Which Spray Paint Brand Wins?

did a very good job, looked about the same as the Valspar

better than Color Place and Krylon but not quite as good as Rust-Oleum 2X or Rust-Oleum Pro

initial gloss, a very clear can reflection

better than Color Place but not as good as Rust-Oleum 2X

did not do very well compared to most other brands, finishing behind Seymour

finished next to last place, just ahead of Color Place

worst of all 8 brands, no good reflection

of paint loss, almost no loose paint

of paint loss, very small amount of loose paint

of paint loss, the worst chip resistance of all 8 brands initially

of paint loss, the best chip resistance of all 8 brands initially

of paint loss, nearly as good as Krylon, 2nd best initially

of paint loss, about average

of paint loss after removing a paint flake

increased to 5.73 mm, the largest chip after a year of any brand despite the good UV retention

decreased slightly to 4.76 mm, one of the few brands to improve

remained close to the same at 4.96 mm

remained close to the same at 3.44 mm, among the best after a year, though behind Color Place's post-degradation 3.25 mm

increased to 4.46 mm, finished 4th best after a year

increased slightly to 4.4 mm, tied with Krylon for the best result after a year of the paints that did not already have pre-existing surface flaking

decreased to 3.25 mm, the smallest chip of all brands after a year, though the panel had already badly faded and the paint was rubbing off, which may explain the smaller apparent chip

brands on the Mohs hardness scratch test

best of all 8 brands on the Mohs hardness scratch test

on the Mohs hardness scratch test

on the Mohs hardness scratch test

on the Mohs hardness scratch test

on the Mohs hardness scratch test

worst of all 8 brands, the Mohs pick scraped all the way through to the primer layer

looked by far the best yet, the scratch didn't quite make it down to the primer

performed slightly better than Rust-Oleum Pro, with only a couple of areas reaching the primer

UV exposure hurt it, but it still performed better than Color Place; Krylon experienced more damage than it

experienced quite a bit more damage after a year of sun exposure, though still less than Color Place; worse than Rust-Oleum 2X

didn't hold up nearly as well as some other brands, the scratch cut deep into the primer

experienced a lot of damage, similar to Majic

experienced a lot more damage after a year of sun and weather exposure

done by far the best so far, still looked very bright and glossy; finished in first place for gloss/fade retention

performed very well, finished in third place for gloss/fade retention

for gloss/fade retention

the sun really took a toll on the Krylon paint, badly faded and rubs off very easily

finished 5th place for gloss/fade retention, experienced quite a bit of fading

really struggled, seemed just as faded as Color Place, tied for worst

badly faded, paint rubbing off on contact

performed nearly as well as Rust-Oleum Pro on the bare metal rust blocking test, only a couple of very small areas with rust

trapped moisture under the paint on bare metal, allowing aggressive rust bubbles to form, a poor result

rust bubbles were smaller in diameter than Rust-Oleum 2X's but the total amount of rusting was about the same, a poor result

experienced heavy rusting across the entire panel, similar to Color Place, a poor result

the paint flaked away, resulting in far fewer visible rust bubbles than some brands, but was not named among the two brands that performed well

a lot of rust formed and the paint flaked away instead of forming rust bubbles like other brands, a poor result