MOKA / MEOW

as many of you are already aware, an increasing number of rustoleum spray paint cans have been popping up with the 'male' valve system and the advertised "comfort tip". because of my frustration with having to drive all over my city going to various stores just to find the normal cans, i figured i'd finally just give rustoleum a phone call. after talking with a customer service rep just 10 minutes ago, here is the scoop on the change for the valve system and the new tips: AT THIS TIME RUSTOLEUM IS RUNNING A MARKETING TEST BY USING THE NEW SYSTEM / "COMFORT TIPS" TO TARGET THE CONSUMER MARKET. AT THIS TIME, THE CHANGE IS ONLY TEMPORARY, AND AFTER AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT OF TIME, THEY WILL MOVE BACK TO USING THE NORMAL 'FEMALE' VALVE SYSTEM, THAT WE ALL LOVE AND ARE USED TO. so, what does this mean? well, it gives me a little bit of hope that many of my favorite paints are NOT permanently going to have the male valve system from now on. :) ...on the other hand, nobody knows how long they are trying out the market for the male system, so it's pretty much a guessing game between going out and buying what you can of your favorite rusto colors with the normal system and stock pile until the change is over.... OR hope that the change is very very short and you'll just have to settle for using the new system for awhile. (and yes.. we know that you can use caps off of household items on the male systems, but lets be honest, if you've already got a bulk of great tips, you want to use THEM instead of tracking down 30 cans of axe deoderant). :rolleyes:

ditto: document. you wont regret it. it might make great show and tell for your childrens elementary class someday. :)

the new rusto cap system does suck. last weekend i started on a piece and pulled out the black for my outline and final, only to discover the 'male' valve. anyone know if this is going to become more common? i hate having to check every cap on any of the new cans i get, out of fear that i'll get stuck with a crappy male valve. as far as colors here's a few of my top favorites from RUSTO: PT - KEY LIME PT - JADE PT - CANDY PINK PT - BLUE SKY AA - AQUA AA - BLACKBERRY AA - FRENCH LILAC AA - FOSSIL AA - HEIRLOOM WHITE between the painters touch series and the american accents, there are some shades that are very close but just slightly different enough to add some killer shading.