5 Best Caps for Rustoleum Spray Paint

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Without a doubt, more than half of the messages we get have something to do with “will this cap fit on Rustoleum spray paint?” Since Rusto (and their sub-brands: Painter’s Touch and American Accent) made the switch to a male valve system, writers across North America have been searching for ways to modify the stock spray footprint.

Technically all caps can now be used with Rusto with the help of an adapter, but the truth is most caps leak even when paired with rubber gasket adapters. Rustoleum’s updated pressure system fixed most of the previous valve’s stutter issues but still needs the right caps to handle its throughput.

We’ll save you dirty hands and give our list of the 5 best caps and cap + adapter combinations for Rustoleum spray cans for 2023:

5. A1 Rustoleum Adapter

It’s a little funny to start off a list of the best Rustoleum caps with an adapter, but the A1 deserved it.

If you are like us, your bag of paint is filled with all types of brands. Carrying additional sets of caps for your Rustoleum cans could get messy, especially in the dark. Adapters are great for this, allowing nearly every cap available for fancy paint to work on your Rusto sprays.

The A1 is unique in the category of adapters, adding additional plastic to obstruct the valve effectively slowing down the output just enough to give some control.

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4. Rusto Female Thin

The Rusto Female Thin cap, aka Hondo cap, is one of the most popular selling caps and a staple for the Rustoleum faithful. Direct-fit, so no added height to deal with.

These bucket caps handle the throughput of Rusto paint extremely well. Solid output with no sputter. Its spray footprint is a little wider than a universal cap on fancy paint. Although not as crisp as say an A1 Adapter + Universal Cap combination, the trade-off of a direct fit is good enough for us.

For the Rusto faithful, this is the perfect cap for your outline needs!

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3. Thin Mint Outline Caps

Rustoleum spray paint is known for being the most challenging brand to manage. For an American writer, it is a rite of passage to gain the can control to pull off a good piece with Rusto sprays. It’s not only how you tame the valve, but what caps you choose to master. For those looking to create stylistic lettering, we highly recommend the new Thin Mint Outline Cap.

Rustoleum’s switch to male valves nearly eliminated the variable pressure, giving it 2 speeds: off and on. Thin Mint Outline Cap, and their bigger brother the Spre Rusto Fat Cap, somehow give back some control. With a clean, thin output, we believe this is the perfect pairing for your thin lines.

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2. Spre Rusto Fat Caps

With the coming demise of the iconic New York Fatcap, the challenge to find a replacement is becoming more pressing. Dare I say, we’ve found it? Maybe even something better (for Rustoleum spray paint) than the classic workhorse?

Enter the Spre Rusto Fat Cap

Create buttery thick lines, whip out flares, and discover new tricks…all with some additional comfort and control that you wouldn’t normally expect from a direct fit Rustoleum cap

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1. Rusto Female Fatcap

Bottom line, it’s hard to beat a direct-fit fat cap. The Rusto Female Fatcap is our favorite pairing on a fresh can of Rusto. Reliable for applying large tags or filling in fast without worrying about swapping caps with adapters…in the dark.

The Rusto Female Fatcap is the closest thing to making the new Rustoleum valves feel like an old school Rustoleum valve. In our opinion, the previous iteration of direct-fit caps, the ‘Storm Trooper’ caps, had a household cleaner feel and didn’t cut it for us. These have a more vertical trigger while still keeping a comfortable feel.

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