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{{Redirects here|Paint|War Paint}}
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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
| type              = tools
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| type              = tool
 
| image              = Backpack Paint Can.png
 
| image              = Backpack Paint Can.png
| released          = [[Mann-Conomy Update]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|9|30|2010}}
| availability      = Variable (see [[#Colors|below]])
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| released-major    = Mann-Conomy Update
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|purchase|case-bonus}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
 
| craft              = no
 
| craft              = no
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| rename            = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| numbered          = no
   | level           = Level 5 Tool
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| loadout            = yes
   | item-description = Used to paint other items.
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  | item-kind        = {{item kind|Tool}}
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   | item-level       = 5
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   | item-description = {{item description|Paint Can}}
 
   | item-uses        = 1
 
   | item-uses        = 1
| load out          = yes
 
| item-price+        = {{item price|all|item=Team Spirit}} (Team Spirit)
 
 
}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on recolored hats|See? Red! Oh, wait...that's blood.|sound=ThatsBlood.wav}}
 
  
'''Paint Cans''' are tool items that allow players to change the color scheme of [[hats]]. Not all hats are initially paint-able, but are often made paint-able some time after their release. Paint is available in 27 different colors. Paints are available through out the [[Mann Co. Store]], via the [[Item Drop System]] or by opening various [[Crate]]s. When buying hats from the Mann Co. Store, buyers may look at painted variants of the hats they wish to buy.
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on paint misunderstanding|See? Red! Oh, wait... that's blood.|sound=ThatsBlood.wav}}
  
Hats can have their paint removed, restoring them to their original color. This can be done in the [[Backpack]] by clicking on the item in question and then clicking the Restore button. In doing so however, the Paint Can will '''not be returned to the player.'''{{anchor|Paint-able Hats and Misc. Items}}
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'''Paint Cans''' are [[Tools|tool]] items. They are represented by one or two metal cans with a label on the side, filled with paint of its designated color; some of the paint ran down the exterior and created a small puddle. Single cans have a blank label, while double cans have one with the [[RED]] logo and the other one with the [[BLU]] logo on their labels.
  
Valve has stated via the Steam forums that there are plans to implement painting with [[weapons]], but current development priority rests on increased player interest. <ref name="Steam Forum">[http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1456468  Steam Users' Forums: Painting Weapons in the Future (Provided That We Want It)]</ref>
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Paint Cans allow players to change the coloring of most [[cosmetic items]]. They are available in 29 different colors, and can be purchased from the [[Mann Co. Store]], found via the [[item drop system]], obtained by opening certain [[Mann Co. Supply Crate]]s, using a [[Mann Co. Painting Set]], received as a bonus item when opening [[Mann Co. Supply Crate#Bonus drops|cases]], or acquired through either the [[Trading]] or [[Steam Community Market]] systems.
  
There are two types of Paint Cans: single colors and team colors. Items painted with single colors are always the same color, no matter what team the player has joined. Items painted with team colors change colors depending on the player's team. When a player changes teams, the colors on the item change as well.
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Two types of Paint Cans exist; single-colored and team-colored. Items painted with single-color paints retain the appearance of one color regardless of the player's team, whereas a team-colored paint switches between [[RED]] and [[BLU]] variant colors.
  
== Paint-able item previews ==
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Paint can be removed from an item to restore it to its default color by selecting the item in the [[Backpack]] and clicking 'Restore'. However, the paint used on the item is ''not'' returned to the player.
  
The following pages display previews of items painted with Paint Cans. Hover over any image to display the name of the paint that was used. Popular tendencies for hat coloring can also be viewed at [http://tf2stats.net/hats/ tf2stats.net].
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Certain medals awarded during community [[Tournament Medal|tournaments]] and [[Promotional items#Community 2|events]] have custom paint colors that are automatically applied through the [[item schema]], which display a colored splat when viewed in the backpack and [[Customize items#Loadout and Taunt slots|loadout]] screens, identical to the ones that appear when using a Paint Can. These medals can still be painted with Paint Cans, if the option is enabled. Restoring a re-painted medal reverts it back to its originally applied custom paint colors, removing only the applied Paint Can's colors; the custom colors applied through the item schema cannot be removed.
  
:'''Note''': Images may not exactly match the examples depicted here, as in-game lighting conditions may vary. For team-colored items, the RED model skin has been used, meaning that the painted item may appear differently when worn on the BLU team (with the exception of Team Spirit paint, in which both the RED and BLU versions are displayed).
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The Mann Co. Painting Set can be used to receive up to three single-color paints.
  
A gallery of in-game pictures of hats - non-painted, painted or unusual, can be found at [http://tf2g.com/ TF2Gallery].
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The Paint Can colors and names for the Operator's Overalls, Waterlogged Lab Coat, Balaclavas Are Forever, An Air of Debonair, The Value of Teamwork, and Cream Spirit were provided by {{steamid|76561198009301413}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110603192833/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1704282 Steam User Forums], archived.</ref>
  
{{Painted items/nav}}
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
  
== Colors ==
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== {{anchor|Paint-able Hats and Misc. Items|Paint-able item previews|Previews|Paintability categories|Paint categories|Item paintability|Paintability}} Item paintability ==
{| class="wikitable grid" style="line-height:120%;"
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The following categories list, in order, items which are paintable using Paint Cans, items which are '''not''' paintable, and items that are set up for paint to be applied, but the option to do so is disabled:
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    SINGLE PAINTS
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{{Item paintability}}
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{{Paint Can}}
  
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== Update history ==
! class="header" colspan=8 | '''{{tooltip|Single colors|The following colors retain their appearance regardless of the player's current team.}}'''
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=5% | Image
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* Added paints: A Deep Commitment to Purple, Aged Moustache Grey, Australium Gold, Color No. 216-190-216, Indubitably Green, Mann Co. Orange, Muskelmannbraun, Noble Hatter's Violet, Peculiarly Drab Tincture, Radigan Conagher Brown, Ye Olde Rustic Colour, Zephaniah's Greed, An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge, and A Distinctive Lack of Hue.
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=30% | Name
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* {{Undocumented}} Added message for DirectX 8 users on painted hats that paint will not display correctly on their system.
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=5% | Color
 
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=10% | Availability
 
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=5% | Image
 
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=30% | Name
 
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=5% | Color
 
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=10% | Availability
 
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| [[File:Paint Can 2F4F4F.png|80px]]
 
| A Color Similar to Slate
 
| style="background:#2F4F4F" | <font color="white">#2F4F4F</font>
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=A Color Similar to Slate|tooltips=no}}}}  
 
  
{{Cross}} Drop
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'''{{Patch name|10|6|2010}}'''
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* Added Remove Paint feature.
  
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#9, #13}}
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'''{{Patch name|11|19|2010}} #1'''
| [[File:Paint Can CF7336.png|80px]]
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* Added paint: Team Spirit.
| [[Mann Co.]] Orange
 
| style="background:#CF7336" | #CF7336
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Mann Co. Orange|tooltips=no}}}}
 
  
{{Check}} Drop
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}} #1'''
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* Fixed an issue where team-colored hats were showing up improperly when previewing the Team Spirit paint on them.
  
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#11}}
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'''{{Patch name|12|10|2010}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added paints: Pink as Hell, A Color Similar to Slate, Drably Olive, The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime, The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants, and Dark Salmon Injustice.
| [[File:Paint Can 7D4071.png|80px]]
 
| A Deep Commitment to Purple
 
| style="background:#7D4071" | <font color="white">#7D4071</font>
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=A Deep Commitment to Purple|tooltips=no}}}}
 
  
{{Check}} Drop
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'''{{Patch name|4|14|2011}}''' ([[Hatless Update]])
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* Fixed not being able to see the correct colors for painted hats when running with DX8.
  
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#2, #11}}
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'''{{Patch name|6|23|2011}}''' ([[Über Update]])
| [[File:Paint Can A57545.png|80px]]
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* Added paints: An Air of Debonair, Balaclavas Are Forever, Cream Spirit, Operator's Overalls, The Value of Teamwork, and Waterlogged Lab Coat.
| Muskelmannbraun
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* {{Undocumented}} Fixed painted items that stay on ragdolls losing their custom color upon their owner's death.
| style="background:#A57545" | #A57545
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Muskelmannbraun|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Check}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#12}}
 
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| [[File:Paint Can 141414.png|80px]]
 
| A Distinctive Lack of Hue
 
| style="background:#141414" | <font color="white">#141414</font>
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=A Distinctive Lack of Hue|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#1, #3, #14}}
 
| [[File:Paint Can 51384A.png|80px]]
 
| Noble Hatter's Violet
 
| style="background:#51384A" | <font color="white">#51384A</font>
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Noble Hatter's Violet|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Check}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#10}}
 
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| [[File:Paint Can 7E7E7E.png|80px]]
 
| Aged Moustache Grey
 
| style="background:#7E7E7E" | #7E7E7E
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Aged Moustache Grey|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Check}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Uncrate
 
| [[File:Paint Can C5AF91.png|80px]]
 
| Peculiarly Drab Tincture
 
| style="background:#C5AF91" | #C5AF91
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Peculiarly Drab Tincture|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Check}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#12}}
 
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| [[File:Paint Can E6E6E6.png|80px]]
 
| An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge
 
| style="background:#E6E6E6" | #E6E6E6
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#1, #4, #13}}
 
| [[File:Paint Can FF69B4.png|80px]]
 
| Pink as Hell
 
| style="background:#FF69B4" | #FF69B4
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Pink as Hell|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#9, #13}}
 
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| [[File:Paint Can E7B53B.png|80px]]
 
| [[Australium]] Gold
 
| style="background:#E7B53B" | #E7B53B
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Australium Gold|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Check}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#2}}
 
| [[File:Paint Can 694D3A.png|80px]]
 
| [[Radigan Conagher]] Brown
 
| style="background:#694D3A" | #694D3A
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Radigan Conagher Brown|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Check}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#12}}
 
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| [[File:Paint Can D8BED8.png|80px]]
 
| Color No. 216-190-216
 
| style="background:#D8BED8" | #D8BED8
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Color No. 216-190-216|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Check}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#5, #11}}
 
| [[File:Paint Can 32CD32.png|80px]]
 
| The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime
 
| style="background:#32CD32" | #32CD32
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#9, #14}}
 
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| [[File:Paint Can E9967A.png|80px]]
 
| Dark Salmon Injustice
 
| style="background:#E9967A" | #E9967A
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Dark Salmon Injustice|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#9, #15}}
 
| [[File:Paint Can F0E68C.png|80px]]
 
| The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
 
| style="background:#F0E68C" | #F0E68C
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#9, #15}}
 
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| [[File:Paint Can 808000.png|80px]]
 
| Drably Olive
 
| style="background:#808000" | #808000
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Drably Olive|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#9, #14}}
 
| [[File:Paint Can 7C6C57.png|80px]]
 
| Ye Olde Rustic Colour
 
| style="background:#7C6C57" | #7C6C57
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Ye Olde Rustic Colour|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Check}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Uncrate
 
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| [[File:Paint Can 729E42.png|80px]]
 
| Indubitably Green
 
| style="background:#729E42" | #729E42
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Indubitably Green|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Check}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#10}}
 
| [[File:Paint Can 424F3B.png|80px]]
 
| [[Non-player characters#Zepheniah Mann and Company|Zepheniah]]'s Greed
 
| style="background:#424F3B" | #424F3B
 
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{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Zepheniah's Greed|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Check}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#10}}
 
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<!--
 
 
 
    TEAM BASED PAINTS
 
 
 
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! class="header" colspan=8 | '''{{tooltip|Team colors|The following colors change their appearance according to the player's current team.}}'''
 
|-
 
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=5% | Image
 
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=30% | Name
 
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=5% | Color
 
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=10% | Availability
 
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=5% | Image
 
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=30% | Name
 
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=5% | Color
 
! class="subheader" style="text-align: center" width=10% | Availability
 
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| rowspan=2 | [[File:Paint Can 654740.png|80px]]
 
| rowspan=2 |  An Air of Debonair
 
| style="background:#654740; height:40px;" | <font color="white">#654740</font>
 
| rowspan=2 |
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=An Air of Debonair|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Uncrate
 
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Paint Can B8383B.png|80px]]
 
| rowspan=2 | Team Spirit
 
| style="background:#b8383b; height:40px;" | #B8383B
 
| rowspan=2 |
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Team Spirit|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Uncrate|#7, #15}}
 
|-
 
| style="background:#28394d; height:40px;" | <font color="white">#28394D</font>
 
| style="background:#5885a2; height:40px;" | #5885A2
 
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| rowspan=2 | [[File:Paint Can 3B1F23.png|80px]]
 
| rowspan=2 |  Balaclavas are Forever
 
| style="background:#3b1f23; height:40px;" | <font color="white">#3B1F23</font>
 
| rowspan=2 |
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Balaclavas are Forever|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Uncrate
 
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Paint Can 803020.png|80px]]
 
| rowspan=2 |  The Value of Teamwork
 
| style="background:#803020; height:40px;" | <font color="white">#803020</font>
 
| rowspan=2 |
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=The Value of Teamwork|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Uncrate
 
|-
 
| style="background:#18233d; height:40px;" | <font color="white">#18233D</font>
 
| style="background:#256d8d; height:40px;" | #256D8D
 
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| rowspan=2 | [[File:Paint Can C36C2D.png|80px]]
 
| rowspan=2 |  Cream Spirit
 
| style="background:#c36c2d; height:40px;" | #C36C2D
 
| rowspan=2 |
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Cream Spirit|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Uncrate
 
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Paint Can A89A8C.png|80px]]
 
| rowspan=2 |  Waterlogged Lab Coat
 
| style="background:#a89a8c; height:40px;" | #A89A8C
 
| rowspan=2 |
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Waterlogged Lab Coat|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Uncrate
 
|-
 
| style="background:#B88035; height:40px;" | #B88035
 
| style="background:#839fa3; height:40px;" | #839FA3
 
|-
 
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Paint Can 483838.png|80px]]
 
| rowspan=2 |  Operator's Overalls
 
| style="background:#483838; height:40px;" | <font color="white">#483838</font>
 
| rowspan=2 |
 
{{Check}} {{Tooltip|Purchase|{{Item price|All|item=Operator's Overall|tooltips=no}}}}
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Drop
 
 
 
{{Cross}} Uncrate
 
| rowspan=2 colspan=4 |
 
|-
 
| style="background:#384248; height:40px;" | <font color="white">#384248</font>
 
|}
 
:''Notes: The availability column shows the standard conditions. Any special, time-limited promotions that may be occurring in the [[Mann Co. Store]] are not and should not be included.''
 
 
 
== Update history ==
 
 
 
{{Update history|
 
'''[[September 30, 2010 Patch]]''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
 
* Added paint cans.
 
** "A Deep Commitment to Purple", "Aged Moustache Grey", "Australium Gold", "Color No. 216-190-216", "Indubitably Green", "Mann Co. Orange", "Muskelmannbraun", "Noble Hatter's Violet", "Peculiarly Drab Tincture", "Radigan Conagher Brown", "Ye Olde Rustic Colour", "Zephaniah's Greed", "An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge", and "A Distinctive Lack of Hue" were added to the game.
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added message for DirectX 8 users on painted hats that paint will not display correctly on their system.
 
  
'''[[October 6, 2010 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|6|27|2011}}'''
* Hats can now have their paint removed.
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* Fixed a problem with team paints not being displayed properly when playing.
  
'''[[November 19, 2010 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Item schema|7|1|2011}}'''
* Added Team Spirit paint.
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* Changed spelling of Zeph'''a'''niah's Greed to Zeph'''e'''niah's Greed.
  
'''[[December 2, 2010 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|7|20|2011}}'''
* Fixed an issue where team-colored hats were showing up improperly when previewing the Team Spirit paint on them.
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* Fixed a display issue with team color paints.
* Many hats have had their appearance while painted improved. Paintable hats should now appear less like solid blobs of color and retain more of the character and texture of the hat.
 
* Made the following items paintable: [[Sergeant's Drill Hat]], [[Pyro's Beanie]], [[Dangeresque, Too?]], [[Whiskered Gentleman]], [[Safe'n'Sound]], [[Trophy Belt]], [[Frenchman's Beret]], [[Camera Beard]], [[Max's Severed Head]], [[Alien Swarm Parasite]], [[Ellis' Cap]], and the [[Horrific Headsplitter]].
 
  
'''[[December 10, 2010 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|7|29|2011}}'''
* {{Undocumented}} Added 6 new Paint colors. ("Pink as Hell", "A Color Similar to Slate", "Drably Olive", "The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime", "The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants" and "Dark Salmon Injustice").
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* Fixed a problem with the application of team-colored paints.
  
'''[[March 11, 2011 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|8|2|2011}}'''
* Fixed the new Shogun hats not being grayed out when paint is being used.
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* Fixed a bug that caused team color paints to appear to be coming out of the wrong cans for the store icons.
  
'''[[March 21, 2011 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|1|17|2012}}'''
* Made the [[Blighted Beak]] paintable.
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* Fixed paint preview not working for [[Mann Co. Store]] items.
  
'''[[April 7, 2011 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|1|26|2012}} #1'''
* [[classified|Potato Hat]] was made paintable.
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* Fixed a bug that would cause some Team Spirit painted hats to show as black-painted in the [[Steam|Steam Community]].
  
'''[[April 14, 2011 Patch]]''' ([[Hatless Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|2|23|2012}}'''
* Fixed bug where DirectX 8 users could not view painted items.
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* Fixed Mann Co. Store item previews for paints.
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* Updated item descriptions to contain the name of the paint used to color them.
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* {{Undocumented}} Added paints: A Mann's Mint and After Eight.
  
'''May 3, 2011''' {{item server}}
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'''{{Patch name|2|1|2013}}'''
* The [[Hetman's Headpiece]] was made paintable.
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* Fixed team paint previews not showing the colors in the backpack/store icons.
* The [[Janissary Ketche]] was made paintable.
 
  
'''[[June 3, 2011 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|3|12|2013}}'''
* The [[Conjurer's Cowl]] was made paintable.
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* {{Undocumented}} Added Mann Co. Painting Set.
  
'''[[June 14, 2011 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|3|19|2013}}'''
* The [[Superfan]], [[Essential Accessories]], and [[Hero's Hachimaki]] were made paintable.
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* Fixed custom paint not showing in the tool tip when you mouse-over an item in your backpack.
  
'''[[June 23, 2011 Patch]]''' ([[Über Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|3|27|2013}}'''
* "An Air of Debonair", "Balaclavas Are Forever", "Cream Spirit", "Operators Overalls", "The Value of Teamwork", and "Waterlogged Labcoat" were added to the game.
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* {{Undocumented}} Added A Mann's Mint and After Eight to the Mann Co. Store.
* {{Undocumented}} Fixed painted items that stay on ragdolls losing their custom color upon their owner's death.
 
* {{Undocumented}} "A Distinctive Lack of Hue", "An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge", "Pink as Hell", "Dark Salmon Injustice", "The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime", "The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants", "A Color Similar to Slate" and "Drably Olive" were added to the [[Mann Co. Store]].
 
  
'''[[June 27, 2011 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|7|24|2013}} #1'''
* Fixed a problem with team paints not being displayed properly when playing
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* Fixed paint can icons not showing the Red/Blue colors correctly.
  
'''[[July 1, 2011 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|5|1|2020}}'''
* {{item server}} Changed spelling of Zephaniah's Greed to Zeph'''e'''niah's Greed.
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* Fixed confirm dialog showing the error model for some items when using paint cans.
 
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== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
* When using the +quickswitch command to change a users load-out, painted items are not differentiated from regular items; this means that if a user has multiple painted variants of the same hat, all the variants are ignored ({{tooltip|they're treated as duplicates|+quickswitch only shows one entry per item to prevent duplicates taking excessive space}}) and just one entry appears in the +quickswitch panel.
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* When using the {{code|+quickswitch}} command to change a user's loadout, painted items are not differentiated from regular items; this means that if a user has multiple painted variants of the same cosmetic, all the variants are ignored ({{code|+quickswitch}} only shows one entry per item to prevent duplicates taking excessive space) and just one entry appears in the panel.
* A hat painted with Team Spirit will sometimes turn RED upon falling off the player's head at death, even while on BLU team.
 
* After the [[June 23, 2011 Patch]], items painted with Team Spirit will sometimes show the RED version of the color, even if the wearer is on the BLU team. It will also cause the entire item to flicker black.
 
* All Paint Cans added in [[June 23, 2011 Patch]] have mixed up cans on their icons: BLU paint in RED can and vice versa.
 
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The "216-190-216" in the name of Color No. 216-190-216 is the RGB representation of the color.
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* In late 2010, Valve had entertained the idea of extending the Paint Can feature to weapons.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20101008055340/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1456468 Email From Robin - Painting Weapons in the Future (Provided That We Want It)]", [[Steam Users' Forums]] post by Pebr, October 1, 2010.</ref>
* Muskelmannbraun is German for "muscleman brown".
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* The "216-190-216" paint is a reference to the [[w:RGB color model|RGB]] representation of the hue.
* The [[Über Update]] added several paint cans colors that were sampled off of the existing player models. "The Value of Teamwork" was sampled from the cross on the [[Medic]]'s backpack, "Water Logged Lab Coat" is from the [[Medic]]'s coat, "Balaclavas Are Forever" from the [[Spy]]'s mask, "An Air of Debonair" sampled from the [[Spy]]'s Suit, "Operator's Overall" was picked from the [[Engineer]]'s overalls and "Cream Spirit" from the [[Engineer]]'s hard hat.
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* Muskelmannbraun is the German word for "muscleman brown".
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* The [[Über Update]] added several Paint Can colors that were sampled from the existing player models. "The Value of Teamwork" was sampled from the cross on the [[Medic]]'s backpack, "Waterlogged Lab Coat" from the Medic's coat, "Balaclavas Are Forever" from the [[Spy]]'s mask, "An Air of Debonair" from the Spy's suit, and "Operator's Overalls" from the [[Engineer]]'s overalls.
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* "Team Spirit" is based on the team-colored parts of the class icons, while "Cream Spirit" is based on the orange and yellow coloring on the class icons.
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* "Balaclavas Are Forever" is a reference to the [[w:James Bond|James Bond]] movie ''[[w:Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]''. A [[w:Balaclava (clothing)|balaclava]] is the type of mask the Spy wears.
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* The backpack image for the brown paint can (which can be seen on [[Mann Co. Catalog]]) is a screenshot of a brown paint can model. The model is not present in the VPK, but the textures are.
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* The paint Zepheniah's Greed is referencing the rich [[Non-player characters#Zepheniah Mann|Zepheniah Mann]], father of [[Non-player characters#Blutarch and Redmond Mann|Redmond and Blutarch]], the owners of teams RED and BLU, respectively.
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* The paint After Eight is based on the brand of after-dinner mint-fondant-filled chocolate-thins called [[w:After Eight|After Eight]]. The paint hue is identical to the hue of the wrappers for these chocolates.
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== Gallery ==
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{{Tabs
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| title = Gallery
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| noalign = 1
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| width = 90%
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| orientation = horizontal
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| icon1 = Single color paints
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| icon2 = Team color paints
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| icon3 = Medal custom colors
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| icon4 = Other
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| content1 = <gallery perrow="10" widths="64px">
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File:Paint Splat E6E6E6.png|In-game paint display for An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge
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File:Paint Splat D8BED8.png|In-game paint display for Color No. 216-190-216
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File:Paint Splat C5AF91.png|In-game paint display for Peculiarly Drab Tincture
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File:Paint Splat 7E7E7E.png|In-game paint display for Aged Moustache Grey
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File:Paint Splat 141414.png|In-game paint display for A Distinctive Lack of Hue
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File:Paint Splat 2D2D24.png|In-game paint display for After Eight
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File:Paint Splat 694D3A.png|In-game paint display for Radigan Conagher Brown
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File:Paint Splat 7C6C57.png|In-game paint display for Ye Olde Rustic Colour
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File:Paint Splat A57545.png|In-game paint display for Muskelmannbraun
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File:Paint Splat CF7336.png|In-game paint display for Mann Co. Orange
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File:Paint Splat E7B53B.png|In-game paint display for Australium Gold
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File:Paint Splat F0E68C.png|In-game paint display for The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
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File:Paint Splat E9967A.png|In-game paint display for Dark Salmon Injustice
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File:Paint Splat FF69B4.png|In-game paint display for Pink as Hell
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File:Paint Splat 7D4071.png|In-game paint display for A Deep Commitment to Purple
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File:Paint Splat 51384A.png|In-game paint display for Noble Hatter's Violet
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File:Paint Splat 2F4F4F.png|In-game paint display for A Color Similar to Slate
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File:Paint Splat 424F3B.png|In-game paint display for Zepheniah's Greed
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File:Paint Splat 808000.png|In-game paint display for Drably Olive
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File:Paint Splat 729E42.png|In-game paint display for Indubitably Green
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File:Paint Splat 32CD32.png|In-game paint display for The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime
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File:Paint Splat BCDDB3.png|In-game paint display for A Mann's Mint
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</gallery>
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| content2 = <gallery perrow="7" widths="64px">
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File:Paint Splat AnAirOfDebonair.png|In-game paint display for An Air of Debonair
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File:Paint Splat BalaclavasAreForever.png|In-game paint display for Balaclavas Are Forever
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File:Paint Splat CreamSpirit.png|In-game paint display for Cream Spirit
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File:Paint Splat OperatorsOveralls.png|In-game paint display for Operator's Overalls
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File:Paint Splat TeamSpirit.png|In-game paint display for Team Spirit
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File:Paint Splat TheValueOfTeamwork.png|In-game paint display for The Value of Teamwork
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File:Paint Splat WaterloggedLabCoat.png|In-game paint display for Waterlogged Lab Coat
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</gallery>
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| content3 = <gallery class="dark" perrow="10" widths="64px">
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File:Paint Splat DAA520.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Titanium Tank Gilded Giver 2020}}
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File:Paint Splat 2CB9CD.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Starched Silliness Curious Carbon 2021}}
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File:Paint Splat 7D4070.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Hexadecimal Horrors Moonlit Magnate 2021}}
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File:Paint Splat 17D58.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Binary Blackout Juvenile's Jade 2021}}
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File:Paint Splat B5E8FF.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Binary Blackout Marvellous Moonstone 2021}}
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File:Paint Splat FFBAFD.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Peculiar Pandemonium Tungsten Robot of Leaded Lunacy}}
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File:Paint Splat DAA1E8.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Peculiar Pandemonium Luxurious Lepidolite}}
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File:Paint Splat FF9BC0.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Peculiar Pandemonium Mesmerizing Morganite}}
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File:Paint Splat FF9FE4.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Peculiar Pandemonium Pink Diamond}}
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File:Paint Splat FCD400-035BBC.png|In-game paint display for donor medals used in {{common strings|Operation Rewired Rampage}}
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File:Paint Splat 2DB9C8-D26E37.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Rewired Rampage Reverse-Engineered Ruby}}
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File:Paint Splat 281538.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Anniversary Annihilation Soul-Binding Star 2022}}
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File:Paint Splat 56000B-269.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Anniversary Annihilation Caregiving Corundum 2022}}
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File:Paint Splat 730051-6B80.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Anniversary Annihilation Heroistic Heart 2022}}
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File:Paint Splat 8A1D1D-8187.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Anniversary Annihilation Dastardly Diamond 2022}}
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File:Paint Splat A081FC.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Holographic Harvest Haunted Scrap Canteen 2022}}
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File:Paint Splat 926F52-0D380D.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Holographic Harvest Carbon Compassion 2022}}
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File:Paint Splat 141414-E6E6E6.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Holographic Harvest Zebra Zirconia 2022}}
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File:Paint Splat CF7336-141414.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Holographic Harvest Lahsuniya Ratna 2022}}
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File:Paint Splat 2CB9CD-3333FF.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Last Laugh Copper Chicanery 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat 9C5D3E.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Last Laugh Happy Spud 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat 6C45BF.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Last Laugh Bruised Johnstone 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat 24D400.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Last Laugh Alluring Artifact 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat E5D3E.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Voltaic Violence Verdant Vexatious Vivianite of Vanity 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat EEB416.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Voltaic Violence Volcanic Vesuvianite of Valor 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat E6C200.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Galvanized Gauntlet Shimmering Souvenir 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat 6B000.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Galvanized Gauntlet Bejeweled Bounty 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat E52A6F-3349.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Galvanized Gauntlet Opulent Ornament 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat FFFFFF.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|AsiaFortress Invite Participant}} medal
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File:Paint Splat A86B.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|AsiaFortress International Jade Medal}}
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File:Paint Splat 40FF9C.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Firmware Frenzy Star of the Company 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat F596FF.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Firmware Frenzy Purehearted Purple 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat 43C6FF.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Firmware Frenzy Bountiful Benevolence 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat D27800.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Firmware Frenzy Giver in Gold 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat 64FF82.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Operation Firmware Frenzy Supercritical Selflessness 2023}}
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File:Paint Splat 3B1F23-18233D.png|In-game paint display used for the {{item name|Supreme Strategist's Sigil of Status}}
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</gallery>
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| content4 = <gallery>
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File:Paintcan texture.png|Paint Can texture found in the game's files.
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</gallery>
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}}
  
== References ==  
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== See also ==
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{{Color themes}}
  
<references />
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== References ==
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<references/>
  
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Latest revision as of 13:36, 22 November 2024

"Paint" redirects here. You may have been looking for War Paint.
"Paint Tin" redirects here. You may have been looking for Tin (disambiguation).
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The Soldier on paint misunderstanding

Paint Cans are tool items. They are represented by one or two metal cans with a label on the side, filled with paint of its designated color; some of the paint ran down the exterior and created a small puddle. Single cans have a blank label, while double cans have one with the RED logo and the other one with the BLU logo on their labels.

Paint Cans allow players to change the coloring of most cosmetic items. They are available in 29 different colors, and can be purchased from the Mann Co. Store, found via the item drop system, obtained by opening certain Mann Co. Supply Crates, using a Mann Co. Painting Set, received as a bonus item when opening cases, or acquired through either the Trading or Steam Community Market systems.

Two types of Paint Cans exist; single-colored and team-colored. Items painted with single-color paints retain the appearance of one color regardless of the player's team, whereas a team-colored paint switches between RED and BLU variant colors.

Paint can be removed from an item to restore it to its default color by selecting the item in the Backpack and clicking 'Restore'. However, the paint used on the item is not returned to the player.

Certain medals awarded during community tournaments and events have custom paint colors that are automatically applied through the item schema, which display a colored splat when viewed in the backpack and loadout screens, identical to the ones that appear when using a Paint Can. These medals can still be painted with Paint Cans, if the option is enabled. Restoring a re-painted medal reverts it back to its originally applied custom paint colors, removing only the applied Paint Can's colors; the custom colors applied through the item schema cannot be removed.

The Mann Co. Painting Set can be used to receive up to three single-color paints.

The Paint Can colors and names for the Operator's Overalls, Waterlogged Lab Coat, Balaclavas Are Forever, An Air of Debonair, The Value of Teamwork, and Cream Spirit were provided by Mnemo .[1]

Demonstration

Item paintability

The following categories list, in order, items which are paintable using Paint Cans, items which are not paintable, and items that are set up for paint to be applied, but the option to do so is disabled:

Paintability categories:
 Paintability list Paintable.png · Paintability list Unpaintable.png · Paintability list Unused.png

Colors

Single colors
Picture Name Color Availability Picture Name Color Availability
Paint Can 2F4F4F.png A Color Similar to Slate HEX #2F4F4F

RGB 47 79 79

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can 729E42.png Indubitably Green HEX #729E42

RGB 114 158 66

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram tick.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can 7D4071.png A Deep Commitment to Purple HEX #7D4071

RGB 125 64 113

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram tick.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can CF7336.png Mann Co. Orange HEX #CF7336

RGB 207 115 54

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram tick.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can 141414.png A Distinctive Lack of Hue HEX #141414

RGB 20 20 20

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can A57545.png Muskelmannbraun HEX #A57545

RGB 165 117 69

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram tick.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can BCDDB3.png A Mann's Mint HEX #BCDDB3

RGB 188 221 179

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can 51384A.png Noble Hatter's Violet HEX #51384A

RGB 81 56 74

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram tick.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can 2D2D24.png After Eight HEX #2D2D24

RGB 45 45 36

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can C5AF91.png Peculiarly Drab Tincture HEX #C5AF91

RGB 197 175 145

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram tick.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can 7E7E7E.png Aged Moustache Grey HEX #7E7E7E

RGB 126 126 126

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram tick.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can FF69B4.png Pink as Hell HEX #FF69B4

RGB 255 105 180

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can E6E6E6.png An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge HEX #E6E6E6

RGB 230 230 230

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can 694D3A.png Radigan Conagher Brown HEX #694D3A

RGB 105 77 58

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram tick.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can E7B53B.png Australium Gold HEX #E7B53B

RGB 231 181 59

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram tick.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can 32CD32.png The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime HEX #32CD32

RGB 50 205 50

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can D8BED8.png Color No. 216-190-216 HEX #D8BED8

RGB 216 190 216

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram tick.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can F0E68C.png The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants HEX #F0E68C

RGB 240 230 140

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can E9967A.png Dark Salmon Injustice HEX #E9967A

RGB 233 150 122

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can 7C6C57.png Ye Olde Rustic Colour HEX #7C6C57

RGB 124 108 87

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram tick.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can 808000.png Drably Olive HEX #808000

RGB 128 128 0

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can 424F3B.png Zepheniah's Greed HEX #424F3B

RGB 66 79 59

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram tick.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Team colors
Picture Name Color Availability Picture Name Color Availability
Paint Can 654740.png An Air of Debonair HEX #654740

RGB 101 71 64

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can B8383B.png Team Spirit HEX #B8383B

RGB 184 56 59

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

HEX #28394D

RGB 40 57 77

HEX #5885A2

RGB 88 133 162

Paint Can 3B1F23.png Balaclavas Are Forever HEX #3B1F23

RGB 59 31 35

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can 803020.png The Value of Teamwork HEX #803020

RGB 128 48 32

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

HEX #18233D

RGB 24 35 61

HEX #256D8D

RGB 37 109 141

Paint Can C36C2D.png Cream Spirit HEX #C36C2D

RGB 195 108 45

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

Paint Can A89A8C.png Waterlogged Lab Coat HEX #A89A8C

RGB 168 154 140

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

HEX #B88035

RGB 184 128 53

HEX #839FA3

RGB 131 159 163

Paint Can 483838.png Operator's Overalls HEX #483838

RGB 72 56 56

Pictogram tick.png  Purchase

Pictogram cross.png  Drop

Pictogram tick.png  Uncrate

HEX #384248

RGB 56 66 72

Notes: The availability column shows the standard conditions. Any special, time-limited promotions that may be occurring in the Mann Co. Store are not and should not be included.


Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
  • Added paints: A Deep Commitment to Purple, Aged Moustache Grey, Australium Gold, Color No. 216-190-216, Indubitably Green, Mann Co. Orange, Muskelmannbraun, Noble Hatter's Violet, Peculiarly Drab Tincture, Radigan Conagher Brown, Ye Olde Rustic Colour, Zephaniah's Greed, An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge, and A Distinctive Lack of Hue.
  • [Undocumented] Added message for DirectX 8 users on painted hats that paint will not display correctly on their system.

October 6, 2010 Patch

  • Added Remove Paint feature.

November 19, 2010 Patch #1

  • Added paint: Team Spirit.

December 2, 2010 Patch #1

  • Fixed an issue where team-colored hats were showing up improperly when previewing the Team Spirit paint on them.

December 10, 2010 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added paints: Pink as Hell, A Color Similar to Slate, Drably Olive, The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime, The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants, and Dark Salmon Injustice.

April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)

  • Fixed not being able to see the correct colors for painted hats when running with DX8.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

  • Added paints: An Air of Debonair, Balaclavas Are Forever, Cream Spirit, Operator's Overalls, The Value of Teamwork, and Waterlogged Lab Coat.
  • [Undocumented] Fixed painted items that stay on ragdolls losing their custom color upon their owner's death.

June 27, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed a problem with team paints not being displayed properly when playing.

July 1, 2011 [Item schema update]

  • Changed spelling of Zephaniah's Greed to Zepheniah's Greed.

July 20, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed a display issue with team color paints.

July 29, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed a problem with the application of team-colored paints.

August 2, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed a bug that caused team color paints to appear to be coming out of the wrong cans for the store icons.

January 17, 2012 Patch

January 26, 2012 Patch #1

  • Fixed a bug that would cause some Team Spirit painted hats to show as black-painted in the Steam Community.

February 23, 2012 Patch

  • Fixed Mann Co. Store item previews for paints.
  • Updated item descriptions to contain the name of the paint used to color them.
  • [Undocumented] Added paints: A Mann's Mint and After Eight.

February 1, 2013 Patch

  • Fixed team paint previews not showing the colors in the backpack/store icons.

March 12, 2013 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added Mann Co. Painting Set.

March 19, 2013 Patch

  • Fixed custom paint not showing in the tool tip when you mouse-over an item in your backpack.

March 27, 2013 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added A Mann's Mint and After Eight to the Mann Co. Store.

July 24, 2013 Patch #1

  • Fixed paint can icons not showing the Red/Blue colors correctly.

May 1, 2020 Patch

  • Fixed confirm dialog showing the error model for some items when using paint cans.

Bugs

  • When using the +quickswitch command to change a user's loadout, painted items are not differentiated from regular items; this means that if a user has multiple painted variants of the same cosmetic, all the variants are ignored (+quickswitch only shows one entry per item to prevent duplicates taking excessive space) and just one entry appears in the panel.

Trivia

  • In late 2010, Valve had entertained the idea of extending the Paint Can feature to weapons.[2]
  • The "216-190-216" paint is a reference to the RGB representation of the hue.
  • Muskelmannbraun is the German word for "muscleman brown".
  • The Über Update added several Paint Can colors that were sampled from the existing player models. "The Value of Teamwork" was sampled from the cross on the Medic's backpack, "Waterlogged Lab Coat" from the Medic's coat, "Balaclavas Are Forever" from the Spy's mask, "An Air of Debonair" from the Spy's suit, and "Operator's Overalls" from the Engineer's overalls.
  • "Team Spirit" is based on the team-colored parts of the class icons, while "Cream Spirit" is based on the orange and yellow coloring on the class icons.
  • "Balaclavas Are Forever" is a reference to the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever. A balaclava is the type of mask the Spy wears.
  • The backpack image for the brown paint can (which can be seen on Mann Co. Catalog) is a screenshot of a brown paint can model. The model is not present in the VPK, but the textures are.
  • The paint Zepheniah's Greed is referencing the rich Zepheniah Mann, father of Redmond and Blutarch, the owners of teams RED and BLU, respectively.
  • The paint After Eight is based on the brand of after-dinner mint-fondant-filled chocolate-thins called After Eight. The paint hue is identical to the hue of the wrappers for these chocolates.

Gallery

[hide]Gallery
  • Single color paints
  • Team color paints
  • Medal custom colors
  • Other
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See also

References