Aleene's 26412 Spray Gloss Finish, 6 Oz Acrylic Sealer, Original Version

I’ve only tried Krylon and now Aleene’s gloss sprays to seal my vinyl sticker prints. If you don’t want to read: 2 textured glossy images are Aleene’s vs 1 slick glossy images by Krylon UV Resistant GlossBoth have their shortcomings but from just a few uses I find Aleene’s easier to work with provided you don’t need a super slick gloss surface.Krylon gloss sprays my experience only worked super well on very very good thick glossy vinyl sticker paper which is much more $. On thinner ones, it made the paper curl and it was a pain to work with. On thinner glossy vinyl Krylon UV Resustant Gloss would create a very shiny but uneven texture of wavy sports where the gloss would pool even if you spray just enough to give an even single coat. However, on thick and more expansive glossy sticker vinyl, Krylon creates amazing results, you wouldn’t know the sticker was sprayed at all.Now for I just opened the Aleene’s gloss and to test it out, I went over the thinner sheet Krylon got all messed up. It fixed the surface right away. You couldn’t even tell that there were bumps or anything uneven, Aleene’s smoothed everything out and created a very even coat. After 2 coats, it’s as if there is no other coat underneath at all.Aleene’s is more like a hair spray than spray paint (Like Krylon is). It’s smaller, but you need to use less of it. And while you do need to shake it, you don’t have to do this for like 2minutes straight.Since I tested on the already ruined paper, I don’t have the absolute best possible final results but I added to show the texture and the shine level of 2 coats. It appears to come out a bit like textured semi-gloss from the test trial. The kind of texture a super fine mist would create. But it went on sooo evenly, that even if I can’t work out how to coat the stickers to look as if they are simply a glossy vinyl.. the look this gloss creates is very appearing. But it’s clearly designated for acrylic painting uses and maybe not the best for vinyl stickers. It creates exactly the surface you’d want when coating an acrylic paining.So Aleene’s is not meant for sticker gloss quality, it won’t create a super slick gloss finish. But if you don’t mind having a nice mist texture, it is much better than Krylon for thinner vinyl paper. But Krylon produces much glossier and sticker smooth results when using thicker and more expansive gloss sticker paper ( looks almost as if nothing had been strayed at all unless you look super duper close). While, Aleene’s coat can be felt with your fingers because it’s much less slick/smooth. But not necessarily in a bad way. Just depends on whether that’s what you want.

I got this to use on my outdoor projects to give a little added protection to my decorations that I was repainting after several use of outdoor abuse from changing weather. I so far have not been disappointed. I have used it on metal, concrete and plastic so far has done well on all. It sprays nice, very comfortable spray nozzle not like the round tips that you have to press to the touch you have an indented circle on your finger tip. Dries quickly. Doesn’t dull or change the colors of the paint underneath like some sealers I have used in the past. Another thing I really liked about this product is it did not choke me up when I used it like some products I have previously tried. So it has my personal asthma stamp of approval.

Spray gloss finish. I purchased this to respray a painted stone I keep outside. Worked perfectly. I sprayed some other cement outdoor items. I purchased 2 cans. Wish I would have purchased more now! Rattle can. Shake and shake - until you think you can't any more and then use. Nice glossy finish. Having said all of this, I never hesitate to update my reviews should new info seem useful. All of my reviews reflect my honest, personal experience with the reviewed item - your experience may be different. I am not influenced by any outside source. I receive/accept NO free products or discounts that are not available to all shoppers- ever. As a top 30 reviewer, I've been doing reviews for over 25 years with Amazon - over 6,200 reviews posted, those reviews have been viewed well over 50,000 times, including well over 28,000 likes. BOTTOM LINE: I pay for all my stuff, just like you do - with hard earned dollars.

I wanted to try this for covering painting projects and projects that had been sprayed with adhesive (for instance, to attach glitter to) so it would cover and protect the project. It's all paper projects. The spray works really well and dries fast, so I really like it a lot for that. It has done well with securing the glitter to those projects and making sure they weren't sticky from the adhesive spray I used on those projects before putting this layer on. For performance I would give this product 5 stars.The reason I ultimately gave it 4 stars, tho, is the smell. WOOOO!!! It's so strong!!! I would strongly recommend spraying outdoors if you can. The smell will stick around until the next day if you use it indoors. And if you do use it indoors make sure it's a very well ventilated space!I will definitely continue to use Allenes because I'm really happy with the performance. I'll put up with the smell because it works really well.

work great

Spray was top quality. Clear and shiny.

Wow! This product produces a nice, smooth and very shiny finish with just one coat. It really smells, though, so use it somewhere ventilated! My group of senior ladies painted rocks and I coated them with this and set them on a cooling rack to dry. Two of them stuck a bit and left an indent in the coating, so a little goes a long way!

I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Purchased this product cause I seen good reviews on tik tok for costume jewelry. I put a thin layer on my jewelry and it’s day two and it feels sticky. It’s in an area where it’s getting air well ventilated.