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11-22-2007, 10:21 PM
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Storing Spray Cans
I haven't posted in a while but remembered there was something I wanted to share with everyone. It's a little lesson on storing spray cans of paint or other chemicals. We had just finished painting my 79 TA with White Pearl and I had it stored in the garage. Now I usually have paint cans on shelves all over the garage. But I had recently bought a new storage cabinet and had just put all the paint from around the shop into the cabinet. Well, I come out one morning and there is a strong smell of paint in the garage. So I opened the cabinet and there it was. The top had come unseamed on a new can of BLACK and had completely covered the inside of the cabinet. I was a mess. My car is less than three feet from this cabinet but the cabinet contained all the paint. This could have been a disaster. Just wanted to pass this along. You never know when a spray can is gonna let go.
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11-23-2007, 01:52 AM
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Good tip.
 Never heard of a paint can doing that on it's own. I'll be moving mine tomorrow.
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11-23-2007, 02:33 PM
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A true "spray bomb".
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11-24-2007, 01:02 AM
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I have never heard of that! Interesting, I'll be moving my spray "bombs" in the morning. Thanks for posting the warning.
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11-24-2007, 10:03 AM
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Yeah, It happened to me too. The only one that let go was a brand new can. I got lucky with my car also.
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11-27-2007, 01:26 AM
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You must have had your garage mightey hot inside? OR got a bad can of paint.
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11-27-2007, 08:02 AM
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In my case it's totally opposite. I left a brand new can in my unheated garage which froze causing the can to rupture. Big mistake.
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11-27-2007, 11:17 AM
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Garage was not hot. It was a new can also. I have been in stores and have seen the same thing where it has covered the shelf and everything around it. Maybe even a customer or two.
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11-28-2007, 12:27 AM
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I would take it back and get your money back, What a shame.
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