Paint quality, various brands

[ray66v]

All Rustoleum and similar products, are Industrial enamel.

No matter what brand you use, industrial enamel is the lowest quality paint you can get. Period. That's why it's cheap. It's mostly a can of low end solvent.

That being said, you can do a decent paint job with it. Industrial enamel is fine for things like trailers, and implements. Jobs where corrosion protection is desired, more than a high quality finish.

If you want a lasting, quality finish, you have to use automotive products.

There are low end, single stage, urethane paint products available at any automotive paint store, that are miles above industrial enamel. But, you will need to be willing to spend 3-10 times as much money for paint, and materials. And, you need to have the knowledge to use them properly. Or, you could waste a lot of time, and money.

 

[napabavarian]

Rey- thanks for the details, in this western state all they will sell me is water based, I might be able to pick up something in OR or WA

 

[ray66v]

Rey- thanks for the details, in this western state all they will sell me is water based, I might be able to pick up something in OR or WA

Sorry about your luck. I am not up on what Collieforynia, is doing.

There has been a push to force us to use water based products for house paints here. They make you buy oil based house paint in quarts, so it costs too much to use it. But, industrial enamel is still readily available in gallons.