Rust-Oleum RSOV2178838 Spray Paint V2100 High Performance 15 oz Black Flat

The Rust-Oleum RSOV2178838 is V2100 high performance spray paint, enamel, 15 oz aerosol, black, flat, 20 minute dry time, 6 per case.

Flat black is one of the few finishes chosen for a genuinely optical reason rather than an aesthetic one.

A flat black surface absorbs light and reflects almost nothing. That is a functional requirement in a surprising number of places: the inside of an enclosure, a camera or optical housing, a light shield, a background behind an inspection station, a surface near a sensor that must not throw a reflection. Anywhere a stray reflection causes a problem, flat black solves it.

It is also the standard for anything that should visually disappear — structure behind a display, brackets, backing panels.

The trade-offs are real and worth stating. Flat films are softer and more porous than gloss, which means they hold dirt and they mark. A flat black surface that gets handled shows fingerprints and shine where it has been rubbed, and it cannot be cleaned back — wiping it burnishes it.

So flat black is for surfaces that are looked at and not touched. The semi-gloss and gloss blacks in this range exist for the ones that are.

Enamel cures by oxidation over days. The 20 minute figure is dry-to-touch.

Brand

Rust-Oleum

SKU

RSOV2178838

Category

Painting & Marking Supplies

Weight

0.94 lbs

Dimensions

8.00 x 2.63 x 2.63

Price

$15.40

Availability

In stock

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