B.B. wrote:
In article ,
Tim Killian wrote:


How about a freon can tap? You know, the clamp-on type with a barbed
needle to pierce the side of the can. Usually come with a shim or two
for various sizes of cans. I think it can get small enough to grab a
spray paint can. Do it up high to vent the pressure instead of the
paint.
And yes, this article just appeared on my news spool today. Weird.


How about this - throw the plugged can in the trash and buy a new one?
I've seen two people try to do what you're suggesting, and both times
they ended up with a big mess.


What happened? They poke the seam and rip the can open?


The first was my older brother who used a nail to puncture a small,
plugged-up can of Testors spray paint so he could finish a model he was
building. The can got away from him and rolled across his bedroom floor
spewing red paint. My mother wasn't amused. The second was a machinist
friend who used a dental probe to try and unclog the stem on a can of
white spray paint. It suddenly spewed in his face -- he is a black guy
-- and everyone in his shop must have laughed for ten minutes at the
result. Imagine black-face makeup in reverse!

I suppose you could put the can inside a big trash bag, go outdoors, and
puncture it to try and save the paint. I wouldn't bother with it. If the
cops see you, they'll arrest you for huffing ;-)