My easy solution to No More Clogged Spray Paint Rattle Cans

[Jim Dobson]

I use acetone to clean the nozzles. Soaking a dried up nozzle in acetone and blowing it out with compressed air will usually return it to service. I also save nozzles from spent cans to replace damaged nozzles..

I have a large collection of saved nozzles.

 

[Jim Dobson]

You can refill the cans with your air compressor - search youtube

Why bother and go to that much hassle when just blowing out the nozzle cleans them ready for the next use.

 

[martik777]

Why bother and go to that much hassle when just blowing out the nozzle cleans them ready for the next use.

I'm referring to when there's no air left in the can.

 

[Jim Dobson]

I'm referring to when there's no air left in the can.

Yes I realise that, but if you clean the nozzles like I showed and not invert the can to clear, you would never need to re-pressurize the can because you won't run out of propellent. That was the whole point of the video hint. I spray lots of small parts with my steam engine hobby and I want the cans to last for years.

 

[tonydi]

I just flip the can upside down, press the nozzle till no product comes out, about 3 seconds. There's more than enough propellant to do this.

Some manufacturer's, like Rustoleum, have these "spray at any angle" cans so you can't clear out the nozzle by inverting and spraying for a few seconds. When I'm done with a job, I remove the nozzle and store in a small jar of acetone and just pull one out when I need to paint something.

 

[Shotgun]

That seems like a lot of trouble. What sort of paint are you using that makes that effort worth it?

If I knew I'd be spraying small parts a lot, I'd just buy the little cans at the auto parts store.

 

[Jim Dobson]

That seems like a lot of trouble. What sort of paint are you using that makes that effort worth it?

If I knew I'd be spraying small parts a lot, I'd just buy the little cans at the auto parts store.

What trouble what effort? It takes less than 30 seconds.