Any sources for railroad colors / paints in spray cans?

All the cheap spray paint l used to buy in cans at Wallyworld are gone, last l looked!  Flat blacks, grays, whites, and other colors some time before. I used a lot of them.  Now those shelves are bare.  Is this due to the international tariff war?

best bet. Have your color made up at Home Depot or others with a swatch. 

Then fill and use an airbrush or if dont have one then use a sprayer with a pressurized can attached.

Is this due to the international tariff war?NO!  Can't blame HIM for that.

Likely because a lot of us match colors as described above.

Why buy a few ounces of paint when you can buy a pint for about the same price at Home Depot. 

Floquil colors are still available in the Testor's Model Master line.

Scalecoat is available through Minuteman.

Latex paint isn't the best alternative to model railroad enamels.

Minuteman Scale Models bought the Weaver scale coat line. And you can get the colors in spray cans.....Paul 2

rrgeorge posted:

But, Floquil and Scalecoat are gone.

As noted above, Scalecoat is not gone - available from Minuteman Scale Models 

Are there any other sources, companies that make rr colors in spray cans? 

Trucolor has a large selection of RR colors and will supply them in spray cans.

But, you'd be better off learning how to use an airbrush.....

Thanks Guys - Did not know about Minute man - Have seen Tru-Color didn't know they would do spray cans.  This is only a couple of projects, but maybe try to airbrush.  Thanks Again

Hennings Trains sells “collector colors”.

Check their web site.

they also provide very detailed instructions on how to prep and then paint.

Minuteman spray cans are good quality paints and produce a very even finish. This is an example of a model I just finished.

https://www.minutemanscalemodels.com/Default.asp

Airbrushes l have found finicky and need cleaning and clearing.  Much easier to shake the can and push the button on a 98c can.  If not tariffs, then what?  EPA? Brand now stocked by WM is grossly overpriced, four times as much, and model paints are, too, in tiny N scale bottles, when l paint O scale grain elevators.  This for generic colors.  Big box home stores now have few spray colors, either.

Model paints are generally different from full size paints.    I have been told that the model paints have much more finely ground pigments so as not to fill in and hide details on the models.     That is probably why the model paint spray cans, tru-color, Testors etc are more expensive.

Hardware store spray paints seem to work OK on buildings since building colors on models are the same as prototypes and they seem to be smooth enough for that.    Around here we have found Krylon brand to be quite good for that.    Now eventually setting on the shelf after use, the tips to get somewhat clogged and then the spray is orange peeled on the model.    No RR colors to speak of but good flat black and some good flat browns and dark greens.

As for price, I have not seen anything that works in spray cans for 98 cents in decades!    The krylon will be 3.99 to 4.99 on sale.   

Until months ago, Walmart had 98c black, white, gray spray cans locally, flat and gloss..a couple of years ago they had a much wider spectrum which disappeared leaving the few ..they, too, now gone last l looked.  Other sources, HW stores, etc., are much higher, but l haven't hunted paint lately.