How to Easily Install a Schrader Valve on any Can to make It Refillable without Drilling or Torch.

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So I ordered the schrader valves, found an empty can and did this. It worked out well. I'm using it as we speak. Thanks from a "workshop type"☺

Funny, as a 10 year old kid in the 1960's I used to do this because them sprays were eating too much into my pocket money. Then oiling sprays become cheap as dirt. Now literally over 60 years later I am on the brink of doing this again because of corporate conglomeration having gone out of control.

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I've turned stuff like that down in my drill press with a half inch chuck and a file. This is a very nice hack. I had been filling cans by pressing a wheel stem onto a spray can and using the schrader valve that way. This is way better. Thanks for posting. (I like the soldering iron hack too!)

I didn't read down for all the comments but, if you are a 737 Wrench, you have probably pressure tested a 100 things with soap bubbles. Every time I rehook propane bottles on trailers, swapping tanks on my Oxy/Acy welding tanks, aviator's breathing O2 bottles and so forth. Cheap insurance. Good vid 👍

By using a punch, you create more surface (mate-ing) area between the Brass Tire Valve & The Can. Great idea. Can should last a life time. Also by positioning the Brass Tire Valve @ the top of the can, (above the liquid level) you keep the solvent from continuous soaking of the Schrader Valve gasket / seal. Yes you can drill, but I would argue the punching of the hole will give a more desired mechanical result. Thanks for sharing. Also, on your punch, after you achieve the correct diameter hole to receive the Brass Tire Valve, you could mark with a pen of some type, or scratch a line on the tip of the punch.

Interchangeable spray patterns - best most ingenious advice this year. Thanks Mech. Empty window-cleaner and other hand-spray bottles can be adapted to spray many other liquids too.

I like the recycle process my only concern is someone figures they can add more air to last longer, we all know idiots are everywhere an they will blow up the can due to overpressure. Just buy the ones for this usage as I paid 5.99 for a plastic bottle with a hand pump built in and a metal one that has a 80 to 150 psi rating for 29.99 at HF and be safe

Schrader valve 1/8" npt threaded tank fittings are available to do the same thing with no machining. The cheapest source of a Schrader valve might be to get an old car tire valve stem, remove the valve core, burn the rubber off of the remaining brass part of the valve, then clean off any residue. One might even be able to secure the valve in the can with epoxy if the fit in the can hole is close.

That's a lot of effort to go through to extend the life of a spray can. My issue is I have cans of wd-40 and other substances where the propellant is gone. Sometimes I can take a blog gun, connected to a compressed air source and using the nozzle to pressurize the can. I remove the little plastic nozzle, press the rubber tip against the little hol3 in the can and press the button. Most of the time I can hear the air bubbling inside the can. If this works, for you, it will allow you to use the last bit in the can. The problem is, doesn't always work. I think a nozzle has to be machined that acts like the plastic spray nozzle. I could machine one, just have better things to do. You can actually purchase containers that are made to be pressurized and refilled, can't remember the brands. The last time I used one, the can leaked a bit. Should say this, but I've taken 30 pound refrigerant jugs, have silver soldered 1/4" male flare fittings with schraeder valves, that allows one to fill the tank with compressed air. I think the "illegal" part is transporting the container on public roads, since the ruling seems to come from the DOT. Keep up the good work. Jim

This is an easy operation requiring simple tools... I have a commercial version of this, with a heavy duty aluminum tank, brass schrader valve, and a trigger sprayer. I keep PB Blaster in mine...

This is a great idea for us "workshop types" Thanks for the upload

This was a neat project, but if you don't want to use a pump sprayer you can go to any LOWE'S STORE and buy (for $8) a battery operated sprayer that screws on a gallon container and it sprays a stream of liquid about 20 feet. No manual pumping needed 😊. I bought 1 about 3 months ago and have used it for all different chemicals and I LOVE IT! PS--- IT'S SOLD OVER BY THE BUG SPRAYS.👍

Great job explaining the process, you called every part name correctly and overall nailed it. I don't use WD40 anymore, CRC makes a much better juice. Your shop is worth a review, I know you can make a buck using it. Get more shelving and racking. Thanks.

Amazing! Thank you for sharing this video. Thank you for the offer in machining the valves and the tip for the solder iron. I would be interested in about the last quarter of this year 2024. Thank you. Greetings from Madang, Papua New Guinea!

I’m glad you mentioned to save the tips for the different spray patterns. The tip on the starter fluid can is like a garden hose with out a nozzle. Ps. I love the “but you need a lathe” comment 😂😂😂 These guys will say anything to keep a laugh going…! Don’t takem seriously.😂

This is the best video on this subject, or project for a better word! For me, video with no music is a Big plus, even if the video is not so good, or the instructions, which is not the case here. And another fact that turn me way from any video or information online is AI. I already have the devil speaking to me, every minute, so don’t need to hear his voice, God's Voice Yes 😊. I'm disappointed though, thought I had all the necessary tools and materials to do this, but not so. I need to go out and shop for a metal lathe to get it done. Hope my wife will fall for it and do the blessing!😅😅

No need to lathe the valve, can simply remove the rubber from a standard tire valve and solder

A really good video. I like the soldering of the valve. Nice technique.