
Ratings & Reviews for Rust-Oleum Specialty Outdoor Fabric Matte Medium Gray Water-based Spray paint ( NET WT. 12-oz )
Ratings may include incentivized customer reviews.
What Customers Are Saying
Customers are divided on this outdoor fabric paint. Many praise vibrant color results and soft finish that revives faded cushions, but a large portion report spray nozzles consistently clog, detach, or fail—even with proper use—rendering multiple cans unusable. Reviewers note the paint requires three to four coats for full coverage and struggles with dark fabrics. While successful users describe excellent outcomes, widespread nozzle failures frustrate many who cannot complete projects. Despite strong color performance, the unreliability of the spray mechanism and high product volume needed leave some questioning overall value.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.excellent if you buy the spray handle
Would RecommendI used this last year on patio chairs, it worked great! This year I'm going to try on patio sofa.
From Specialty Outdoor Fabric Matte Medium Gray Water-based Spray paint ( NET WT. 12-oz ) 6 -Pack
it actually works on fabric.
Would Recommendeasy to use and great color
From Specialty Outdoor Fabric Matte Navy Water-based Spray paint ( NET WT. 12-oz ) Verified Purchaser
Need to improve nozzle, stem not long enough?.
Would Not RecommendKept spraying from behind nozzle, wouldn’t spray out, waste of money
From Specialty Outdoor Fabric Matte Navy Water-based Spray paint ( NET WT. 12-oz ) Verified Purchaser
Actually works as designed
Would RecommendBetter than expected
From Specialty Outdoor Fabric Matte Navy Water-based Spray paint ( NET WT. 12-oz ) Verified Purchaser
Tip plugs.
Tip plugged halfway through spray job.
From Specialty Outdoor Fabric Matte Navy Water-based Spray paint ( NET WT. 12-oz ) Verified Purchaser
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Horrible product!!!
Would Not RecommendI read the poor reviews and I still gave it a try from spraying from different distances and it still sprayed blotch’s of paint ruined my coushion!!!! I have my receipt as well !! Pull this item off your selfs !!!! HORRIBLE PRODUCT!!!
From Specialty Outdoor Fabric Matte Navy Water-based Spray paint ( NET WT. 12-oz )
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Don’t buy this spray paint!!
Would Not RecommendThe paint does not come out of the sprayer. It clogs constantly no matter how much you shake it or how often you clean out the spray tip. I used regular Rustoleum spray paint for the metal parts of my outdoor furniture and 6 cans of this spray paint for the fabric and EVERY can of the fabric paint clogged and wouldn’t spray but there were no problems with the regular spray paint cans.
From Specialty Outdoor Fabric Matte Chili Red Water-based Spray paint ( NET WT. 12-oz ) 6 -Pack Verified Purchaser
Something doesn't sound right with this Rust-Oleum Specialty Outdoor Fabric Spray Paint! We would like the opportunity to learn more about this a...

WORST product from Rustoleum
Would Not Recommend6/23/25: This is the WORST product ever put out by Rustoleum, I have ever used. If I could give it ZERO stars, I would have. And at $15 per can!? I can't even get one can to spray without clogging within a few seconds. I followed ALL the instructions to the letter, from shaking for the allotted 1 minunte, to removing the the clog from the nozzle. Each time, within a few seconds, it quits spraying and starts spitting, then stops completely. I tried another nozzle from another new can and the sam...
From Specialty Outdoor Fabric Matte Navy Water-based Spray paint ( NET WT. 12-oz ) Verified Purchaser
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Unusable
Would Not RecommendBought two cans and within minutes of use the nozzles came off of both. I've tried reattaching but the paint just leaks out, rendering both full cans unusable. Very frustrated and disappointed as I heard good things about this product
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Great for awning
Painted my roll up awning that was faded from sun, looks great now.
From Specialty Outdoor Fabric Matte Navy Water-based Spray paint ( NET WT. 12-oz ) Verified Purchaser
Disappointed but I'll live with it
Would Not RecommendI had the same experience with the nozzles clogging on every can I bought. I did manage to almost finish the project before I rain out of paint. I probably could have finished if the nozzles didn't stop working. I need one more can of paint to finish and I can't find this paint anywhere in stock. At least not in the color I''ve been using.
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That is certainly not how we expect the Rust-Oleum Specialty Outdoor Fabric Paint to perform. We would like to have the opportunity to try to make th...

Did not dry as directions stated.
Would Not RecommendI am very unhappy with this product. I followed the directions and the fabric did not dry for over 2 hours and then still tacky. The coverage was not good. Very expensive for such a poor result. I am an experienced painter with the canned products.
From Specialty Outdoor Fabric Matte Navy Water-based Spray paint ( NET WT. 12-oz )
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5 out of 6 cans didn't work and are defective
Would Not RecommendI was so hopeful this product would work for my outdoor cushions, but the spray cans have defective nozzles. Only ONE can out of SIX actually worked, but I couldn't finish my project with only one can. I"ll have to use dye for my cushions. I won't try this product again.
From Specialty Outdoor Fabric Matte Chili Red Water-based Spray paint ( NET WT. 12-oz ) 6 -Pack Verified Purchaser
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A BIG NO!!
Would Not RecommendI had two chairs that I wanted to spray and after about 8 passes on the first chair the can stopped spraying. And yes, there was still much more paint in the can. I waited and made several more attempts with no luck. I might add that I did follow all instructions. If you go online and search other reviews you will find that this is a common problem. In my frustration I went to a fabric store and bought a can of Fabric Paint by “Tulip” and I have completed one chair successfully!! It works and l...
From Specialty Outdoor Fabric Matte Navy Water-based Spray paint ( NET WT. 12-oz )
This is certainly not what we expect to hear. Can you please give us a call at (800) 481-4785, and we would be more than happy to assist you further?...

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