The Criteria:
- Even paint flow
- Cost effectiveness
- How much you get in a can
- Default cap/ compatibility with other caps
- Usable surfaces
1. Montana
Imported from Spain, this paint is hallowed by all serious artists. The flow of the paint is great. The cans come in many different sizes from 30mL- 750mL because different jobs call for different sizes. The standard 200mL can is $10 which is the most expensive can on the market. The caps on the alien collection are the most sophisticated that are made and give amazing results, they make many different caps that of course work on all their cans and even just the average can comes with a great all around cap. The standard paint works on many surfaces anything one would like to paint on, water proof and dries quickly (within 2 minutes).
2. Krylon
This paint company began in Philadelphia and is now one of the largest spray paint companies in the world. The flow of the paint is rather even and rattling the can is often very necessary. Comes in a standard of 200ml for around $5 and can be found easily at Wal-Mart which is a pretty fair price. The caps that come default on these are rather unique in the sense that they are 360 caps which mean that they are directional but you can twist it to suit your need which gives you a thin line or a thick line in the same cap, rather helpful, yet not as effective as separate caps. They cans are not easily compatible with other caps. They make many different products for different surfaces and dry to the touch in less than 2min. and completely dry in 10min. and is water proof.
The last and certainly the least
3. Tremclad
A fine product if you want to save some money and paint your railings, but if your interested in making art, this is not the right paint. The flow of this paint is inadequate which makes the painting process a pain. For the standard 200ml can for $4.50 it is well worth the extra $0.50 to upgrade to Krylon. The cap is your average cap that can be interchanged with others. This paint is recommended for metal only.