2.  Aerosol can filled with different
mixtures of paint
 Used for different painting
techniques
 Easy to store and portable

3. First Synthetic Dye
1856- Henry Perkins
1st Aerosol can and
valve patented
Nov. 1927- Erik Spray paint that
Rotheim
could be
dispensed through
an aerosol can
U.S. produced 1949-Edward
25 ,million gal Seymour
of spray paint
1997 Limits on amounts of
Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOCs)
in spray paint chlorofluorocarbon
COMMON PRODUCT Late 1990s propellants (CFCs)=
Present banned
Late 1970s

4. Synthetic 1st Aerosol can
Dye
Common Krylon can- A huge producer of
spray paint

5.  The can changed from heavy, bulky steel to
thin tin plated steel/aluminum
 Different pigments and solvents have been
added for different characteristics
› Gloss finish
› Metallic look
› Wood finishes
› Primer
› Craft paint
› Outdoor paint

6.  Chlorofluorocarbon propellants
(CFCs) were banned from spray paints
due to damage to the ozone
 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
were limited due to their contribute
to air pollution

7.  Bad effects
› Used for huffing
› Harmful chemicals
› Used for tagging/graffiti
 Good effects
› Easy for art projects
› Portable and easy to store
› Used in some jobs

8.  http://www.ehow.com/about_6498042_paint-
spray-can-made_.html
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spray_painting
 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_invented_pain
t
 http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions
/a/aerosol.htm
 http://www.madehow.com/Volume-7/Spray-
Paint.html