I have a take on this new nozzle on Valspar cans. Ever go down an aisle of rattle cans and NOT see 40 dozen test spots sprayed on the racks? I figure this nozzle blocking cap lock along with being shrink wrapped, could pretty much cure that little issue. Too bad you can't take that nozzle off and use something else. I see their efforts here but if it's that despised by enough people, and they loose enough sales, maybe they'll get a clue?
Not really... how hard is it to pop the little shrinkwrap band and twist the lock and shoot a test spot?? Happens all the time...
I think it's the results of one-upsmanship-- IE Krylon came out with their new dinky "fan spray" nozzles with the twistable inserts to switch from spraying up and down to side to side (but they aren't worth a rip either-- they put out FAR too coarse a droplet and literally "hose" the paint on compared to a good regular cone-spray type nozzle found on every can of paint a few years ago and still present on the "cheapy" paint today...) Since Krylon got a fancy new paint tip, Valspar figured they'd "one-up" them and come out with the fancy-dancy "twist-lock" caps with the crummy nozzles... they LITERALLY look just like the nozzles you'd find on roach spray or air freshener... and they don't work worth a rip for painting.
These "major brand" paint companies seem to be following the idiotic "logic" followed by the automakers... it's not what's OUTSIDE the can that counts, it's what's INSIDE, and how GOOD a job you can do with it that matters. For painting lawn furniture, the crappy twistylock and twistyflatfan nozzles work great... because the typical idiot spraying his lawn furniture doesn't really care how it looks anyway, or isn't worried about compatibility and hardness and curing times and other stuff like that that REAL painters worry about... BUT, the twistylock caps and twistyflatfan tips get their ATTENTION and have that "gee whiz" look and feel to it that gets the lawn chair painters all excited and convince them to buy a can of crap paint because of the fancy top... even if the paint inside is crap and goes wonky half the time you use it... All show and no go, hype trumps reality, and the typical moronic consumer goes "yeah, but it's got a twisty top-- how neat is THAT! It'll make ANYBODY paint like a pro!" and buy it all day long... Just about how like you can't really get a decent WORK truck anymore... they've become urban cowboy cadillac TOYS that can't stand up to the rigors of REAL work... they fall apart after a few years... but they're all plush and soft and have heated leather seats and steering wheels and are so tricked out they'd make a pimp blush, but it's all WORTHLESS CRAP that quits working after a couple years... JUNK! All show, no go...
They have to keep the price on the paint competitive, so they skimp on the quality of the actual paint inside, and spend money on "gimmicks" like the twistylock nozzles...
The rattlecan paint has been on a death spiral for the last few years anyway... sad to see ANOTHER good brand go down the tubes, that's all... Krylon USED to be THE best rattlecan paint you could buy, PERIOD. Then they reformulated into this persnickety enamel CRAP they're selling now that won't even work right half the time when you DO follow the instructions to the letter, or even give the stuff LONGER than recommended to cure... and it's sounding more and more like Valspar is going the same way, and I know I was VERY disappointe in the twistylock cap can of silver I bought and used here while back... the paint was GOOD, but the cap SUCKED... I had to WORK AROUND the stupid cap to get a good paint job! That was several months ago, and it sounds like they've started chinzing on their paint to save costs and up profits... the paint sucks but the cans are "cool"... Meh... SO, I'll switch brands... I've had good luck with Rusto... vote with my dollars...
Used to be, painting was pretty straightforward... MOST brands worked and played well with each other, so long as you observed the "enamels over lacquers but NOT the other way round" rule, but the times, they are a'changin'... and as usual, not for the better... that's why a lot of guys are dumping the rattlecans and going either to automotive paint through airguns/airbrushes, or acrylics through the airbrush... just more consistency and better results...
Later! OL JR
