About to tear into my front axle and while there was thinking of painting the axle, knuckles, etc. , and not sure which rattle can brand to go with. I need something that can be handled in a few hours or at most after sitting overnight. I was thinking of going with the Duplicolor very high temp engine paint??
Anyone know of good fast dry rattle can paint?
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Krylon or Rustoleum enamel rattle cans will fit you needs. I see no need for Duplicolor VHT paint in your application.
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Reason I asked is that I used Rustoleum John Deere Yellow last week on parts of my floor jack and it is still not completely cured after a week sitting inside the house at 70 degrees. It stayed tacky for at least a few days.
Interesting indeed. Rusto says that it's farm implement paint can be handled in 5-9 hrs. Is this the first and only time you've used that can of Rusto paint? The implement paint is a very high-solids paint and can take longer to cure, but a week??
FWIW, I've been using Rusto, Krylon, etc spray paint for countless projects around my house as well as on my vehicles. I even currently have metal parts hanging in my garage from yesterday's paint session. They were dry to touch when I checked after 3 hrs.
FWIW, I've been using Rusto, Krylon, etc spray paint for countless projects around my house as well as on my vehicles. I even currently have metal parts hanging in my garage from yesterday's paint session. They were dry to touch when I checked after 3 hrs.
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Didn't seem like too much, but then I don't have a lot of experience painting stuff; one quick coat, wait a minute, then another quick coat, wait a minute, then a final coat. Maybe it was too thick. It still does not seem completely cured, like you can put your fingernail into it. I was thinking maybe use engine paint and then bake the small parts in the oven like they recommend??
I just used Valspar's Tractor and Implement paint on my new stock rims and it was great. Went on thick and smooth and dried pretty quickly. It is resistant to gas and oil and is pretty heavy duty. I had my local do-it-best hardware store order it for me.....here's a link: I.h. Red Spray Paint by Valspar Corp - More Spray Paint at doitbest.com
And here's a pic of the finished product:
And here's a pic of the finished product:
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I called Duplicolor's info line; they suggested I use either their 500 degree engine paint or their wheel paint, which they said is very good resisting oil, grease, road salt, brake dust, etc. They also said that low temperatures and high humidity levels can really slow down the curing process. I think my local Lowe's carries some of those tractor paint colors.
well ..lol I just sprayed one panel on my runner with Rusto,outside, with no thinner, and high humity the trick was I added crossfire hardener in my paint gun. Went real well untill my father laws compressor started spitting water.
that s*** is hard as a rock
that s*** is hard as a rock
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Yeah, wish I had a spray gun and compressor. I did use Rustoleums rattlecan grey primer but that also took a long time to dry. Seems like the rattlecan enamels all take like a week or more to cure depending on temp and humidity, I'm guessing they don't have that hardener in them??
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FWIW: I called around to a bunch of autobody shops to ask what they use for axles, three said pointblank Krylon gloss black. Interesting cause it costs less than any of the other common rattle can paints. Couldn't find the Valspar farm and implement paint anywhere.
I've had success putting parts in my kitchen oven on the lowest temperature setting. It works wonders on tacky paint but also any metal parts that have been washed, de-greased etc and need to be dried.
If you're worried about it getting too hot just leave the door open a touch.
And make sure you let it air out before baking!
If you're worried about it getting too hot just leave the door open a touch.
And make sure you let it air out before baking!
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The jack parts I painted with Rustoleum still will indent with a fingernail almost three weeks later! I talked with Rustoleum's tech line and seems like I probably put the coats on too close to each other so the top coats sealed off the bottom coats before they had time to dry a bit, or just put on the paint too thick. Think I'll stick with the Rustoleum 500 degree black paint for the axles and just be careful how I use it. Like henlan says I might cook the parts that can fit in the oven to help the paint cure.
I just used Valspar's Tractor and Implement paint on my new stock rims and it was great. Went on thick and smooth and dried pretty quickly. It is resistant to gas and oil and is pretty heavy duty. I had my local do-it-best hardware store order it for me.....here's a link: I.h. Red Spray Paint by Valspar Corp - More Spray Paint at doitbest.com
And here's a pic of the finished product:
I am a bigtime new fan of Valspar rattle can as well. Although I wish I knew of the tractor line beforehand. I used the medium gray I got from Lowes and am extremely pleased with the finish. Hopefully it's as tough as it looks.
I used Eastwood self etching primer on my bead blasted steelies first.
Valspar is carried by Do-It-Best Hardware......if your local shop doesn't carry it, just ask them to order it for you.....that's what I did. I took a printout from their website with the sku# for the color I wanted. Here's a link:
http://doitbest.com/Spray+paint-Valspar+Corp-model-018.5339-16.076-doitbest-sku-775066.dib
http://doitbest.com/Spray+paint-Valspar+Corp-model-018.5339-16.076-doitbest-sku-775066.dib
i've found rustoleum to be the worst for drying...takes forever to cure...i've now switched over to krylon for cheap stuff.
Lowes carries the Valspar premium line.
No, my paint dried hard.
A couple of tips-
Make sure the paint has been stored at room temp .
If painting outside make sure it's a nice dry warm day and your part is warm as well not ice cold. Painting on a sunny day is a big help with warming and drying.
Wait 10-15 minutes between coats.
Let dry in the sun if possible.
I pretty much quit painting outside in the winter unless it's a small part that I can bring back inside to dry.
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Yeah, it's been cold, rainy, and humid lately. I bought both Rustoleum gloss black engine paint and Krylon gloss black Indoor Outdoor, think I'll experiment by painting my floor jack handle top half with one paint, bottom half with the other and compare. The Krylon says it's fast drying, like 10 minutes, question is which brand will hold up to engine oil, grease, detergents, etc. Krylon also makes a tractor and implement paint in most basic colors, all except black.