Walmart has cheap spray paint for steel targets

[Chris in TN]

This isn't marketed for steel, of course, and I'm not going to say it's the *best* white spray paint I've ever painted steel with, but every few weeks I need another can of white spray paint for steel targets. Several weeks ago I was in Walmart and noticed an end-row display of white spray paint for $2.48/can. I grabbed a can. It works more than well enough for painting steel. So I grabbed more cans of it on the next trip. Again, it's not perfect. But it's very good, and you absolutely cannot beat the coverage per dollar.

This is the online link but my local store has a ton of it in stock:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Black-Qu...se-Enamel-Spray-Paint-391192-10-oz/5323687556

 

[Lowedown]

Handy! Don't forget to watch the breeze when painting steel targets! I got some spray back into my good Oakley sunglasses one morning and ruined them

 

[eyeguy]

used some of wifes left over off white paint that was labeled chalked and it covers much better than regular white the line marking paint for marking in grass and streets covers well also.

Lowedown. If you still have those oakleys try q tip soaked in acetone. it might damage the lens and coatings but usually not and takes those paint specks off.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

A 6-pack online for $14. Such the deal.

 

[taskswap]

I like it. But also consider stick-on targets like

Amazon.com : ATFLBOX 8 Inch Splatter Adhesive Bullseye Fluorescent Yellow Shooting Target Stickers, Shooting Outdoor and Indoor Ranges, Rective for Handguns, Rifle, Pistol, Pellet Guns, Airsoft, BB Guns (25 Pack) : Sports & Outdoors

Amazon.com : ATFLBOX 8 Inch Splatter Adhesive Bullseye Fluorescent Yellow Shooting Target Stickers, Shooting Outdoor and Indoor Ranges, Rective for Handguns, Rifle, Pistol, Pellet Guns, Airsoft, BB Guns (25 Pack) : Sports & Outdoors

www.amazon.com

At 36c apiece you can get a lot of mileage out of these things. IMO paint is still better if your target is getting gnarly but the stick-ons are also really good to have on hand because they work in a lot of situations (you can slap one on a cardboard backer too, if you're at an indoor range where you can't paint something), wood, steel, etc.

The one thing paint is always going to be best for is when your gong or whatever is getting very pitted and dented. Spray paint doesn't care about flat surfaces...