Help with paint can.

06AZForesterXt · 05-15-2009, 10:12 PM

I am trying to paint my head/taillights and the spray cans are spitting the paint out of where the nozzle enters the can. I have 3 cans and they are all doing the same thing. Is there a fix to this?

DroppedClutch · 05-15-2009, 10:17 PM

Lick it a little bit; the saliva will help seal the leaks.

(The nozzles are probably clogged; are the cans news? You can often pull a nozzle of a know good can and replace the bad nozzle with it.)

What's A GC? · 05-15-2009, 10:48 PM

That's wierd mine didn't do that...

Hold the can upside down and spray for a few seconds to get the air pressure through the tip... but don't do it for too long

06AZForesterXt · 05-16-2009, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by What's A GC?

That's wierd mine didn't do that...

Hold the can upside down and spray for a few seconds to get the air pressure through the tip... but don't do it for too long

I tried just about everything I could think of. I even took the tips off of several other cans and tried those. Must be something wrong with the seals.Do you have some left over I can buy off you. I need to put my lights back on but don't want to have to remove the heads again since it is a hug PITA. Let me know. Thanks.

kpluiten · 05-16-2009, 01:21 AM

Were they like this new or after you used them? Cause if it was after you used it, you need to remember to clear the heads out after each use (hold upside-down and spray for 5 seconds).

CavemanAZ · 05-16-2009, 04:26 PM

Check the top of the cans for a small black mark that indicates the direction the nozzle should be pointing. (you may have to wipe them a bit)

Not sure why many rattlecans have these, but have noticed the sputtering goes away after I re-align the nozzle with the mark.

05-15-2009, 10:12 PM	#1
06AZForesterXt Scooby Newbie Member#: 201683 Join Date: Jan 2009 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Chandler, AZ Vehicle: 06 FXT CGM	Help with paint can. I am trying to paint my head/taillights and the spray cans are spitting the paint out of where the nozzle enters the can. I have 3 cans and they are all doing the same thing. Is there a fix to this?

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05-15-2009, 10:17 PM	#2
DroppedClutch Scooby Specialist Member#: 52313 Join Date: Jan 2004 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Chandler, AZ Vehicle: 2005 STiOmgWtfBbq20G 2007 MS3 Black	Lick it a little bit; the saliva will help seal the leaks. (The nozzles are probably clogged; are the cans news? You can often pull a nozzle of a know good can and replace the bad nozzle with it.)

05-15-2009, 10:48 PM	#3
What's A GC? Scooby Specialist Member#: 189719 Join Date: Sep 2008 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Gilbert, AZ Vehicle: 1997 Impreza L Wagon 2 tone - Black/gray	That's wierd mine didn't do that... Hold the can upside down and spray for a few seconds to get the air pressure through the tip... but don't do it for too long

05-16-2009, 01:21 AM	#5
kpluiten Scooby Guru Member#: 120273 Join Date: Jul 2006 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: AZ Vehicle: 06 WRBWRXWGN Now with 100% more Spec-C	Were they like this new or after you used them? Cause if it was after you used it, you need to remember to clear the heads out after each use (hold upside-down and spray for 5 seconds).

05-16-2009, 04:26 PM	#6
CavemanAZ Scooby Newbie Member#: 142258 Join Date: Mar 2007 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: So easy... Even I could do it Vehicle: 2005 SWRT Replica	Check the top of the cans for a small black mark that indicates the direction the nozzle should be pointing. (you may have to wipe them a bit) Not sure why many rattlecans have these, but have noticed the sputtering goes away after I re-align the nozzle with the mark.