Rustoleum paints are terrible.

[James Maynard]

I have recently bought several cans of assorted colors of Rustoleum paints. They are like spraying colored water on my models. Even primer is bad. It runs off soon as it hits the parts I spray it on. Is anyone else having this issue with Rustoleum?

[Smoke Wagon]

Did you try shaking the can before spraying? 

[James Maynard]

Of course. I always do. Some of the cans do well. While others don't. 

[plastic trucker]

Rustoleum has gotten really bad since the pandemic. Don' know if it's bad quality control or if their trying their best to go out of business. Some of my paints go on like sand paper or you have to spray them upside down to get them to spray at all.

[cobraman]

I never had good luck with them, quit using on models a long time ago.

[Dpate]

That's a sign telling you to stop using them on expensive model kits.  Use them on outside plastic  furniture what there meant for lol

Edited January 20, 2023 by Dpate

[peteski]

Rustoleum (along with Testors and many,many other brands) are all part of the giant coatings and adhesives conglomerate called RPM.  I doubt they want the Rustoleum division to go out of business.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPM_International

Some of their consumer brands:

https://www.rpminc.com/leading-brands/consumer-brands/

[StevenGuthmiller]

I stopped buying Rustoleum paint some time ago.

For me, it was generally too thick to spray from the can, and after one use, the nozzles plugged up on me virtually every time.

 

There are far too many good paint brands available to waste my time on lawn furniture paint.

 

 

 

 

Steve

[Horrorshow]

I have always had good luck with them, until lately. The flat black primer comes out almost powdery. Then it cracks when it dries. 

[Classicgas]

Stuff is junk, as well as krylon.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Real shame too, 'cause it used to be a quality product, for decades.

But then the know-nothing bean-counters come in...

Edited January 20, 2023 by Ace-Garageguy

[1972coronet]

1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Real shame too, 'cause it used to be a quality product, for decades.

But then the know-nothing bean-counters come in...

Gotta get that "you-save-the-company-money" bonus before moving on to the next company whose destruction they're going to facilitate.

[Fat Brian]

Yep, I've noticed they're runnier too. I've been spraying from further back so the paint goes on a little drier but the surface is a little pebbly, fine for flats but less than ideal for shiny stuff.

[Ace-Garageguy]

You probably need a phone app to get good results now...

[Bills72sj]

I must have gotten the last of the good batches. All mine spray just fine. But then again, they are only for chassis plates and suspension pieces.

[ozmodeler]

With the cost of model kits these days ,dump the furniture paint and buy Tamiya hobby spray cans or use an airbrush.

[BlackSheep214]

Hmmm.... I never had a problem using  Rustoleum All in One rattle cans (primer and paint). Krylon on the other hand is pure garbage.

[Dwight55]

Ever since they started making primer and paint together, I've had problems  with that brand.   And Krylon is just as bad

[Dave Van]

FIX??? Tamiya TS and Dupli-color.....................

[Mark]

With what the owners have been doing to screw up Testors in recent years, why give Rust-Oleum any money?

[Dave Van]

1 hour ago, Mark said:

With what the owners have been doing to screw up Testors in recent years, why give Rust-Oleum any money?

Rust-Oleum is a DIY paint for the guy or gal that 1 or 2 times a year use spray paint to cover something.......expectations are very low. THAT is what that paint is made for. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

3 minutes ago, Dave Van said:

Rust-Oleum is a DIY paint for the guy or gal that 1 or 2 times a year use spray paint to cover something.......expectations are very low. THAT is what that paint is made for. 

Entirely true...but it used to be a quality product that would give a very nice finish in the hands of a non-moron.

Now, not so much.

[keyser]

Not to mention non-morons hard to find so that market segment dried up??‍?

[Dave Van]

1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Entirely true...but it used to be a quality product that would give a very nice finish in the hands of a non-moron.

Now, not so much.

Rust-Olium was the go to when I was a kid. Very high end paint for the average guys project. Dad always used it.....it lasted forever. 

[ranma]

The last couple of cans of Rust-Olium took a long long time to dry! it was still tacky well over a week& 1/2! Some on here say that Krylon is garbage, But I've never had an issue with their Short cuts craft & hobby paints. Now the only issue with getting the short cuts is it's been hard to get due to some supply chain issues that hasn't seemed to have affected Rust-Oliums BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH paint's. There is one thing I agree with though is that the primer/paint mixed paints are bad. Be it from either Krylon of rust olium, and I'm sure it's not just me but it seems that it dulls their normally glossy paints.