Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-35070608-20180730013931/@comment-27306930-20180730132254

I like Krylon Fusion. It's very good paint. But the bit about "no sanding" and "no surface prep needed" is nonsense. If you want your paint job to look nice and last a long time, the real trick is the surface prep.

Frankly, any over the counter spray paint will work just fine if you prep the shell correctly. I have used Krylon, Rustoleum, PlastiDip, Color MAXX (which is also Krylon), and even Walmart brand. It pretty much all works the same. For example, here's a pic of a lime green Snipe I repainted with Color MAXX.

Now when you say acrylics, if you're talking about brush-on acrylic paint, it's only really good for detailing. Unless you're masterful with a brush, you're not going to get a nice finish. Hand painting with a brush is an art, not a science. There are a couple of guys on this forum that can actually pull it off, but most hand painted blasters look, well, hand painted.

Krylon Fusion is nice because it's specifically made for painting plastics. There's a little ABS solvent in the paint, so it supposedly melts itself onto the surface. Maybe that's true, maybe not. But if you sand all the surfaces dull, get any oils and lube off, and thoroughly vacuum off the parts prior to painting, almost any spray paint will give you a great result.

Good luck !