Re: spray paint can question
- From: "B.B." <DoNotSpamthegoat4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:22:08 -0600
In article <11jgf0feb2p80d6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Grant Erwin <grant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Is there any safe way to open a still-pressurized can of spray paint with a
>completely plugged nozzle, to get the paint out so I can brush it on?
>
>How about if I made a tool e.g. drilled a small hole in a Popsicle stick or
>tongue depressor, turned the can upside down, removed the nozzle, and
>depressed
>the valve stem with the hole aligned? Maybe the air would all come out and
>leave
>the paint inside, then I could cut it open any way I wanted reasonably safely.
>
>Ideas? Experience?
>
>GWE
How about a freon can tap? You know, the clamp-on type with a barbed
needle to pierce the side of the can. Usually come with a shim or two
for various sizes of cans. I think it can get small enough to grab a
spray paint can. Do it up high to vent the pressure instead of the
paint.
And yes, this article just appeared on my news spool today. Weird.
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B.B. --I am not a goat! thegoat4 at airmail dot net
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