How do you store your spray cans?

[rwhite692]

I did a search but didn't find much on this topic...

Now that I'm in the process of moving into the new garage, I am in the process of eliminating stuff I don't need, and better organizing the rest.

I have quite a few cans of spray paint and other materials in aerosol cans that I need to better organize. Having them on a shelf in a cabinet is a pain since it's hard to identify the ones in back, and I wind up taking half of them out just to find what I want.

I'm thinking to build something like what is shown in the attached pic.

So, let's see your creative storage solutions for spray cans!

 

[JSBriggs]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55219

-Jeff

 

[lupinsea]

In one garage I was in I liked putting them on shelves between the studs. These shelves were basically 1x4's fastened within the stud cavity going from stud to stud. Similar to some examples in the thread JSBriggs posted. Depending on the situation, I might open up a section of drywall (or other wall covering if it is in place already) and build a bank of similar shelves. You're limited in what can be installed on the shelves but they also don't stick out into the room and take up air space.

Short of that, building a shallow rack (again, similar to the above linked thread) would be handy.

If you have a wall of peg board, there are spring clips available that anchor to the peg board and are designed to hold the cans. This is currently what I'm using in my garage now. LOVE them. Made by Durahook, they'll hold a standard spray paint can.

 

[johnny]

I keep them in a milk crate on a pull out shelf.

 

[rwhite692]

Thanks for that link, Jeff...It didn't come up when I searched.

 

[kaffine]

Scattered all over the place. Normally on the nearest horizontal surface to where I was using it last

I want to get a flamable storage locker but haven't found a good deal on one yet.

 

[OneTon]

Like this:

 

[rwhite692]

OneTon, that gets the job done, nice and simple.

 

[evintho]

Like this:

That, without a doubt is the best idea I've seen yet! Easy, simple and holds quantities! Every other post I've seen on this subject, the solution holds 15-20 cans at best. I've probably got 80-90 cans. The wall-o-paint works for me!

 

[OneTon]

I think I used 1 x 8's (6') and ripped them to fit between two 2x4 studs. That gave me two shelves. The leftover strip (appx. 3/4") is what you see used as the rail that holds the cans in. No waste!

 

[ddawg16]

I think that is more paint than HD.....

I have two colors....black and primer....

 

[OneTon]

I think that is more paint than HD.....

I have two colors....black and primer....

Eh...there's more than paint there. Clears, strippers, under-coating, galvanizing, adhesives, etc.

 

[frozen_bohemian]

I made a rack from some 1/2" plywood 3" deep, fits right behind the door on a wall that would otherwise be unusable.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I'm not exciting, I just stick them in a cabinet.

 

[38Chevy454]

Old 6-pack beer bottle containers work good to keep them form falling all over.

 

[NOTABLAZER]

I have one of those sauder book shelves (2 shelf unit) and I keep them in there, best of all it was free.

 

[Boost Creep]

i have a couple of these for stuff i use alot to keep em close by in easy reach
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AXXCVQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[drmoonshine]

In milk crates on the shelves. However, because this thread I'm reconsidering.

 

[BUGTHUG]

I use a old coke machine, its insulated. The Coke machine is a late 60's 10cent, the cans lay down and I put the day and year on the caps so I know how old the paint is. I think it holds about 100 cans. The compressor didn't work so I removed it and use that for 1/2 gal and gal. cans. Sometimes I put a 20w light bulb inside if it real cold for long period of time. Dosen't take much to keep warm and you don't want your paint to freeze.

 

[mad57]

As posted before under auction find heres my paint holders.

 

[OneTon]

I use a old coke machine, its insulated. The Coke machine is a late 60's 10cent, the cans lay down and I put the day and year on the caps so I know how old the paint is. I think it holds about 100 cans. The compressor didn't work so I removed it and use that for 1/2 gal and gal. cans. Sometimes I put a 20w light bulb inside if it real cold for long period of time. Dosen't take much to keep warm and you don't want your paint to freeze.

Do you have to put a nickel in everytime you need a can?

 

[Doros]

 

[Rickster55]

Clever Doros! I like that one!

 

[Brad54]

I keep mine in a milk crate on the shelf. However, I lay them on their side in the crate. This does two things: It lets me see what color (by cap) they are quickly, and more importantly all the sediment settles down along the length of the can, rather than piling up in the bottom. This makes it quicker to mix the paint completely.

-Brad

 

[chopper1]

Stored in a metal cabinet in the summer and in an unused refridgerator in the winter so they don't freeze in an unheated garage.

 

[rwreuter]

I did a search but didn't find much on this topic...

Now that I'm in the process of moving into the new garage, I am in the process of eliminating stuff I don't need, and better organizing the rest.

I have quite a few cans of spray paint and other materials in aerosol cans that I need to better organize. Having them on a shelf in a cabinet is a pain since it's hard to identify the ones in back, and I wind up taking half of them out just to find what I want.

I'm thinking to build something like what is shown in the attached pic.

So, let's see your creative storage solutions for spray cans!

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