Spray Can Show Quality? 

Don't color with paint... PAINT with it! LOL!!! Thanks for watching... subscribe!! Like!!! Let me know what you want to see on here!

My rule with rattle can paint. Stop when it looks good no matter how many coats because one more coat will always mess it up. 😂

Im impressed that it didnt go as planned...and you still showed it...then showed how to fix it. Which is great for beginners to see. Well done.

What??? No stupid music? How refreshing!

45 years of rattle can painting, taught by master furniture repairman at one of the biggest furniture stores in Oklahoma. I would never let spray paint sit for more than 20 minutes between coats...tops. Really good video about the spray patterns and applying technics. As far as your conclusions, I doubt many people watching this video are already using a spray gun. The other thing that comes to mind is why you did not mention 2k clear for longer life. I customize 4 wheelers and side by sides and use the 2k on brightly painted suspension parts and have good luck on longevity. I mainly added this comment for people watching this, so they know 2k is an option for increased durability, not to bust your balls....I subscribed...:)

How refreshing. A technician with a positive attitude to work. Brilliant.

Your repair here actually made the video even more educational.

Getting the vibes of a Saturday morning 90s car show

15 years ago i did a rattle can paint job on one of the largest cars made. My 1960 Lincoln. Used Loew's cheapest paint. 35 cans primer and 50 cans color coat. Lots and lots of wet sanding and rubbing and polishing compound. Still looks great today. Ive had people think im pulling thier leg at car shows when i tell them its a rattle can paint job!😂

In 1978 I painted my 71 VW bug in Germany outside my army barracks one summer. After I buffed it out with rubbing compound to remove the overspray and orange peel it looked fabulous.

When I rode a motorcycle I put a full fairing on it (Windjammer II). Your choice of fairing colors was either white or black. My motorcycle was a metallic green. I had added a different gas tank for an extra gallon. In the 20 years I owned it I repainted the bike and fairing twice. Both times with rattle cans. As with painting a car with a spray gun, I was careful to dismantle everything, clean tape and sand. I wanted the bike to be two toned, with 1/8" pinstripes separating the two colors, and the color division line following the lines of the fairing into the tank and side covers. Each color was painted separately, with multiple coats (sanded in between each). When done it looked like a professional job and I received a lot of compliments on it. The secret was time, patience and keeping everything clean.

The Bob Ross of painting metal and an awesome clip!

Love the fact that you called yourself out. There is always so much useful information in your videos.

I bought a used silver camper shell for my black truck for a steal of a price. Obviously, I didn't care for the silver back gorilla look. I made a paint booth out of my popup beach tent, some clear plastic drop cloth, a box fan on one side pulling air out and a furnace filter over an opening allowing air in on opposite side. Black cheap rattle can paint (took about 8 cans to cover). I then spend a bit more on clear rattle can paint with the catalyst popper on bottom bought online. I think it took 3 cans to coat. The job turned out professional looking with a very slight amount of orange peal that really isn't that noticeable. Still holding up well today after about 5 years.

This worth more, than any book education on this subject. Again, well done Kevin.

Another thing that helps with rattle cans - I set mine in a bowl of warm/almost hot water for a few minutes and between coats. The paint seems to flow better and less chances of sputtering when it's warm. Enjoyed the video!

Fantastic video Kevin! I appreciate the fact that you included the kamikaze bug and the paint wrinkling up. Being a good painter is all about being able to fix mistakes and problems whenever they happen. Please keep the videos coming. God bless you.

By far the most amusing, most informational paint videos out there. Thanks Kevin. I’m sure you’re heard it a million times already, but it’s good to see you on camera again making content.

I think the long flash time mistake made this even more educational than anticipated with correction information. Great all encompassing video covering spray can capabilities, expectation and things to watch out for, not to mention prep.

Welcome to powerblock TV I'm Kevin and today on trucks, we are painting with rattle cans! Good to see you again Kevin!

I'm happy to see that Kevin is a true at heart believer in a quality job done right by utilizing the importance of preparing prior to the painting process. I been around people that are more obsessed with fast half ass rushed jobs. They can't see or appreciate a quality done job until they see the difference between the two. Some even make remarks and say or ask why do I spend so much time on preparing. Well I always say if I'm going to a job. It's going to be done right or I just won't do it at all. That's it nothing else to say.

Kevin, you certainly made a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Cool to see a professional demonstrate how a backyard DIY method can produce excellent results.

The good part of this is to show that it doesn’t need to cost very much to fix a few dents scratches in a car , some cars are not worth the $ to spend a heap on, and the owner doesn’t have to drive around in a car that looks worse than it needs to look

A friend of mine had the same wrinkling issue. He just let it cure and told everyone that that was the neat effect that he was looking for. When he said that, everyone though it was so cool. A few guys even asked his "secret" for being able to get a finish like that. He told them it was a trade secret and they would have to figure it out for themselves. He is now considered a painting "guru".

I had a LOT of fun using a colour and a clear coat...in cans...to "restore" the failed paint on my Civic's roof, bootlid, and bonnet. Leaving the sides alone, I blended it all together as best I could. It worked: it shined, and it was better than leaving the dead paint and bare metal. I enjoyed my results for 7 more years until...I blew the car's motor. Oh, well...what the heck? I had...FUN. Your video here brings back a lot of good memories. Cheers!

Kevin... Sir you are the reason why I started painting. Watching your shows on the weekends, ordering you VHS tapes and DVDs. Sir you are the BEST!!!

I cannot express how happy I am to see people either re-discovering Kevin or just now learning about him. He's one of the best out there when it comes to teaching and explaining things with paint. He's not afraid to poke fun at himself and show mistakes. And he'll EXPLAIN why things went wrong and how to fix. All the views on the channel here lately.....glad to see him getting his flowers again from the community.

Ok , great video. Now, what about a roller job and polish after? Lol

As an aged ex-sprayer of many vehicles, I strongly reccomend that those using rattle cans, ("Spraybombs", in Aus.), get one of those handles that the can fits in with a proper trigger mechanism . Using it feels just like bottom bucket spraygun in your hand. Does away with hand fatigue and paint squirting everywhere.! Available from most auto stores.?

I grew up watching you Kevin as a kid every Saturday morning I’m glad I saw you on VGG helped me find your channel brother

You are a really great instructor /presenter.. Some of my fondest tv memories, was watching you on trucks in my younger days. That was the only television I watched back then, and looked forward to Saturday morning just for that..

As someone who decided to spray can my project car to just get it running thanks for all the info. I have a 20footer, but way better than the basket case that sat for 34 years.

You are the best teacher. We learn from our mistakes and we learn from other people's mistakes.

A amateur who has watched a video/video series in how to paint and has never painted a thing except for maybe a model car , is not going to get in a top notch booth and then use the best materials they able to get will not get it right if they are not familiar with how to mix , what to use for what gun you have and so on. I have to agree with you 💯%. I'm going to say that it's going to show what they know and how much they have done it in the past. Great afternoon and enjoy your weekend!

Learning that rattle cans have high viscosity was informative. Also that there’s a direct relationship between viscosity and sanding grit. Makes sense now that you say it.

Knowing when to walk away is great advice. I paint a lot of projects with spray paint and it can be a pain but also a cheaper alternative and easy to find. Great video.

Oh, come on, you know you get dirt and bugs when you paint in a booth ! It seems to be part of the painting process!

When i was a kid i would build model cars and enter them in the local auto boat speed show model contest. What i did to combat dust is; i would bend a metal clothes hanger to the inside shape of the model car body and hang it upside down to paint. Later I would go further and take the lid of the box and hang it over that, or cover the body with the box lid completely. This made my paint jobs dramatically better.

I'm happy that things went a little pear shaped for you because I learned more from that than watching another person just doing a perfect job without the flaws and mess ups that people like me have. Thank you for a great video, I'm subscribing 😊

40:29 "Getting past the wrinkly bits" is what my girlfriend calls... Y'know what? Nevermind. Great video. Top tier. 👍

Always cover other vehicles when spraying a rattle can in the shop. That white vehicle in the back might have some fine dots with the fan blowing in that direction.

Didn’t notice any comments on this but NOT ALL rattle cans are fuel resistant. Keep that in mind if painting a gas tank. Great tips in this video. I’ve been rattle canning for years and this for sure upped my game. Thanks 🤘🏻

Thanks for showing the ups and downs of working on things!

Very informative! Thanks for putting so much effort into legitimate teaching! I like your style and appreciate your way of emphasizing the important points.

I am retired and one of my hobbies is conserving antique sewing machines, returning them to usable condition. Right now that consists mostly of cleaning, which I really enjoy. I will bookmark this video for when I am ready to tackle a paint job! I am still reluctant to paint because I have limited space and resources, so a "rattle can" is intriguing. Thank you.

This was a better video with the failed coat, because that's what going to happen to us weekend warrior painters. So now not only do we know how to paint properly, but also how to save our mistakes. Great educational video dude.

Back in the eighties, my partner and I did a lot of custom work, cars and bikes. I did most of the painting because Kevin would do a line or two between coats and forget his flash time. Bad news when you're spraying multiple, multiple coats of lacquer. Those were the days. Lol

Thank you for the time to do this. It's really not worth the effort and time just to save on materials to use rattle cans paint. The show finish can get done by the next day if a base coat clear coat being used. Really appreciate it that you show the differences.

Kevin. Good job not getting "rattled" much by failure and allowing us to see how you recovered. Rustoleum paints are soft and remain so. They also have adherence problems and while they have a superior spray can, the contents are not that good in spite of their advertising. Fade quickly in sunlight as well. If you use a fan in the shop while painting, aim it toward your opening so that the wind created blows out, not onto the piece being painted. Much less dust that way and more effective. Second, be sure of your compressed air supply. Many compressors put out a fine oil mist. There are good filters and since you cannot use one on your spray can as you would on a gun, good practice to use an effective filter on the line you will be using to dust off your part. Cut down on the caffeine! You would have gone in the hole on this one!

Thank you for showing this. You could have edited and made it seem so easy and the perfect result. Being real and genuine in this process is amazing. You added to your reputation, not degrad. True Master Bro!!

I've learned from my cheap experiments that if you use a matte or flat Rust-Oleum you can come back over it with a 2k clear and have it last a tad longer with no delamination or weird chemical reaction. However, it's just not as good. I would save and buy better stuff and do it right. This was an awesome experiment I really enjoyed it.

Rustoleum is REALLY finicky about flash time between coats...15-25 minutes or so is it. If you want to put more material on after that time's elapsed, you're gonna need to let it fully cure first, or it'll wrinkle & lift as you discovered. Luckily, I found out shooting guitar bodies before I moved on to bigger projects.. I shot my '95 C1500 tu-tone Hunter Green & Almond with the stuff, and it looked great for a few years...now it's beginning to get a little chalky (from UV, I guess). I'm thinking of doing it again...just scuff & shoot the same spray bombs, and then putting a "real" clear coat on after full cure for UV protection. Does that sound like a realistic plan?

Ive rattle canned the engine compartment and all the jambs, including trunk of my 74 Charger using Oreilleys primer and sealer and a factory color and clear coat from another manufacturer 15 yrs ago. Still looks FANTASTIC!!🌟

Thanks Kevin!!! Love your videos! I love rustoleum, and the new spray nozzles are awesome. Nozzles 1-3 are heavier to lighter conical sprays....4 and 5 are the real sprayers. Note, it does state on the can recoat within 1 hour or AFTER 48 hours. Follow that. Like Kevin, I do 5 ish min between light coats, 10min between heavy. My last 1 or maybe 2 coats might be Rustoleum clear coat over the color, light, then wet it out. Here's the catch to it all: ALL COATS MUST BE APPLIED WITHIN THE 1 HOUR RECOAT WINDOW - OR YOU MUST WAIT. That means for 6 layers all told no matter light or heavy, paint of clear, you have barely enough time to complete it in the hour. To do a whole car, its hood, one fender, one door at a time....doing the f-body unibody is hustle time, even without the deck lid. It is doable. I still seal with 2K epoxy. Do not bother with rustoleum primer. I'll also say, this paint in humid weather won't really dry for days, maybe weeks until it can be polished properly. Let it sit. I love this paint!

Loving the scout in the background

Great job.Next time after you sand and let it sit spray on 2k clear, it works amazing. I even add pearl or metallic to the first few coats of clear.

Thank you! A great learning tool, and one I will be sharing.

Thanks for your honesty in showing the wrinkle issue you had. I've had the same issue with rustoleum myself.

Could you clear coat that?

I've found that Rust-oleum is the slowest drying and softest paint out there, I've painted tons of things with a rattle can, I prefer Dupli color or Krylon myself.

I had some coffee too 🤣 I just thought about something when using a rattle can like that it would probably be best to start on areas where you have to tilt the can horizontally and then spray call the vertical Parts because if you start to get low on paint it won't shoot when you turn it horizontal.

20 years of sanding and finishing wood floors seems to have given me a decent understanding of aoto body work. Its all the same processes and principles. Minimize scratches, level surfaces, cleanliness is detrimental, make sure the chemical processes work well with each other. I feel like ive got a head start

Tennessee paint bug😂

"Show" quality depends on the show.

Good job, you explain each step clearly.

Thank you for the emphasis on prepping. It really does make all the difference. I have done numerous MTB parts with rattle cans and they all turn out fine because I take the time to clean and sand. Great video with some very helpful information. Much appreciated!

What an awesome video thank you very much. Thanks for bringing us along for all the ups and downs. That is what makes it a valuable video.

Kevin is the OG of online tutorials for paint and bodywork. Thanks for all the wisdom over the years

I painted a full interior of a 64 Ford Falcon with a rattle can. I used Red Rusto’ to cover my white primer coat and then used PPG Rangoon Red to cover the Rusto (excellent base that saved my a lot of money compared to PPG) so I could achieve the color I wanted. Not too much sanding was required to get a fantastic result. I then cleared it with a skim and two slightly heavier coats and then sanded between coats until I was 5 deep. Some of my friends who are experienced painters did not believe me when I told them I rattled the interior panels. It does require a lot more time to rattle can, but if a feller doesn’t have a compressor and etc, well, then it can be done--however, the PPG paint, as a finishing material, is way better in my experience, plus lots of color options are possible. Fun video!

Always liked Kevin when he did the show trucks love your humor and education videos god bless you teach me everything I know about filler and painting miss the show trucks good to see your still at it ❤

Great to see things go wrong, and not be edited out. I’ve learned more from this, than I ever would with an edited video.

Outstanding! Excellent content. Unlike a lot of channels, you showed the best and the not so best of the experiment. Thanks

Thanks Kevin. Your video and the comments of many subscribers is valuable to young and old alike. I have a couple projects that will benefit from this video. No paint booth....just a small garage with an oscillating fan and an A/C vent....filtered air. Low humidity and no bugs will help.

The tech in rattle-can valves has been State-of-the-art since the 1980s; I have myself done paint-jobs on appliances and office furniture many times. I refuse to do a car because people's friends and kin will ATTACK you if they hear about it, and I refuse to put up with BS like that(because they're brainwashed and I've developed skills over the 50 years I've been painting? WTF?). Good video ! !

I had this exact thing happen on a JD 318 i was doing a 10ft resto on. Wrinkled on the last coat. Long story short, I ended up sand blasting all the bubblegum off because it still hadn't hardened after two weeks. Spent a little more $$$ for the same single stage I used on the previous 332 and it was done in a day.

There is something deep down in a man's DNA that activates if he has a pebble in his hand, and a pond to throw it in. I appreciate seeing the transition from chaos to calm. Accepting that letting something go, knowing that I will never see it again is alright, there are plenty of other pebbles. Even the spash factor, bigger is better, is something most women can't understand, like a man would. Even if we dont know ourselves. Oh, and after a couple beers, targeting ducks at a distance, is just plain fun. Especially with a buddy. There are lots of reasons a guy would throw a pebble into a pond. Sometimes there is no reason. Such is life, and our experience within it.

Paintint with rattle cans is somehow both easier and more difficult than people usually think (at least to get a good finish.) Your number one most important thing to do actually has nothing to do with the paint itself. Like everything else in life, your outcone will completely depend on a combination of both preparation and patience. Your end product is only going to be as good as the effort you put into preparaing it. That means thoroughly cleaning the surface of ALL contaminants and masking everything. Then comes patience. You MUST use very thin layers with a specific interval between them and with a proper distance for atomization consistency. And if you're to do a fully proper job at it, you're usually going to also need to let the paint cure, lightly sand it evenly throughout, clean it again, and repeat the process. Then, after letting the last coat fully cure, apply a clear coat. Optionally, you can also further wet sand and buff the clear surface to remove any remaining inperfections. Spray paint cans actually tell you this, also. It's just that most people think they know better than the people who developed the paint, screw up the process by rushing it or being lazy, and then complain that "spray paint sucks." I can't tell you how many things I've rattled canned the proper way and then gotten into arguments with people who say that I'm lying about having used Walmart rattle cans and done it myself. It's wild. I've literally even got multiple guns (including my EDC pistol which is constantly being held, moved, put in/out of holsters, etc) that have rattle can jobs which people can't believe. I mean, I've been using spray paint for over 20 years. It would be MORE crazy if I hadn't gotten substantially better results after that period of time... Most people just don't want to take the correct amount of time to allow things to cure, harden, and then be ready to finish. Just spraying something a couple times over and using it within 12 hours isn't adequate, nor is it the fault of the manufacturer. Getting poor results almost always means that YOU did something wrong. Slrry, but it's true. It's only taken me about 50 horribly botched trials to figure out that chestnut 🤣

I'd like to thank the leafs and their fans for allowing us to finally get over the hump and make it to the 2nd round. So glad you guys up in Toronto exist. I think this has happened before. Lol, you guys are like Santa Claud.

Happy for you man, all you do for the rc community it's gladly appreciated, at least from my end, keep up them good videos!

excellent video, thanks for sharing!

You are left handed... So that means you are a perfectionist. Just like me, when I painted my guitars, boy it took forever. It is ALWAYS about the prep. The rest is easy. Clean, Level, Prime, Clean, Paint, Level, Clear coat, Level, etc... and on and on. Great work.

I have learned more about prep and paint than ever before. Thanks for a great video.

This video blew my mind you are absolutely amazing this is the most humbling I've ever seen a painter this video really helps with people that are old dogs that don't want to learn new tricks you really created a video for everyone thanks for your extra hard work.

Kevin the paint game has changed so much sence my 1977 Tulsa Auto body Vo-Tech training but that prep is still spot on. a good apprintice can sure make a painter a Hero LoL

Real world issues are nice to see professionals have them, and work through them... great job..

Turning the top of the can will find the arched paint feed tube so it is at the bottom corner of the can. Paint feed tubes are not straight, they are curved to the side/bottom of the can. Usually, there is a black dot on the inside top... Aim the tip toward the black dot. It will feed until can is empty.

I can still remember back in the day when I was at NADC for autobody and having vehicles from the powerblock shows brought in for work and publicity for the school.

As far as Rustoleum goes, I have had phenomenal results in some of the toughest environments. I prepped my diamond plate step boxes on my semi truck, and painted using Rustoleum gun metal gray protective enamel. 3 yrs, 300+ thousand miles, rocks, snow, calcium chloride de-icer, sand, mud and snow, the paint hasn't chipped, peeled, cracked or worn down. No clear coat, just plenty of prep, plenty of coats and plenty of time for coats to cure. Boxes look great, and 2 less things to polish every year.

About time a Pro shows how to rattle can instead of a DIY hack. Greatly appreciated!

Interesting video, glad to see you battling the doubters! I rattle canned my truck about 12 years ago. Did all prep as if it was "real" ;) paint; sanded, washed, etch primer, the whole 9 yards(although as I recall I didn't sand finer than about 320, and it was dry sanded, and power sanded.. lazy, but careful) but primer and paint, and racing stripes over the top were all Rustoleum out of a can. This was long before those fancy nozzles too. Whole thing took about 3 days, over a long weekend. For Years people complimented that paint job, asked the paint, and where I got it done, or how I did it, what gun I used, whose booth etc... No one ever believes its rattle can. Even some semi pro car guys that paint their own projects thought its at least a single stage auto paint before the gloss started to fade. After about 6 or 7 years the gloss was going pretty fast, and its a matte paint, color a bit less vibrant now. I have the engine out now and doing body rust repair (things I ignored fixing 12 years ago)too in down time, I'll sand it all and re-spray it in the same Rustoleum this year. I thought about clear originally, but rattle can clear never comes out smooth for me, and a buddy spraying "real" clear over "real" paint was having a bitch of a time with that learning curve, I wasn't risking my shiny job then. This time I might try to clear one. That buddy is now doing really good yard/garage sprays with single stage paints, so I might get him to try a clear for me. Or not. Time will tell. Now I've moved on to using a direct to metal housing and outdoors paint, made by Behr, that is high solids and self leveling, and I put it on with ROLLERS... lol. Most don't believe that isn't a sprayed semi gloss single stage automotive paint.. Honestly, I've found that its almost all in the prep work, and being very patient with applying whatever paint you choose.

Fantastic video. Great tutorial. Learned more from this video than almost all others combined. Very professional and detailed enough for me to go into the garage do some painting.

I love that international scout in the back ground.I used to own one a 1966 .It was stick shift with 3 sticks.Small sticks all the way forward was 4 wheel drive high.All the way back was low and had to turn outside wheel hubs to 4 by4. Good four wheelers i wished i still had mine.

Thanks for taking your time to teach how you can use the everyday stuff to make something really nice. I enjoyed the video

With rattle cans, it's also very important to let it set for at keast a few days before working with it but it can easily be brought to an amazing shine with a little bit of work. To protect it for longevity, top it off with a good wax and continue doing so at least every 6 months if it's outside much. I had a $500 car I bought when my wife and I were just starting out that had a new fender and hood that needed painting to match. After good prep work, careful painting, and good sanding/polishing/waxing, it actually looked better than the rest of the car and looked great for the 2 years we kept it (outside 100% of the time). It honestly surprised me that simply waxing it regularly kept it looking so good. Wouldn't even think of doing that now, but I'm in a different financial position than we were back then.

Kevin, I'd love to say I've never gotten cocky on a project... but I can't. I appreciate you being honest and most of all the encouragement to spend a little more on materials to save time and have a better result. I did a rattle can and 2K clear on small parts a few years ago and so far they still look great. However, I don't expect it to be as durable as matched products, it's just science and like you said, shortcuts can cause problems. Thanks for all you do and sharing the professional content.

Awesome video here Kevin!!! I think you’re on to something here. You’re not only talking and but just as importantly, you are hands on. Don’t get me wrong here. I can listen to you explaining the science behind your painting methods til the cows come home. But sometime it can become a bit cloudy. When you break it down plus you’re showing what you are explaining, it’s a game changer for me. Please more of these types of videos. Thank you for letting the RU-vid world pick your brain.

Hey Kevin, it’s Wayne from central Alberta here, to be very honest with ya I have no clue about body work. Wood working yes, I’m in the midst of rebuilding/restoring some very old wood lathes and a scroll saw my father bought new in 1942 that he used in his furniture/cabinet shop. I inherited them all and watching this video helps me understand on how I need to start the restorations. I’m sure as I watch more of your videos I will have lots of questions. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and time.👍 Take care Wayne

I three coat my rattle can jobs, then, air brush designs, whatever they want, then, I 2K clear coat 4 coats. Saves customer hundreds on paint cost. End result is pure fantastic. I just do motorcycles though.

Very good video, shows how even pros get to know how off the shelf products performs.