Krylon vs. Rustoleum: Spray Paint Comparison

It’s official. After spray painting my curtains (tutorial coming Friday!), I will spray paint ANYTHING. My Mom has joked that if it doesn’t move, then I’ll paint it. I just proved her right.

Let’s review. The first time I ever spray painted anything was last summer after we bought the new house. Since then some of my more interesting projects involving spray paint have been:

• 2 Chairs:

• A bed:
• Toilet Paper Roll Art:

• A Chandelier:

• Lamps
• Wreaths:
• Closet Doors:

• Curtains:

Yeah… so at this point, I’m honestly surprised that there hasn’t been an intervention.

PUT THE SPRAY PAINT DOWN.

Not gonna happen.

But I have learned something in all this spray painting madness. Some people are Team Rustoleum and some people are Team Krylon. I haven’t met very many in the Valspar camp, but there are some benefits there as well.

I’m somewhere in between and have a tendency to choose based on the project. I prefer each brand for different projects.

Rustoleum PROS:

• Very even spray through the end of the bottle
• I think one bottle covers more than other brands.
• The metallics line can’t be beat. This stuff sprays even and looks very real
  

Rustoleum CONS:

• I’ve noticed that some of their colors aren’t true from can to can. I’ve used “Antique White” on about 4 different projects and they all look slightly different to me. Some seem to be whiter and some seem to be more yellow/cream colored.
• Price very high for the metallics line but more reasonable for the regular lines

Krylon pros:

• Price per can is about $3.67 at Walmart.
• BEST THING EVER: EZ Touch 360 sprays. The nozzle is adjustable to spray whatever direction you want. It’s more accurate and wastes less paint

Vertical

Horizontal

Any Angle

• Paint & Primer spray is great and much less expensive than Rustoleum
• It specifically mentions that it’s safe for fabric. Krylon is the only one that makes this claim.
• Huge variety of craft line paints, including glitter, mirrored finish, textures and finishes.

Krylon CONS:

• Spray gets very erratic towards the end of the can. I have to constantly shake it to get it to spray.
• Paint seems slightly more liquid than Rustoleum, which leads to more drips.

Valspar PROS:
DISCLAIMER: I don’t know much about Valspar spray paints. They are relatively new and I have only used it a couple of times.

• Matches some of their Latex paint, so that you can coordinate. You’ll see a
• little sign indicating that the color is available in the spray paints as well.
• Quick dry formula. Second coats can be applied in 20 minutes.
• Can designed to be easier to spray.

valspar CONS:

• Smaller color selection

So there you have it. Do you have a favorite brand of spray paint?