Rust Oleum spray cans

To RKS.PA You can find the SprayMax at your local auto paint store or at a auto body supplies store. It is also available in a quick cure form and semi-gloss . However the regular stuff is fast with out of dust time about 30 minutes. It blends wonderfully. 24 hour cure ready to sand or buff. You will like it, go to their website in Germany, cool stuff.
 
I always fill a small pan halfway up with hot, tap water and set the can in it for 15-minutes prior to use. After the 25-minutes is up, I shake the can vigorously for one full minute, then spray. After use, I remove the nozzle, soak it for a few minutes in thinner, then blow it out and re-install it.

I used to have problems with Rustoleum, but none since I used this procedure.

Just my 2 cents.
 
Kube said:
Ron, I am not in the mood to kill myself over a can of paint. 100#? Crap, I wonder how long it'll take to pull the shrapnel from my bleeding body.
Who does this stuff???
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Kube, Agreed. I simply want the stuff to work as advertised. All these posts about soak it, store it this way and the like are good advice, however it used to be one could grab a can, do the job and move on without hassle, extra expense and such. . In my experience RO has clogged every time despite shaking the heck out of it and cleaning as posted. This leads me to believe as posted earlier the clog occurs inside the can, not at the nozzle. I still vividly recall when I was maybe 6 years old we had a burner barrel to burn garbage. I had the misfortune of looking into the barrel as it was burning. Somehow a can of spray paint was in there and it exploded onto my face. No shrapnel but my face was blackened and slightly burned. Pressurized cans should be considered dangerous. I just don't understand why RO spray cans used to work and now it's a gambling game to get all the paint out. Other brands do work.
 
I have been buying cans of RO for over 50 years. Ten days ago we did a big shop cleanup and I bet we tossed out at least 40 partial cans, mostly RO. Like dead condensors and spark plugs, I must have been saving them in hopes that would recover someday. I fully agree that something has changed with them. Planned obsolescense?
 
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I have two Rustoleum spray cans and ONE seems to stay clear all the way to the end as I JUST finished one can the other day and close to the end of another can (Red Nozzle). I just got a few cans of the fat white nozzle 2X spray and have not had an issue YET.


AS stated before, NAPA's Martin Senour spray paint was THE BEST spraying spray paint money could buy....not sure why NAPA/Martin Senour quit producing it????
 

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Haven’t had this problem with rustoleum cans at all but I have had terrible luck with bill hirsch enamel spray cans. They’re like cans from the 70’s with the way spray cans never used to work. Rustoleum cans work very well for me but I use the professional line as well.
 
I only use it as a last resort. I always puncture empty cans to relieve any pressure before tossing them. Doesn't take much to put a hole in one with my pocketknife.
 
Bill,
I have a 39 Pickup and am looking for some rear fenders. Do you have any ideas for me?
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I use a lot of spray paints and have had the same issue with these Rustoleum "2X" paints clogging. Mostly the HIGH gloss. Always getting clogged. I like the quick dry spray paints which is what these are, but I'll be damned if I'm going to go through all the hassles involved with trying to get the paint to spray properly.
I think I'm going to do what a previous post recommended and return them to Home Depot which is where I buy them.
I was looking for some red spray paint to paint my rims with and just picked up a great cherry red spray at Lowes made by Krylon.
I'm finished with Rustoleum!!!
Oh, and I see they sell new spray nozzles for the Rustoleum paints for about $1.00 a piece. Clearly RO has an issue.
 
You should be choosing paint based on the type of paint. Krylon is usually a lacquer (acrylic) and Rusteoluem is an enamel. Way different materials. Of course Krylon is going to be less problematic as to clogging because it is a solvent base material -forever.
Pick the material for the job.
 
I do a bit like "Dave55Sedan", bent a finish nail 90" and with a pair of vice grips , aim the can into my wastebasket & poke it till it sprays. I also built a spray can shaker: a piece of angle iron. w/ hose clamp rides on 4 ball bearings & has a tang that fits into my saber saw. Made a bracket to hold the saw plate and the angle iron in alignment. Run it for 10-15 minuets on slow speed. Clean the nozzle with thinner & air pressure.
 
Guys, I started this thread to see if it was a personal issue - the trouble I'd been having.
Apparently it is widespread.
And, while a number of you guys have found ways to overcome this issue, me? I'll move on to a different brand.
I am from the "old school" perhaps - the school that taught me when I buy something, it should perform as promised. I should not be expected to be Rustoleums quality control department.
 
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