Mixing Rustoleum with Rustoleum

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Reply:I would not, according to the tech info on Rustoleums website those two paints have different recommendations for the solvent to use with them.Mike
Reply:ill tell u one thing i wouldnt do w/ that farm rustoleum, and that is, mix a quart w/ a gallon.    even though they got same part #, they are different.    i found out w/ "old cat yellow".       i didnt mix, just continued paiting.     it was more than a slight discoloration form a different lot.     rustolems final most logical explanation on it was, they can get away putting more oil/good stuff in a quart than they can a gallon.    in other words, theres a less percentage allowed of alleged ozone eating vapors allowed in a gallon, than a quart.      so i always buy it in quarts, no matter how much i need.         also black, aint always black.     chevy/gm black was black for yrs and  into 80's, but in 90's, they started mixing tiny bit of yelow etc., in there black.         i guess it depends on what ur painting on whether id mix the twoLast edited by 123weld; 06-05-2021 at 03:29 PM.
Reply:Sure, just be sure to mix enough to do the job. Chances are 99 percent or more that the colors are slightly different.Miller xmt304,  Miller S22 p12, Miier Maxstar SD, Miller 252 w 30A, Miller super32p12, Lincoln Ranger 9, Thermal Arc 181I with spoolgun, Hypertherm 10000 ,Smith torches. Esab 161lts miniarc.
Reply:I will just use the full quart.
Reply:You really need to pay attention to the labels now... some of the rust paints are oil based, some water,  and obviously those won't mix.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:I think these are both oil base
Reply:To end all the guessing, why not just go ahead and mix a small batch of the two and let us know what happens?
Reply:lol... that was going to be my next response as well... same brand and both oil I'm guessing it would be ok.... might be slight variance in colors but being black I doubt it would be noticeable ... both are supposed to be high gloss.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:I just finished spraying the can that was full. I might spray the partial can later.
Reply:Originally Posted by leightrepairsI would not, according to the tech info on Rustoleums website those two paints have different recommendations for the solvent to use with them.
Reply:Originally Posted by whtbaronWhere did you find that? I came up with all the hazardous product crap but no useful info.
Reply:Originally Posted by 123weldill tell u one thing i wouldnt do w/ that farm rustoleum, and that is, mix a quart w/ a gallon.    even though they got same part #, they are different.    i found out w/ "old cat yellow".       i didnt mix, just continued paiting.     it was more than a slight discoloration form a different lot.     rustolems final most logical explanation on it was, they can get away putting more oil/good stuff in a quart than they can a gallon.    in other words, theres a less percentage allowed of alleged ozone eating vapors allowed in a gallon, than a quart.      so i always buy it in quarts, no matter how much i need.         also black, aint always black.     chevy/gm black was black for yrs and  into 80's, but in 90's, they started mixing tiny bit of yelow etc., in there black.         i guess it depends on what ur painting on whether id mix the two
Reply:Originally Posted by 123weld        also black, aint always black.     chevy/gm black was black for yrs and  into 80's, but in 90's, they started mixing tiny bit of yelow etc., in there black.         i guess it depends on what ur painting on whether id mix the two
Reply:I had a ton of red paint, and a ton of yellow paint.  Damn thing turned out PINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:Years ago I worked for a sign company that also did highway billboards. Whenever we made new panels the backside needed to be painted to protect the wood. Leftover cans of enamal were dumped into 5 gallon pails and mixed. Seems like no matter what combination of colors that were mixed it always came out kind of a green- grey color.
Reply:Originally Posted by 123weldi'm not "completely wrong", we were using terminolgy on an industry level of hardware/farm paint, till u come along.   most us learned in kkindergatden about primary colors, and what used for.   so i didnt need ur  job of punching in numbers and jacking off paint cans at napa, to understand.     i was giving an example to the orig poet, that black could be different, and used gm as an example.      like i was telling member "iroczman", about painting my cars black.    i painted my comaros w/ ppg #9700, which was, and probabaly still is there "black black, on industry terminology".    at the time, gm was intentionally getting away from black black.   and im not even sure black or white is a color (but i refer/think  to it as) , and dont care to argue whether black or white is a color.     i got other more important things to do.
Reply:Originally Posted by MillwrightdudeCan I mix these two together?
Reply:Originally Posted by CAVEMANNwhatever.I wasn't trying to argue anything, just pointing out the facts that existed in my world.
Reply:THANKS, it can be very frustrating, we used a shadow graph to measure by weight, I don't remember everything about it but it was as far away from computerized mixing as you can get, the old slide open can "valves" that HAD to function and you would activate them over and over to make sure, especially if mixing for a color match, and some of the recipes that call for a fraction of a gram, sometimes not much more than a drop, it was fun times!Last edited by CAVEMANN; 06-08-2021 at 10:26 PM.IMPEACH BIDEN!NRA LIFE MEMBERUNITWELD 175 AMP 3 IN1 DCMIDSTATES 300 AMP AC MACHINEGOD HELP AMERICA!“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream".RONALD REAGAN
Reply:I used the RM system... it was based on volumes rather than weights like the Dupont system did (used that a bit too). You just watched the paint come up a sloped paddle until it hit the line and wasn't bad to work with. Tons of big binders full of paint codes before the phish cards came out. We were still using the base black for most black applications at that point, except for the Dodge Warlocks that had a black metallic. In order to make the metallics visible they had to add a ton of clear, and actually made the black a low hiding color so most of us shot a couple coats of base black first.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes