Paint Can

Paint Can
Basic Information
Released:	Mann-Conomy Update
Availability:	Purchase, Drop, Uncrate (All series)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	No
Available Qualities
Unique
Loadout Stats
Paint Can 1 - 100 Used to paint other items. This is a limited use item. Uses: 1

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Paint Cans are items that allow you to change the color scheme of hats. Paint cans were implemented in the Mann-Conomy Update on September 30, 2010. Paint is available in 14 different colors. All but two of these colors can be obtained in the Mann Co. Store. The other two colors, 'An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge' and 'A Distinctive Lack of Hue' may only be found via the Item Drop System or through chance from an opened Series #1, Series #3 or Series #4 Mann Co. Supply Crate.

Since the October 6, 2010 Patch, hats can have their paint removed, restoring them to their original color. In doing so, however, the Paint Can will not be returned to the player.

Valve has stated via forums that there are plans to implement painting with weapons, but current development priority rests on increased player interest.

A new type of paint was added on the November 19, 2010 Patch called "Team Spirit", which changes color depending on the player's team.

Paintable item previews

Main article: List of paintable items

Colors

Image	Name	Color	Image	Name	Color
	A Deep Commitment to Purple	#7D4071		Muskelmannbraun	#A57545
	Aged Moustache Grey	#7E7E7E		Noble Hatter's Violet	#51384A
	Australium Gold	#E7B53B		Peculiarly Drab Tincture	#C5AF91
	Color No. 216-190-216	#D8BED8		Radigan Conagher Brown	#694D3A
	Indubitably Green	#729E42		Ye Olde Rustic Colour	#7C6C57
	Mann Co. Orange	#CF7336		Zephaniah's Greed	#424F3B
	An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	#E6E6E6		A Distinctive Lack of Hue	#141414

Trivia

• The "216-190-216" in the name of Color No. 216-190-216 is the RGB representation of its hexadecimal color code, #D8BED8. The otherwise non descriptive name is possibly an attempt at hiding the fact that it is the color Thistle (RGB: 216-191-216, hexidecimal #D8BFD8), essentially pink or light violet.
• Zephaniah's Greed is misspelled; it should have said "Zepheniah's Greed".
• Muskelmannbraun is German for "Muscleman brown".
• Painted items do not work under DirectX 8; they will be the ordinary colored item instead. When running the game under DirectX 8, the item descriptions for the Paint Cans as well as the "carrying" descriptions for other players' painted items will warn you of this fact. Painted items also have red text beneath the item's description stating, "Paint will not be visible on your computer (DX9+ required)".
• Valve modeled the paint can in order to take the screenshot for the icon. The model can't be found in the game files. The material files, however, can still be found in the gcf.
• A Distinctive Lack of Hue used to only darken the Color of painted areas instead of making them fully black. This was changed in an update.