# How do you get a good pant job with rattle cans?

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**Created:** [May 23, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-good-pant-job-with-rattle-cans/26621 "2011-05-23T23:43:34Z")
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### Author: ![The\_Mod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/the_mod/32/873_2.png) [@The\_Mod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/The_Mod)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-good-pant-job-with-rattle-cans/26621/1 "2011-05-23T23:43:34Z")

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By good, I dont mean proffesional. I just want something to not be blotched up, what prep should I take for a plastic yoyo? or a metal yoyo? I’m just going to do an undercoat then do the old glue overtop then do black trick.

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### Author: ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-good-pant-job-with-rattle-cans/26621/2 "2011-05-24T04:27:02Z")

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Generally surface prep is the key on plastic or metal. Then do multiple light coats rather than a heavy coat which will no doubt run. It has to be wet enough, but not too wet. If it’s not wet enough you get a textured, mottled finish. You really have to experiment a bit on a practice piece to see what is enough or too much.