. Takes a long time to get really hard but is tough once it does. Sprayed a spot about the size of a salad plate of Rusty Metal Primer on very front edge on an old Blazer hood--it was still there after several years and many thousand miles, never been washed, taking every thing from bird poop to road salt, 90 above and 30 below temps. That's what sold me on Rustoleem. Rod
 
Charlie Stephens said:
I think the real auto paint stores can put anything you want in a spray can. They also sell (or used to sell) small sprayers with a small bottle and a can of compressed gas.

Charlie Stephens
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Yes, they still do it's made by a company called Prevail. It's a bottle that attaches to an aerosol can. It's sold at the big box orange store.
 
jim1932 said:
Probably an oxymoran but what is the most durable way to spray or brush paint items like spare tire straps or tudor seat hinges. Yes I know powder coating will be most peoples answer, but I am specifically looking for something I can apply myself at home without a spray setup.

Thanks
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I have done similar items with brushed on POR 15 .
It can be thinned if necessary with a little lacquer thinner and when it's cured it has durability approaching that of powder coating.
 
Seymore brand spray paint is very good. Sprays better than Krylon before Krylon went to the Rustolemn formula.
 
325w said:
Seymore brand spray paint is very good. Sprays better than Krylon before Krylon went to the Rustolemn formula.
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Agree, best spray I have used. They have a Stainless Steel finish that is great and the Cast Iron finish is also good. Used the Black Lacquer also and had good results.
 
Eastwood now has a special spray can that has an inner source to catalyze the paint. Same as paint with a catalyst. Expensive
 
Rustoleum has their hardware store line rattle cans and an automotive line. The auto line has auto type colors. I've used quite a bit of it. As with any paint though preparation is the key to an acceptable result. Good primers, correct sanding etc. are critical steps. I prefer to use these for interior parts and some under hood pieces.
 
A lot of my small parts are taken to bare metal and then sprayed with Mercury Marine spray can primer.Probably on the expensive side,but I figured they have millions of outboards running in salt water and they don't seem to rust.If black I use there black spray over top.
 
I don't remember the name but I used some epoxy in a spray can that gave a real hard surface. Just have to prepare the part for epoxy top coat first.
 
I use wrinkle paint. It holds up better than any other paint I have used. And using it for accessories, it looks great.
 
Most spray paints in my experience can be made MUCH more durable with a little heat. Oven is out, unless your divorce has come through...
I often balance small parts on top of a light bulb (old style) or lay them atop the exhaust pipe from my gas water heater for a while.
You want hot but not enough to burn...I think a bit upward from 200 is about right.
I have just purchased a cheap toaster oven because i am tired of parts falling off my makeshifts, and this will let me do things more easily and perhaps locate an optimum temperature.
You will be surprised at the increase in toughness after you heat a part.
 
PeteVS said:
Is that the "regular" Rustoleum or the "appliance epoxy" Rustoleum?
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I have used the appliance paint. Not sure if it was "epoxy" That is what is chipping off the tire strap now and it isn't even on the car yet. Is the Eastwood undercarriage the right finish for seat hinges and spare tire straps? Not looking for gloss, but not flat either.
 
Check out VHT black epoxy that stores like Advance Auto sells. I have used the very expensive Eastwood epoxies and Rustoleum and like this stuff the best.
 
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