Rustoleum vs. krylon

[joesquid]

Well here we are only two months away from the end of this paint test.  First, I must apologize for no pictures with this report.  I took them and figured I would do the write-up once I got to Phily.  Senility is obviously settling in because I forgot to load the pics on my laptop before I left.

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In anycase the pics would have been identical to last month.  As noted throughout this test, the Krylon "Rust Tough" Battleship Gray continues to oxidize but has the rate of oxidation has dropped off significantly from month two to month three.  This month's review seems to show the oxidation on the krylon shelves to have stabilized.  Some small amount of paint still comes off when rubbed, about as much as the month three test and less then the previous two months.  The finish, in comparison to the Rustoleum Hammertone Silver, leaves much to be desired, mostly due the oxidation of the paint.

The Rustoleum shelves still look picture perfect when compared to pics of their initial paint and installation.  As noted in the past, both the unsanded and sanded shelves look identical leading me to believe that almost no prep work needs to be done in order to get a good quality finish with the Rustoleum.  As a refresher, one shelf was sanded down to remove the Zinc coating and one was only wiped down with a damp cloth.  Both shelves look identical after four months of use.

The same was done for the Krylon shelves.  It was readily apparent which shelf got sanded as it had a better paint finish than the un-prepped shelf.  In the end (up to the present) both finishes suffered dulling and oxidation and neither look very good.

So bottom line:
Rustoleum holds a commanding lead over the Krylon for ease of use, finished product, and wear and tear.

The previous posts were posted in this topic on 6/10, 7/10, 8/10, and 9/10, al under the subject line "Rustoleum vs. Krylon".

Let me know if you have any questions!

I can't tell you how much I appreciate the time and effort you have put into this test.  It has made my decisions much easier.  Great test!  Here's to you

[loman4ec]

Yes this is a great test. I have always used the rustoleum but I never knew if I was using the right stuff. Thanks again.

[Eric]

Way to go!.... Thanks for taking all the time and images you have up to this point
and sharing..... Somehow, someplace it should be saved to show future members,
both old and new, the differnece when wanting to save money and time in
painting some of their machines themselves. Post the first set of images
then the final images.....
This will be a great help.
Thanks Again....

Eric

[90grad]

Eric,

Great stuff.  I used Rustoleum Hammertone on my VMC 56 because of your test.  The results are very, very valuable to us all.