Steve Clarkson
04-02-2009, 11:06 PM
So I went shopping for spray paint today........
The bad news is I found some really bad spray paint and the good news is that I found some GREAT spray paint.
I needed black spray paint to cover some acrylic and I wasn't worried about finding the Krylon Fusion that I normally buy......so when I was in Lowes, I picked up a can of Valspar Plastics Paint, I think it was called. Well, that is the WORST paint ever! It stinks to high holy #$*&^!&$%&#. I had to spray....and spray.....and spray.....and spray......and it still didn't completely cover the acrylic. I've put three coats on and my head is pounding from the fumes. Don't waste your 5 bucks getting this stuff.
But I was also in an art store today and they had this huge LOCKED CAGE full of spray paint in a million colors. The salesperson called it grafitti paint and swore up and down that it was the best spray paint ever invented. It's also an acrylic based paint. It's called Montana Gold. The funny thing is, NONE of the cans had spray nozzles on them. They actually come separately......and they make different nozzles for different paints and different spray widths.
Well, I pulled the can out tonight and attached the spray nozzle.....and then shook it......but it diidn't rattle.....at all. I don't think they use one of those little metal balls.....or else this stuff is REALLY thick! Anyway, I gave it a quick little spray........and my whole piece of acrylic was completely covered! I mean I barely sprayed this stuff for 1/10 of a second! It covered like no paint I had ever seen before.
And it was very low odor.....and only $9......and about $5 online.
Maybe it was a fluke can......but after one experience......I HIGHLY recommend this paint!!!
The bad news is I found some really bad spray paint and the good news is that I found some GREAT spray paint.
I needed black spray paint to cover some acrylic and I wasn't worried about finding the Krylon Fusion that I normally buy......so when I was in Lowes, I picked up a can of Valspar Plastics Paint, I think it was called. Well, that is the WORST paint ever! It stinks to high holy #$*&^!&$%&#. I had to spray....and spray.....and spray.....and spray......and it still didn't completely cover the acrylic. I've put three coats on and my head is pounding from the fumes. Don't waste your 5 bucks getting this stuff.
But I was also in an art store today and they had this huge LOCKED CAGE full of spray paint in a million colors. The salesperson called it grafitti paint and swore up and down that it was the best spray paint ever invented. It's also an acrylic based paint. It's called Montana Gold. The funny thing is, NONE of the cans had spray nozzles on them. They actually come separately......and they make different nozzles for different paints and different spray widths.
Well, I pulled the can out tonight and attached the spray nozzle.....and then shook it......but it diidn't rattle.....at all. I don't think they use one of those little metal balls.....or else this stuff is REALLY thick! Anyway, I gave it a quick little spray........and my whole piece of acrylic was completely covered! I mean I barely sprayed this stuff for 1/10 of a second! It covered like no paint I had ever seen before.
And it was very low odor.....and only $9......and about $5 online.
Maybe it was a fluke can......but after one experience......I HIGHLY recommend this paint!!!