I watch a lot of instructional videos and I’m here to tell you, you’re doing it right. The pace and how you covered the subject was really good. So many people waste too much time on needless banter and details that aren’t pertinent. You kept me interested the whole video and i learned something. Keep it up 👍

Ive been hobby painting cars for 40 years. I too like to play with the rustoleum paint products. Your technique is good but I would suggest using a wider fan pattern on the gun. Narrow is good for doing door jambs and cutting in, but will kill you with tiger stripes if you ever start shooting metallics, Otherwise nice job. Good to see young guys out there making it happen !

I watched a lot of videos about rustoleum prior to using it on some metal cabinets; however, noneof them came close to being as useful as this one. With no prior experience, I was able to achieve great results utilizing the recommendations of this video and it was very easy to follow the instructions. I wish you all the best in your future videos.

You've got a great attitude about learning and experimenting to develop new skills, it will serve you well in life. Best of luck to you young man.

I always enjoy videos from the common man who learns by doing~! I just bought one of these HF Paint Guns and am trying to paint for the first time and you have helped me a lot and my first object to paint is a metal screen door so I'm not too afraid to learn on this door. As far as leaving your compressor in the direct sunlight I have always compared this to leaving my car in the direct sunlight with the motor running so I would always give it some kind of shade and even a cooling fan if getting constant use. I'm an old man and the sun has destroyed almost everything as far as running machines go. Direct sunlight is an enemy of a million items we use. Thanks for all your effort on this video and best of luck in the future~!

i've painted cars boats trucks motorcycles for 50 years,i knew one of you guys would figure out or experiment with the mix,the paint job is in the mix,you have found the holy grail of painting,want you to know that,the rest is drying times and flashing times,you spent the money on the paints and thinners thats' where the learning is,and also the prep is everything,i'm telling you this cause you showed me the mixes of the rustoleum materials,i'll be using the 1to 1 in the booths and the 2 to one elsewhere,paint booths ,all of them do one thing exceptional,they rid the area of overspray and the dry the finishes quickly,all necessary for QUALITY WORK,THANKS PAINTER

I'm preparing to paint my forklift after resurrection! And i know nothing about spraying paint unless its a rattle can job. Your explanation and clear precise filming give me hope that I can pull this project off! Thanks for the help young man!

I love the ironing board table for painting. I use ironing boards for infeed and outfeed tables for my portable table saw. They're cheap (thrift shop), collapsible, and very adjustable, and the stock doesn't roll off onto the floor like those roller jobs do.

Great job man. I also spray a ton of rustoleum. Two suggestions… 1- keep a hair dryer in your other hand and apply light heat while spraying. Helps with fish eyes and bubbles. 2- use a wider fan. Gets rid of the amateur stripes (tiger stripes).

I had a gloss black paint which I was spraying on a 1942 Chevy business coupe back in the early '90's. I was outside of my garage out back of my house. The paint looked beautiful and was so very, very smooth. I stepped back to admire my work and just then a big gnat landed right on the middle of the freshly painted dash. Like a complete idiot, I reached out and hit the critter with my finger without even thinking. A pretty natural reaction for most folk to do, but it sure did a serious number on that beautiful paint job I had done. (Face slap!). There are inherent unforeseen dangers to painting with any open door or outside, as bugs can be a real issue or a tree leaf can fall right on your work. The worse situation I ever encountered when working outside painting car parts, was when I had my Sato gun in my hand, loaded and ready to go. I had just sprayed a fender to that same old Chevy coupe when I decided to move the hood from being so close to me as I painted. When I shoved that old hood, which had been laying up against the side of my shop, it fell to the ground and a full nest of yellow jackets flew out and headed right toward me. You never say any old fart run as fast as I did, but what was worse is that I pulled the trigger on my spray gun as I ran and accidentally painted several of the pickets to the back yard fence. You never saw so much compressor hose run out as quick as mine did when I was trying to keep from being stung by those angry yellow jackets, but didn't let go of my spray gun. :-) It taught me to keep my painting in the garage and to keep that door closed. Wind, leaves, rain drops, wasps, flies, gnats are all unexpected dangers to outside painting.

Thank you so much for these videos. Your a big part of the reason I have up a 10-x20 carport in my driveway with a taped off PT Cruiser that is about to get a Rustoleum Almond paint job tomorrow. I keep coming back to your videos because of the informative way you put out the information. I'm in my mid 60s and have never ever done anything like this before.

Just a tip. Hold your gun away the size of your fan. Best is 6-7" fan and 6-7" distance. Love your attitude and aspiration to succeed. Setting a great example!!!!

Thanks for the advice I thought you had to wait a day to do the second coat. I tried that and it didn't work out. So it did the three to one ratio and applied the first coat. Waited about 15 minutes and did a second coat. It turned out really good..not bad for a diy and a temperature of upper 60s. I like the 5 seconds test when mixing . I added a splash more mineral spirits and a half part of penetrol. This helps with preventing runs and orange peel.

Keep up the good work on your present videos and your future endeavors! You would make an outstanding teacher of any automotive trade!

When air is compressed it creates heat and hot air going into the tank creates moisture. If you disconnect the air line that goes into the tank and run it into anything such as a automotive a/c condenser or a roll of copper tubing that gets air flow to cool the air before it goes into the tank it will eliminate almost all water that will accumulate in the system. By doing this a water trap will stay dry and eliminate moisture contamination when painting. (This goes for any air compressor) . Ive been spraying and rolling Rustoleum enamel for 50 years but will never again buy their rattle cans its too bad they cant get those right. P.S. The different colors have different characteristics what works for one might be a bit different for another of the same brand. Happy painting (glad I dont live next door ) LOL !!!

I used a 4:1 on my rustoleum. Paint job came out fine but paint had to be forced out. Only had to do 2 coats. Will try 1:1 next time🤣

Just an idea to get exact ratios for small quantities of mixing the $15 Walmart kitchen food scale measures grams or oz (28g to an oz but for easy conversions I round it to 30g and then math is easy to do in your head). The scale can measure up to 11 pounds, or about a gallon depending on the density of the paint you are weighing. The 16oz clear cups from Walmart are less than $7 per 100, and the jumbo craft stir sticks are about $3.00 for 75. You can save a lot of money instead of using the paint cups for mixing. The clear cups hold up to everything (i.e. acetone, lacquer, lacquer thinner, fiberglass resin, gelcoat, gasoline, oil base, etc). I also clean my guns with gasoline when spraying oil base paint but shoot a little acetone through them before shooting the next time, this saves a lot of money on cleaning thinners. When mixing in your hardener (6%) and/or Japan drier (3%) , it's very easy to get your ratios right on larger quantities, a different scale for smaller quantities. For very small quantities like gelcoat (1.5% catalyst) I have a 50g scale that goes to .001 grams. Anyway, love the video!!!

Ive mixed upol 4:1 clear with Rust-Oleum and hardener. 2:2:1 and also 3:1:1. I have my some concrete in a silver/black mix and my garage door in red. It has been holding up well and has lept its gloss for a few years at this point.

Thanks for doing that. Very informative. I have an old truck that I'd like to paint inexpensively, and I've been considering this method. Not sure what the answer is yet.

Heat will increase humidity so in general it's better to keep the compressor inside to lower water content in the air. Sometimes the heat in the air can be useful though if you need the product to kick off sooner.

Thanks these are really handy spray painting tips Brother

Good job! I've learned a lot from this 1 video alone. I just discovered your channel. I will check out more of your videos & i am subscribing as well. ✊🏾

4:1:1. Paint:acetone:hardener. Mix really well.

Lots of good info here, only thing I would add is that the strainer isn’t for the benefit of the paint so much as it is the benefit of your gun. The smallest contaminants can plug your gun or cause it to spit.

When I saw your painting video headline I thought if you were painting today you must be freeze drying the paint. lol

And since the paint doesn't have an activator use the first number for your paint in the 3 number for the reducer, that would make it even. Just trying to help, love the video

dude, u r da best!! tnx so much

I’ve heard that adding hardener helps with shine, durability, and accelerates drying. I’m going to try, thanks for video.

Ive never thinned out rustolium before- straight outta can into a binks cupgun i have a hood i sprayed gloss black about 25 years ago (its 2024 now) and it still looks good- whats with the thinning and hardeners?? Is it necessary really??

What I want to know is how less of the paint thinner can you get away with and still spray using rustolium. I got that Purple spray gun too LOL

Great video !!!

Hey bud. Decent job learning! As for your compressor, heat is what creates moisture...but I don’t think the sun is making it much hotter in the tank then the engine pushing the air in is. Some people have their 60-80 gallon tank in small closets to help eliminate the noise...I imaging those rooms get super hot! Even if they are vented.

I've used both mineral spirits (paint thinner) and acetone to thin Rustoleum. I got better results (shorter drying times) with acetone. I also got better results with a 1:1 ratio. Could have had something to do with temps. I'm in Pa. so this time of year, it's pretty cool. Great stuff though, thanks for sharing. God bless, stay well. Also, with yellow, I use the white Rustoleum primer as a primer/sealer base before spraying the yellow. And I use an enamel hardener in both the primer/sealer and the color coat. Gives me great results.

Water in the compressor tank is a constant problem. When the air is compressed, it heats up causing it to lose moisture which it leaves in the tank because it condenses in the cold tank. The only way to combat this is to use a dessicant unit in the line from the compressor. Also, if you have an automatic oiler in line to keep your air toos happy you'll have to use a different line when painting.The water problem is worse on high humidity days so check your weather forcast and always drain out your tank before painting as a lot of those mystery spots can be from contaminants that were sucked into your compressor or rust in the tank. Hope this helps. Tim

Many thanks!

I am barely learning how to spray what is the best way to adjust your gun I'm having problems adjusting my gun appreciate it if you could help me out thank you very much

I also use a water separator at the compressor. Nice video! 👍

Great video. You have a new sub.

Nice vid, do you ever use the ford cup to chech the viscosity? Good luck

I am always a bit weary about spraying when the gun is very low on paint. I have had some guns which will start sputtering or spitting when this happens and it can easily ruin even the best coating you have done. I also believe that most pros have their own built in biases as to the use of mineral spirits vs acetone as a thinner for paint. In reality, if they removed their own personal biases on the matter, then they probably could not find much of a difference in either of them to have any non-pro doing a better paint job. Just my own opinion though, but that is what you wanted us to share with you. I ultimately went to a much bigger compressor for all my own paint work, so I can't really say about the temp and all of having it outside or inside. The bigger compressors were always too heavy to move about and too expensive to have outside where thieves could walk away with them. Personally, I am guessing that it really plays very little as to an effect, unless the outside weather is a real condition to contend with anyway. Hey, but just a total guess on my part.

Hey, great video. I'm currently spraying this exact paint using a HVLP setup. What tip size are you using? Thanks!

even though the gun says it has a maximum pressure rating of 20 or 25 lb you can go above that and get a little bit better finish especially with the thicker material

very helpful! thanks. I can't wait to get painting. I don't think it matters where you keep your compressor. Outside, it will stir up less dust as it runs than it would in your garage. Mine compressor is too big to move.

how long will it take the paint to start drys in your gun ? And you did not use any hardener ?

What spray tip are you using ,does it matter when change ratios?

Fisheye. 5/2/.3 of hardener works well.

I bought custom paint and it said 1:1 but when I sprayed it it came out like colored water, wouldn’t cover nothing, had to sand and start over, I’m going to try 2:1 next

Hi:you help me so much thanks.!!

Great informative video! Maybe I missed it in the video but do you recommend using hardener with this ratio? Looking at painting a tractor soon with rustoleum paint.

Thank you for the videos. What size nozzle did you use?

I am a pure painting virgin, but I'm doing my old hauling truck. Bono rustolium etc. Is mineral spirits paint thinner or aceton?

For future reference: Mineral spirits causes longer flash time / good for warmer weather aka 70 or higher Acetone causes faster flash time / better for cooler weather aka lower than 70 This is based on my experience of spraying rustoleum on 3 vehicles so far, one of which was done 3:1 with acetone on a 64 degree day.

I have a question can you mix activator with oil based paint? Will it hurt or help anything ?

Can I do this with enamel hardener then spray 2k clear ?

Good information

Great videos

I love your videos but like your accent best of all. Where the hell are you from? (smile)

Like your show what Gardner would you use for this paint

Your compressor should always be in a cool area because heat will create condensation inside the tank which will travel through the air hose and into your gun and paint but all in all nice job

Can I or should I spray a clear coat over the rustoleum enamel paint on my motorcycle?

thanks very handy i want to spray my bike and tank with rusto

Is it a good idea to use this mix ratio with Rustoleum latex primer?

So if your painting a car with a big area to cover...what psi do you recommend?

I thought "run off time" was from start of steady stream to stop of steady stream ? Not drips ? I'm just a amateur painter asking ? Thanks

Im not buying a compressor nor a speay gun. Im using a rolker & 4" spng brush for old truck. Your thoughts ( i refuse to use yellow paint)!!!

In my experience with the rust oleum, a 1.2 tip in a devliss spray gun, and 3:1 mixture using acetone, about 30 static psi, and 15-20 flowing with the needle almost maxed out comes out slick as glass

So now what your recommend , use 3-1 or 1-1 better? I planning to painting my old car with enamel paint

Acetone is much faster drying, mineral spirits will give you a longer drying time like in warmer weather, acetone is good when it's cold to get the paint dry, naphtha is slow drying as well, but faster than thinner or mineral spirits, but getting harder to find

I do equipment painting. I shoot Rusto all the time, and I use Acetone. 1-1, means you're not getting that much paint on the surface. 3-1 is perfect. anything more, and it won't shot and lay down as smooth.

Can restoleum be clear coated?

Would you show how you clean the gun?

I will be making a custom aerosol can with butane propellent & the thinner may differ, but hope 1:1 is not too thin & drippy by the time 50% propellant is added, for a 20 psi spray cap. Thick & splattery is not desired. Experiments.

Fan seemed very tight two passes should have done that small of a piece You could put a fan in front of the compressor if you do anything bigger and get by really need more storage also just bought a 1/2" line based on the high volume needed mentioned by another chanel

I question how you are reading your "air pressure". You should read the pressure with the trigger pulled. I would guess that you have the regulator on the compressor set at 30 psi. Your flow while spraying is dropping to near "0". When setting up your pattern, don't move the gun. Just give it a quick spert--- then "read" your pattern and set the fan accordingly. I was taught to start out with the "fan" closed and shoot a spot to check my volume. Once I have the volume set then I start opening the fan and doing quick shots.(suggestion--"How to Setup the Perfect PSI on Your spray Gun" by Paint Society

Have you tried adding Penetrol? Nice video

Acetone or mineral which is better.

You need a water separator. $18.00. Attaches directly to the gun. Has a bleed value.

Do not use acetone or mineral spirits with enamel. Use enamel reducer such as xylol.

You want to keep compressor cool. Think air conditioning. The cold air removes moisture.

Man that should be like a two pass panel That pattern is crazy right

I usually use a strainer when putting the paint in the gun? I thought everyone did??

I've been painting for 15 years I paint cars yachts all types of things

Great info. Have you tried adding a hardener? I rolled my 63 Falcon 10 years ago using Rusto/mineral spirits/hardener. Still looks awesome. I’m restoring a 65 Mustang now but I want to spray this one. Love your videos and drive.

Need to get you some enamel hardener

Quit using that wax remover and tack remover in between coats and spray closer like 3-4 inches. You should also sand/smooth out your primer coat better because spray paint isnt meant to fill in scratches.

Sometimes if you're looking for a better finish turn the air pressure on your gun up a little

4 to 3 is my magic ratio

Open that fan up!

It look like a fisheye you may have a little bit of water in your lines

Hey ah... what tip size, the most important information is left out.

I’m sure those spots are water from the compressor. Keeping the compressor tank in the shade will slightly reduce water in the air supply, but not by a lot. A small desiccant air dryer would make a huge difference.

Your not using the cup right... The second number on your cup is for activator the third number on the cup is for reducer. You should do your mixes by ounces,

3:1. What size is your gun needle.

I painted with black rustoluem and it can out awesome and shiny and smooth....however it almost never completely dried. Would you have any idea why that was?

You may want to revisit this subject..topic... Rust-Oleum label " 15" percent acetone mix ratio...?.... furthermore some people are using mineral spirits or lacquer thinner all to thin....if that not hard enough clean metal vs clean plastic further questions.... mineral spirits mix sprayed on newer bumper cover and got runs ....flat surface are not likely to run however curves ..car doors... vertical surface rustoleum and mineral spirits mix sprayed had runs...... lastly am thinking that aectone rustoleum mix may "flash" better in cooler temps as mineral spirits may be a summer time temp mix .... thanks

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Need a massive tank If your painting just get one somehow

Really disappointed that you didn't show us your rivnutter tool😢. Delete if not allowed here. 🚫

Driving me crazy Use a scale

Looks like Chicago.