All well and good, but we are talking about brand new cans that have never been opened. Once a can sprays, it should be OK unless you clog it. You always should turn it upside down and spray for a few seconds to clear it out. Even if you don't, a dip in lacquer thinner should clear the nozzle opening. The lesson is IF you're going to buy spray cans from Eastwood, don't buy anything you're not going to use right away. At $10 and up a can, it's unconscionable not to stand behind unused cans, even if a year old. Russ Vaughan BTW: I bet THEY don't store them sideways! :-) cotejohnr@xxxxxxx wrote: Perhaps if Eastwood does have a high solids content the solids settle out and plug up the works. I read somewhere that all spray cans should be stored on their side to increase shelf life. I , and I'll bet all of us, don't follow this storage method. When I have a problem , I throw the spray nozzle into lacquer thinner ( I save all the tops so I can just pick another one out of the lacquer) and plug it in, turn upside down and hope it sprays again. Sometimes works just fine and sometimes it doesn't but I rarely end up throwing away cans that are still half full. John Cote CT. -----Original Message----- From: John Spiers <spiers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:29:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Eastwood paint for my 300 I"ve purchased some various paints from Eastwood and have had the same storage results. Not to defend them in any way, but I recall that the couple types of paint from them seem to have fairly high solids content - would this tend to cause the failures we've seen? I've had them clog, and others, the propellant gave out before the paint did. I also have spray cans of brand X that are a dozen years old or that I still use for touch-up & small projects, just not any Eastwood cans. John Spiers News4ge@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 8/17/2005 12:48:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, jpmiklas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I had a similar problem with Eastwood. New cans of spray paint would fizzle and quit. I took them to Carlisle to exchange them and they said "tough luck"! I know a lot of folks have had good luck with Eastwood and I don't want to start a dialog!!!!! I had the most problem with their "Detail Gray". Their advice to me was to buy only what i needed and not to "overstock"! - Jeff Miklas Not to start a dialog, but this sounds like a pretty weak excuse. I've got several cans of all brands and kinds of paint that I bought 25 years ago, and I still use them for touchup, wheel wells, etc. George Clineman [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm SPONSORED LINKS Chrysler 300 Chrysler sebring Chrysler town country Club international --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Chrysler300" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm Yahoo! Groups Links To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Chrysler300" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/8LmulB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/