I got a Tamyia TS 46 spray can, I sprayed the contents or ( paint that can come out of spray can that would normally come out of spray can ) I put a drinking straw onto the hole where paint comes out of spray can. And I pushed the button thing down and paint came out of that little hole where it would normally come out of . I sprayed the paint from the spray can into a drinking straw into a mixing bottle ( jar ) and flowed through the drinking straw down to the mixing bottle ( jar ) and tipped the mixing bottle ( jar ) at a 45 degree angle slowly up to a 90 degree angle so there was no splatter that came out of mixing bottle ( jar ). And did that untill the mixing bottle or ( jar ) was full and then put cap or lid on the mixing bottle or ( jar ) .

I did that and it was a success!!! but now every time I open the mixing bottle from tamiya it lets out a weird hissing noise like when you shake a bottle of soda and if you take it off to fast your full of soda all over you. But I release the pressure the same way I would with a soda bottle slow and then there's no noise and I did this a few times.

Now I need to know if I have to thin it like I would a bottled paint or does the paint inside the spray can thinned enough for a airbrush or should I thin it like it says to for bottled paint.

Also is there any conpressed air in the paint or is it going away by me opening and closing the mixing jar slowly making the air to be released like I would a soda bottle. And would it ruin my airbrush by useing a sray can paint that is not suppose too be used through a airbrush.

Happy Modeling
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I am not sure, but I heard somewhere that the propelland of Tamiya cans is LPG, or Liquid Petroleum Gas.

If that is the case, it may very well act as a solvent aswell, and in that case, you may need to thin the paint if you are to use it with an airbrush.

hth,

If LPG ( Liquified Petroleum Gas) is used as a propellant, be sure to spary away from any source of ignition. That goes without saying.. I highly doubt that it is used. But one never knows.. If it is used, it may be put in the can as a vapour. I cant see them using liquid LPG. To change from a liquid to a vapour, it expands 270 times .. So if you had 1 ounce of liquid LPG in the can, and sprayed the entire contents into the room, you would have 270 ounces of vapour in the room. Chances are they use the same propellant used in cans of air...

As for the hissing noise you hear, it may be more of the propellant that was still suspended in the paint.. I have used paint from a rattle can straight out of the airbrush and found it thin enough already.. No more thinning needed.. Dont forget that its thin enough to spray out of the paint can nozzle.

Mojo

Thanks Mojo you do that thing you do is magic to my model; I was going to thin it but luckly my brother came down from NY and we went to disney land/world same thing the one in FL. Your info is what is very helpful.

Happy Modeling
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Here is a great trick I learned. After spraying paint from can into mixing jar (or airbrush jar) leave the lid off and the set new paint filled jar into a cup or saucer with warm water (only need about a half inch worth). Let is sit until the paint stops bubbling. This lets out any trapped gas in the paint. Hope this helps!!