Bright Green paint

[whateg01]

I'm looking for a bright green rattle can paint that isn't meant to go over white. The "neon" colors are all like a candy that you apply over another color and whole I like the color is hard to avoid a splotchy appearance. I don't need it to glow in the dark but want that bright color. Does anybody know of a paint that fits the bill?

 

[RPH]

John Deere green. Seen all over the world.

 

[couch67]

I've used this in the past to paint some bike parts for my son. Great coverage and not splotchy.

Rust-Oleum 1632830 Industrial Choice® 1600 System Multi-Purpose Enamel, Green, Gloss, 12 oz., Aerosol Can

Solvent-Based Paints & Coatings Industrial Choice® 1600 System Multi-Purpose Enamel, Green, Gloss, 12 oz., Aerosol Can KQ488 1632830. Free Delivery on Orders Over $99

www.tenaquip.com

 

[Joemctag]

I'm looking for a bright green rattle can paint that isn't meant to go over white. The "neon" colors are all like a candy that you apply over another color and whole I like the color is hard to avoid a splotchy appearance. I don't need it to glow in the dark but want that bright color. Does anybody know of a paint that fits the bill?

I put light or bright colors over white primer. You usually have to go make them look their best. Some colors like yellows have such poor coverage even with several coats that starting with white is the best way.
Why do you not want to go over white?

 

[Garcky]

Hmm...sounds like uneven, too-light coats of the paint over the base color. It's not the fault of painting over white, though. It's just not enough paint, evenly applied. Still, you can use a light gray primer, instead of white, to diminish what you're trying to avoid.

Those shockingly bright colors are shockingly hard to apply well, I'm afraid. I painted a 1960 Ford Falcon station wagon in the Volkswagen shocking yellow. I wasn't all that pleased with it, frankly. I didn't repaint it, though, but just lived with the results. I mean, it was a $100 Falcon, after all. The paint job cost more than I paid for the car in the first place.

 

[Zeke]

I once painted a yellow VW panel over red primer and it never matched the car. Yellows are weak to begin with. For a bright green I'd use a gray primer. Even dark gray. I don't see much white primer except for house paint.

What are you painting?

 

[whateg01]

I'm painting shop stuff, like benches, the modified engine hoist, stuff like that. It's possible that I just didn't apply it heavy enough but after several "wet" coats, the Rust-Oleum neon green is still splotchy. I tried several base colors, getting shades of grey, white, beige, to get the color closest to my hf tool boxes. Of course, they'll never match exactly, but they are all bright green.

 

[Zeke]

With things like that I think using a gun is better. Rattle cans are so thinned out in order to apply you don't get a lot of 'hiding' power. I think if you order a quart of acrylic enamel in the color that you really want you'll be a lot better off.

Whatever you have done is of little consequence. Scuff it and apply a sealer sold by the same company, wait 30 minutes (in shop temps) and spray away. No more priming needed.

It will be more durable too.

 

[isb cornbinder]

I've used this in the past to paint some bike parts for my son. Great coverage and not splotchy.

Rust-Oleum 1632830 Industrial Choice® 1600 System Multi-Purpose Enamel, Green, Gloss, 12 oz., Aerosol Can

Solvent-Based Paints & Coatings Industrial Choice® 1600 System Multi-Purpose Enamel, Green, Gloss, 12 oz., Aerosol Can KQ488 1632830. Free Delivery on Orders Over $99

www.tenaquip.com

This is a fantastic rattle can spray. I have used it for many projects. This colour most closely matches the other machine color from the 1800s and into the 1990s. I used this brand in a bright red to paint a set of expensive BBS wheels.

 

[whateg01]

The paint I used is Rust-Oleum florescent green but not the same line. I also tried krylon florescent green and it seems all of them are meant to let the base color show, again like you would expect with a candy. Is that paint similar? Or is it supposed to hide the base color?

 

[whateg01]

There is a difference between paints that go on like a tinted clear coat and a paint that just doesn't hide very well. Light colors in general don't hide very well, meaning that they may take several coats to really cover, especially, a dark color. Paints like candies or these florescent colors some hide anything. They are more like a clear coat with a tint added. Candies were used in the past over a base with some flake in it too give a deeper appearance. That's how this paint is. I'd like something bright but I want it to cover what's under it. I'll still use a primer but I want a consistent color

 

[isb cornbinder]

Several years ago, Rustoleum and Tremclad became the same company. I do not know what their distribution map looks like. Here in Canada, I can get both brands in the same store. I do not shop, south of the border, so I do not know what is available.
FYI: The paint you see on my stuff looked the same after the first coat. I did apply at least 2 coats for that extra smooth finish.
Tremclad can go onto most surfaces, primer not needed.
I am going to attach a picture of my unrestored KELLER power hacksaw and an ancient apple peeler. The colours are faded a little, but the same under the parts.

 

[PoorUB]

I painted the John Deere tractor in my avatar. The yellow wheels took a lot of paint. I used a light gray, almost white primer and had to put on several coats.

 

[scooby074]

Rust-Oleum 2X Ultra Cover Gloss Spray. Key Lime is bright green, very close to Snap on's Extreme Green imho. lays on thick and covers well https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/painters-touch-2x-ultra-cover/gloss/

 

[Solpainter]

Chrysler (Stellantis) has a bright green paint they used over the years, Should provide good coverage.

 

[Grimpala]

The paint I used is Rust-Oleum florescent green but not the same line. I also tried krylon florescent green and it seems all of them are meant to let the base color show, again like you would expect with a candy. Is that paint similar? Or is it supposed to hide the base color?

I painted my son's go-kart with that same paint. Had to use a primer under it and then 2-3 very wet coats, so wet that we had runs in some places. It's not the best paint job, but it's a go-kart so it's no big deal.

 

[carbleaks]

My first thought would be that somebody must make Kawasaki green touch up paint in spray cans. Whether it sprays like a kandy or not I have no idea.

 

[paranoid56]

we use a lot of grabber green from autozone or most autoparts stores. nice and bright.

 

[whateg01]

we use a lot of grabber green from autozone or most autoparts stores. nice and bright.

I think that's what I've settled on. It's not necessarily the closest but it's close enough and it's readily available.