Patent ID: 7201191

Claim:
A method of preparing at a point of sale location a ready to use aerosol container of paint comprising, in combination, a. providing a pressurized container for use in formulating a final paint mixture, the container having a filling opening and containing an initial paint formulation comprising a propellant and at least one of a clear non-pigmented base or a clear pigmented base or a white pigmented base; b. introducing the pressurized container into a filling machine; c. matching or selecting a final color and a gloss for the final paint mixture; d. determining a recipe of tints or pigment dispersions or combination of both to achieve the matched or selected final color; e. preparing a liquid formulation of tints, pigment dispersions or a combination of both based on the recipe determined in step d.; f. adding the formulation from step e. directly to the pressurized container through the filling opening as a single injection; and g. attaching a spray head into the filling opening.