C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

[marty]

I've found that 'decanting' spray cans is more cost-effective than other purchasing options. (.78 per oz)
Better yet, there is no thinning, mixing, reducer, etc. It's ready to spray using a proper spray painting gun and equipment.

How do you get paint out of spray can?

Duh...... Ya look at YouTube. I was thinking hammer and nail.

Careful with stuff under pressure. Story time. Marty moving all the soda machine equipment in a restaurant. Coke/Pepsi guy was giving me instructions on the phone. Did not follow as I was told. Something went horribly wrong. Sticky soda syrup exploded. Picture enough sticky syrup for a few hundred thousand glasses of soda everywhere. Sticky mess

 

[Just_Ed]

How do you get paint out of spray can?

Duh...... Ya look at YouTube. I was thinking hammer and nail.

Careful with stuff under pressure.

The way most Youtubers do it, IMO, is not the safest, easiest, or cleanest way.
With the right tool and method, it's safer, and you will have way less mess, wasted or contaminated paint.

I made my decanting tool with a modified self-tapping saddle valve. (left from my appliance/refer repair days).

DIAL 1/4 in. Evaporative Cooler Self-Tapping Saddle Valve 92685 - The Home Depot

DIAL - Self-Piercing Saddle Valve for Evaporative Coolers - Attaches to copper pipe with a 3/8 - 1-3/8 in. outside diameter. Brass construction. Rubber gasket provides a tight seal. Clamp assembly secures

www.homedepot.com

I found that virtually all YouTube methods do not 'degas' their cans before removing the paint. I tried their way and quickly learned it wasn't right for me.
One such method was to shake the can - the first step, which mixes the paint and gas. That should be avoided.
If not, your paint must sit in an open or vented container until the remaining gas dissipates.
This can take hours if the paint can was shaken.

The gas and paint separate while in the can, when left idle. Gas on top, and paint settles on the bottom.
You want to keep it that way, so keeping the can upright and not shaken is important.
You want to vent the gas out of the top, with no paint along with it.
If done right, you should see gas vapors (no paint) coming out of the valve exhaust tube.

Caution: Opening the valve too far or too fast can siphon paint as well as gas.

After the gas has vented (which can take a few minutes in some cases), you are left with clean, gasless paint to remove from the can. Look for bubbles percolating up in the paint in case there was some mixing.

Cutting the can top completely off is also not necessary. Open only enough to form a 'V' shape and pour the paint into a clean container. Caution the marble will want to come out as well.

Decanting spray cans is not for everyone and is on a need-or desire to do so basis. In my case, I saved money and could use the color and paint type I envisioned for this project.