On Sep 2, 2:17*am, Gone Fishin' wrote:
Rustoleum takes at least a week to get as hard as it ever will, which
isn't very. *

Can you recommend another brand of spray-can paint that you like better?

Thanks.

My experience with this is from painting dozens of motorcycle engine
cases and cylinder fins about 30 years ago, so it may or may not apply
here, but here's what I did.:

After glass beading the surface, clean it with ATF followed by CRC
BraKleen. Warm the part to 250°F, Spray a rather heavy coat of Krylon
flat black enamel. After this dries out (almost immediately on the hot
metal), spray another heavy coat, which will also dry quickly. Let the
part "cure" for a couple of days, sitting out in the sun. The finish
will be closer to glossy than flat.

After doing this, the paint was as tough as nails, and damn near
impossible to remove.

Of course, your mileage may vary.