Rustoleum aerosol turned to s_ _t !?!? [rant]

[Tubaryan12]

Is this more "green" (worthless) crap (which - just like most "green" stuff - is PROFOUNDLY wasteful...not to mention profoundly expensive. $2.50 [good] cans, are now [worthless] $8.50...) ...??

My guess would be yes.

[ralphbsz]

Yup. They clog a lot. We have a neighbor who does lots of car repairs (he collects vintage military vehicles), and he gives us his old paint cans.

I have this (probably crazy) theory that one shouldn't put spray cans in the trash while they are still pressurized, since they could explode later and endanger the trash man. So we need to depressurize them. Since that can make a big mess, it's best done at a distance. Fortunately, we live in a very sparsely populated area, with a big forest around us. I bet that you can see where this is going ...

Take the empty (or mostly full but clogged) can, and put it on an old tree stump. Walk about 25 yards away, and grab a 22 rifle (my son is partial to his lever-action Henry, I prefer pistols for the challenge). Shoot the can. If it is still pressurized, it will often fly through the air in a pretty dance. If it was still full of paint, it will sometimes display a dramatic tail of colored paint while flying.

Go back to the forest, pick up the empty cans, cut them up with tin snips, and retrieve the marble. Add those to your collection of marbles.

Much fun on a Saturday afternoon.

[Kevin Hendrick]

Go back to the forest, pick up the empty cans, cut them up with tin snips, and retrieve the marble. Add those to your collection of marbles.

Useful tip -- thanks! (lost mine years ago )

[arminhachmer]

Yup. They clog a lot. We have a neighbor who does lots of car repairs (he collects vintage military vehicles), and he gives us his old paint cans.

I have this (probably crazy) theory that one shouldn't put spray cans in the trash while they are still pressurized, since they could explode later and endanger the trash man. So we need to depressurize them. Since that can make a big mess, it's best done at a distance. Fortunately, we live in a very sparsely populated area, with a big forest around us. I bet that you can see where this is going ...

Take the empty (or mostly full but clogged) can, and put it on an old tree stump. Walk about 25 yards away, and grab a 22 rifle (my son is partial to his lever-action Henry, I prefer pistols for the challenge). Shoot the can. If it is still pressurized, it will often fly through the air in a pretty dance. If it was still full of paint, it will sometimes display a dramatic tail of colored paint while flying.

Go back to the forest, pick up the empty cans, cut them up with tin snips, and retrieve the marble. Add those to your collection of marbles.

Much fun on a Saturday afternoon.

i wish i had not read that.