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• I wish I knew why a half full rattle can just stops spraying.
  • Tell me about it... I just lost about $50. worth of model paint... They emptied themselves in the storage box I had them in. Just a thick varnish like goo in the bottom of the box around about 8 spray cans... They were nice colors too. *NM*
    • Ditto. Threw out all the Testors cans, leaked goo all over my shelf. No more Testors for me.
      • Pics in above. *NM*
      • Mine were all Testors too... *NM*
      • Did you send a copy of that pic to Testors? *NM*
        • No. I'm sure they've heard it all before. *NM*
          • Exactly! Paint models with paint made for models! I used only Tamiya spray cans for years, now I'm strickly airbrushing acrylics and acrylic lacquers. *NM*
      • Testors and Rustoleum are coming from the same place. Quality is not very important to them, obviously. I have not bought a Testors spray can for 10 years. Jar paint still seems good though, but we have lost so many colors. *NM*
      • The same here. Lost so many cans and the money spent also. *NM*
  • I got about 30 seconds of spray from a recent Dupli-color can......$10 in the trash..... *NM*
  • If it has been sitting for a long time, it must be shaken thoroughly...
  • Apart from Marks info & tips I also place a can in a 1/2 cup of hot water,not boiling but hot,remove & shake again,replace hot water leave can in for a few minutes,remove can & label,also wipe can of any water & shake every couple of passes,no guarantee but helps, lol. *NM*
  • Funny how it does not seem to happen to Tamiya spray cans. At least not here. *NM*
    • Ditto again. Have never had it happen. *NM*
      • 3X
        • Spraying them into a paper funnel and catching it in a small jar works just as well. Well, maybe you'll smell more fumes, but since when do we care? *NM*
          • More waste paint - if you have a good color that you are trying to conserve *NM*