Please pardon me if I'm stating the obvious. I'm a rookie, new to airbrushing, dumb as a box of rocks, and apologize in advance if I'm writing about something that everybody knows, has already been said a ga-jillion times, etc.
I did a search, but didn't see this specifically mentioned in the posts I saw.
I was wondering how I might de-gas some primer I'm having problems with. Using it out of the can isn't working for me, and I wanted to try in the AB. It seems to dry really fast, and I was worried that while I was allowing the propellant to dissipate, it might actually start to "set up" a bit.
The problem was then, how to allow gas to escape, but keep air out at the same time?
Then I thought of how I tried to make wine out of apples when I was a kid. Same thing as brewing your own beer, etc.
I "decanted" it into a glass jar using all the methods I read about. Then, I drilled a hole in the metal lid, and ran some plastic tubing through it. I sealed it nicely with epoxy so I knew it wouldn't leak through where the hose goes in.
Then, I ran the hose into a glass of water. Sure enough, she started a-bubblin'. It seems to work pretty well. I'm going to try it in a bit here, as the bubbles seem to have stopped, but I'll probably let it sit overnight just for kicks-n-giggles before putting it in another glass bottle. At least I know it won't dry out.
We'll see...
Anyway, thought that might be an interesting idea to share, and again, sorry if it's been covered before, I'm quadruple-posting, everyone already knows how to do it, etc.
Thanks, and I appreciate the forum.
Mk