Lacquer thinner will work for lacquer but not for all aerosol paints such as poly urethanes or enamels. Roger Schaaf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Vaughan" <Pacesetter300@xxxxxxxxx> To: <cotejohnr@xxxxxxx>; <spiers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Eastwood paint for my 300 > 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! 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