Forty millilitre cans exist for the work where a full-size aerosol makes no sense. The selection covers gloss, satin and matt shades, metallic tones and colours tied to robot and science fiction subjects. A small can suits single parts, supplementary shades and any colour you reach for once in a while and would rather not buy by the hundred millilitres. A small can is also easier to control on a part you are holding in one hand. Notes on getting a clean coat out of one follow the product list.
A large aerosol has one drawback: if it sprays one part a year, the rest of it ages on the shelf. A smaller volume is therefore practical for shades that are not in daily use and for small models where there is simply not much surface to cover. The selection also includes metallic and shifted tones that do not appear in the basic numbered series.
Shake the can for a minute and let it reach room temperature, because cold paint atomises coarsely and dries grainy. Even the surface out beforehand with a coat from surfacers and primers.
Three thin coats at short intervals give a smoother surface than one heavy coat. With gloss and metallic shades that goes double, because they magnify every flaw underneath them.
An aerosol has no narrow fan, so without cover the paint reaches places it should not. Suitable materials are in masking supplies.
Keep one practical limit in mind: an aerosol has no volume control, so a 40 ml can will still empty quickly if it is used on a large surface. It is at its best on a handful of parts, a single sub-assembly or a touch-in, and a large area is cheaper and more controllable through a gun.
Part of the colour selection here was mixed with GUNDAM model kits in mind. Larger cans and other aerosol ranges are in the parent category model spray paints.
