The Ultimate Spray Paint Can Shaker - Homemade DIY Tool

This is a homemade spray can paint shaker that I built using scrap materials that I had laying around the shop. It has saved me so much time and money over the last couple years. I show how I made this tool, why it was needed, and how it is used. I also give some paint tips and talk about other designs of automatic aerosol paint can shakers.

[@Patriottoo2]

Nicely done! Sounds like the shaker has proven itself to be worthy of the time it took to fabricate. Thanks for posting.

[@projectswithrich22]

Thanks for watching!

[@charlesirby9222]

Dang good idea...I too hate shaking paint cans. Nice presentation w/ excellent recommendations about getting quality paint coverage.

[@jackrichards1863]

I come in search of such things since the cheaper aerosols I can get are probably very well settled old stock. This stuff is not cheap. The retailer wont refund if it;s not shaken so vigorously that the lump inside has dented the crap out of the base of the can. If I could even shake it that hard it might spray just fine? This is a pretty decent creation Rich. Thanks for sharing your intellectual property. Very decent of a man to share knowledge

[@xrotor7813]

I really like your can shaker design- efficient to use and inexpensive to make. I intend to make one similar to yours but I will make it so it can be mounted in a bench vice. That way it can be maybe a bit lighter and be put it away when not needed.

[@1995dresser]

I like the use of the caulking gun to hold the can

[@willowbrook8917]

I like your paint shaker. I also use a lot of spray paint. I solved many of my spray paint problems a few years ago by not buying Rustoleum spray paint. Out of all the brands of paint, Rustoleum is the brand that has the most trouble. I also take the spray nozzles off to clean them when I am finished. Thanks for posting.

[@projectswithrich22]

Thanks, just curious, which brand have you liked the best? I forgot to mention cleaning the nozzles. I pull them off and use the air gun rather than turn the cans upside down, wasting the propellent. I also saved the best nozzles for future use. Some spray a little better than others.

[@willowbrook8917]

@@projectswithrich22 I don't have much trouble with Krylon. The way I clean the tips is by spraying brake cleaner through the tip. I take the nozzle off the brake cleaner can and slide a 1/2" long plastic tube over the nipple coming out of the can. That way the paint can nozzle will fit into the tube. I got the tube from the inside of a spray can.

[@upperechelon3456]

Great idea and presentation.

[@Zvertnie]

Bravo! Well done.

[@petemclinc]

I have found warming clear coat finishes helps prevent spray splatter. I set the can on my Delongi space heater for 10-15 minutes.

[@Artanis1000]

Excellent job. I'm thinking through a dedicated shaker without using a sawsall or a drill.

[@pauljcampbell2997]

Great video! Thanks mate!

[@cbcarper9681]

Excellent presentation lotta good ideas thank you

[@projectswithrich22]

Glad you liked it

[@mars1952]

@06:15 an Irwin Quick-Grip Micro Bar Clamp clamp works very well as a variable trigger holder.

[@WaschyNumber1]

I think a jigsaw would be working also 🤔🤗

[@Camper4244]

I used my sawsall for shaking spray paint, did a good job until the chuck broke. Having trouble finding repair parts now.

[@projectswithrich22]

I haven't broken any sawzall parts, but I have broken some grinder parts. ereplacementparts.com has just about everything for fixing power tools.

[@gyrospace2]

Very cool. ⚔️🗿

[@johnstone9396]

its nice but a little too simplistic, could you add about 5 more items to it to complicate it up a little

[@fredericsupercycle4136]

1:20 awesome|!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lolllllllllll :D

[@joell439]

👍👍😎👍👍

[@cbcarper9681]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Tuur75]

A bit over engineered, but nice!

[@richardr5013]

for how much I use spray paint, I'm going to save 5 hours and 100.00 by shaking my can for a minute

[@CornelBoeriu]

tatatatatata....

[@justinwalker7246]

Would you be interested in selling one of those. How much would you charge me. Lol

[@MisterRlGHT]

Amazon could have brought you one in less than the 3 or 4 days it took to plan & build & finish this one for only $45.

[@mtfd554]

Really?! 😂