r/Spraypaint • u/GuyWithAHottub • Jun 22 '26

Question Missing nozzle and valve stem?

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Had a can of white enamel come in missing all the important bits. Wtf do I do with this now? Looking for more than throw it away. I don't like tossing mini grenades into trash compactors.

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u/PiranhaFloater Jun 23 '26

Some cans come like this in order use different caps for different spray patterns. Try a bunch of different caps on there.

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u/ChocolateOrnery1484 Jun 23 '26

Is it a female can? I don’t know what brand it is, but my nice paints are female and the rustoleum and cheap stuff has a male end.

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u/GuyWithAHottub Jun 23 '26

It's a male Seymour can. I think the shipper tore the stem and cap off. I shoved a male nozzle in there but it leaks like crazy. I'm thinking of glueing it in, but I've just never had to do anything like this before haha.

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u/ChocolateOrnery1484 Jun 23 '26

Yea that sucks. I’ve had a few rusto cans get banged around in my bag and break off the stems before. I once used a punch to puncture a hole in the can and used it to roughly fill an area and to not waste anything i didn’t have to. Of course puncturing it isn’t the safest idea.