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Post by Fletch on Sept 7, 2016 12:32:14 GMT -5
I'll bet none of you guys get this. I have been told it is because I live in a high altitude (6,237 feet). About three or four cans a year start leaking this hard clear stuff out of the bottom seam. No paint ever leaks - just the clear stuff. All brands of paint do it. I keep my paint in my model den and I can always tell when one starts to leak as it stinks up the whole room. Paint can is still good - just the leakage occurs. Not looking for any solutions - but I thought I would share some paint can fun. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by donculley on Sept 7, 2016 14:36:31 GMT -5
Wow ,I HAVE seen something like this ! I don't live at a high altitude , and I've only seen this twice ; both cans were Testor's Custom lacquer spray cans .Two of the cans did it ,two different colors . All the other cans are fine. I thought it was something I did ! (like dropping them)
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Post by TooOld on Sept 7, 2016 15:06:33 GMT -5
It makes sense that the high altitude could cause that to happen , guess there's not much you can do about that !  |
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Post by Fletch on Sept 7, 2016 18:33:42 GMT -5
Yea - as long as I have lived here (38 years) that leakage has happened. Weird but true! Had quite a few dud spray cans over the decades - the worst ones are when I press the nozzle and the thing jams to full on. Boy that gets messy fast. |
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Post by Starryeyes on Sept 8, 2016 7:03:34 GMT -5
Wow and to think we (in Quincy Illinois) are a whopping 568 ft. Above sea level .. Maybe that explains why I've never had this scientific anomaly occur ... Lol
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Post by yekoms on Oct 11, 2016 19:11:21 GMT -5
I'm just outside of Pottstown, PA at 180ft above sea level and have a can of Model Masters Custom Lacquer leaking at the bottom seam. Its Royal Blue Pearl but the ooze is smelly clear. like any other leak I put duct tape over it to slow it up. I thought it was just my luck and never thought anymore about it.
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Post by Starryeyes on Oct 11, 2016 19:35:02 GMT -5
NEWS UPDATE !! After posting my statement decided to have a look another paint stash I have,,, sure enough I ad AT LEAST 4 cans that looked spot on to your picture above Fletch ! how disappointing .. I guess they just don't make'm like they used to..
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Post by Fletch on Oct 12, 2016 9:31:26 GMT -5
Well...I guess it is not the altitude! I have about 300 cans of spray paint in the closet in my model den and for years I was never able to figure out where the "fresh paint" smell was coming from. Sometimes those little clear bubbles just could not be seen while sitting in the boxes I keep the cans in. I suppose I would never had smelled them had they been out in the garage. Yep - they never leaked back in the 60's. |
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