Spray Can Handle

What the aid is for

Spraying from a can has one weak point, and that is the finger. The index finger presses a small nozzle from above, goes numb after a few minutes and the pressure stops being even, so coarser and thinner places appear on the model. A handle removes that problem: you grip the whole can with your hand and control it with a grip that keeps the pressure the same from the beginning of a pass to the end.

What it brings to the model

Even pressure means a constant flow, and that is half the result. It is easier to keep the can at the same distance from the surface and square to it, easier to run straight passes across a whole surface in one movement, and the spray is interrupted less often in the middle of a part, where an interruption leaves a mark. The aid suits larger surfaces in particular, primer coats and clear-coating, that is, anywhere spraying goes on for a longer stretch. Besides the result, though, it is also about comfort: on longer work the hand does not tire as much and spraying stops being a race against your own finger.

How to work with it

• before work, try whether the handle seats on the can you are using, as diameters differ between brands
• make the first pass away from the model, to check how the can sprays
• hold the can square to the surface and at one distance, and run the passes with the whole forearm
• spray in thin coats with a pause; one heavy coat floods the detail
• clean the nozzle and the handle after work, so that dried paint does not seal them
• do not put the can or the handle down on a freshly sprayed surface

Terms of supply

The handle is supplied on its own. A spray can, paints and a model are not part of the delivery, unless stated otherwise.