I have 2 spray cans of Perfect Paint I've had for awhile in flat military colors. One can continually clogs. I've tried switching nozzles, but the second stops up in an instant. Can't go to the hardware store to replace this-any solutions? BTW, I soaked the one nozzle overnite in lacquer thinner-no help.

sound like the paint insnt mixed enough maybe shaking more will help,other than that not much can be done that i know off,sounds like a problem with the paint in the one can not a nozzle,either too thick or lumpy

It's not the nozzle. Old polyurethane paint gets gummy inside the pickup tube where shaking doesn't help. pull the nozzle off, put on some gloves, point the nozzle hole away from your face and stick something down the hole to open the valve. Usually, the gunk will quickly be blown out, and you can then replace the nozzle and use the rest of the paint in the can. I have this happen with old cans of Perfect & Pactra polyurethane paints all the time. Inverting the can and clearing the pickup tube sometimes helps, but just as often doesn't, and just wastes pressure. Six of one & half dozen of the other...

If nothing above works and you have outher ways to spray or want use it with a brush, BLEED out all the air pressure and punch a VERY SMALL hole in the bottom of the can to be certain there is no pressure left in it shake it really well first before you do any punching though.then nock a good size hole to pour your paint out of,at least you might be able to use up the paint this way.Put it in a juice jar ..... . Oh yeah putting the can in a plastic bag in the freezer,for an hour or so,after the majority of the air(remove as much as you possibly can) is out this will drop the pressure even more ,some times will create a vaccum inside it .D.B

I guess the 'final solution' appeared to be: replace the nozzle! After trying soaking the nozzle, cleaning it, shaking, and sticking a pin down the can discharge, I ran out of paint in another can and stuck the nozzle on-it worked! The trick, I think, is (read this somewhere),never stick a pin in the discharge end of the nozzle! I guess once you screw up the discharge little hole thingy, you've messed it up permanently. Admittedly, I've had the cans a long time. Bought for a specific plane I'm finally getting around to finishing.

The routine that has worked for me is: after spraying, I hold the can inverted and spray until no more paint comes out. Then, I store the can inverted, never having turned it back over. This leaves the inside tube clean, and any settling of pigment is not near the pickup. Finally, I pull the nozzle off and store it in acetone unless I know I will use the can again very soon.