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Decanting Spraypaint

Decant spraypaint for your airbrush

Published: February 15, 2012

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the way i've done it for years is to turn the can upside down, exhaust !all! internal pressure,then covering the bottom with a rag ( just in case) open the bottom with an old fashioned 'church key' then pour the contents in to a jar, let it breathe for awile and you are done , no mess at all

Submitted: 5/22/2013 9:51:38 PM (CST)

The video never mentioned why this is necessary. Why not just use the paint straight from the can, if you're going to spray it anyway? Seems like lots of extra steps and mess involved just to use an airbrush instead of a can to spray the paint.

Submitted: 5/11/2013 10:30:03 PM (CST)

I have been waiting to retire to have the time to work with the models . i am looking for more information and i have begun to receive this thanks for the help. I would like more information.

Submitted: 9/3/2012 12:40:05 PM (CST)

I tried this method and it works well. I've done it twice so far, and did drip some paint on the first attempt, leaking between the straw and the spray head. No problem, as I was working over a drop cloth. The second time, I wrapped blue painter's tape to better enclose the spray head and had no drip problems at all.

Submitted: 8/25/2012 8:21:07 PM (CST)