How do you keep a rattle can color from oxidizing in the sun?

[1942cowdodge]

Do they manufacture any spray can paints that will not do this????

[Frank Elder]

Maybe you could try spraying it with clear after your color...the appliance paints seem more durable but limit your choice of colors. good luck Jon.

[randroid]

1942cowdodge,

Also, different types will oxidize at different rates. In example, Rustoleum oxidizes much more slowly than most automotive paints, and there are some marine paints that oxidize even less.

Try the Search option here because this has been discussed in the past. Please let us know what you decide upon because paint is always of interest around here and it's amazing how much knowledge crawls out of the woodwork about it.

-Randy

[55 Fargo]

Tower Paints, manufacture real Automotive acrylic enamel paint, any color, custom made spray bombs righ to the door.

Up here in my part of Canada, I can go to a large autobody supply house, they make rattle can paints with Centauri, Nason etc. These enamels will have more resistance to UV rays and sun fading.

The rattle can paints like Rusotleum, and the other major brands, use mostly Synthetic Enamel (alkyd), will chalk quickly especially in the southern sun, it does up north too, but much slower rate.

Frankie's suggestion is good, use a clear coat over the paint, hopefully same paint system, juist do test spots, and make sure your enamel paint is good and cured first.

I painted my car with industrial high gloss synthetic enamel, added gloss hardener, after a year still just as shiny, but the car is garaged. Witht the hardener, I would probably get 2 to 3years outside 7/24, before it started the fade process. But I sprayed this with spray equipment.

I have heard of guys having rattle cans made with a hardener added, but you would have to zip home and use immediately, as it will set-up, as per pot life right in the can............Fred

Here is a pic a few days back, my enamel paint job with harddner, this is just a more high performance rutoleum type paint, but looks acceptable, grey is a light color, so hides a lot, but does not bounce back a shine like dark blue or red

Edited May 10, 2010 by Rockwood

[Don Coatney]

How do you keep a rattle can color from oxidizing in the sun?

Dont expose it to sunshine:cool:

[55 Fargo]

How do you keep a rattle can color from oxidizing in the sun?

Dont expose it to sunshine:cool:

This very true, if any object is painted, and is kept out of the UV sun rays, will last a long long time. But if it has to stay in the sun, on a constant basis, it is going to chalk.

A lot of enamels can be polished back to shine, which is what a lot of people used to do, many years ago before all of the modern paint systems, ie Urethane killer paint, and BC/CC killer paint.

Interestingly enoughg, read an article in Ole Skool Rodz, it was an interview with Bo Huff, famed 49-51 Merc customizer, to this day he still uses lacquer and enamel paints, he has used 2 k modern paint systems, but hates them, because of the toxixicty about them...........Fred