I feel good right now. Why? Well, I just got done “Stickin’ it to the man!” Every now and then I’ll have a rattle can that runs out of aerosol before it runs out of paint. No, it’s not clogged. It’s just out of aerosol. Rats! I feel cheated and I want a refund but then they’ll laugh at me for being a Karen/Darren.
I saw this hack on Roadkill. Add air to the can with a compressor. Well it really worked out well for me today. I had my doubts.
First, make sure that the straw or nozzle isn’t clogged. If the can is just out of aerosol, then this should work. I drilled a bigger hole in the nozzle to match the size of the tip of my air tool. I filed mine down to 5/32” and made it as uniform as possible. Then I drilled a 5/32” hole into the red nozzle until I thought I was right at the turn that goes to the straw in the can. I then drilled a 1/16” hole to complete the connection with the vertical section in the red nozzle. I started adding air to the can as soon as my compressor started up. I didn’t want to start adding air with it at 30 psi. The shop rag is absolutely essential since you will certainly lose some of the contents as you add air.
