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  • Member since
    February 2006
  • From: Bedford, England
Posted by Tecs on Friday, March 23, 2007 12:44 PM
Good tips guys, I actually bought a bottle cap removing tool, it has a plastic handle and a rubber lassoo and works a treat. The offednding caps were stuck on when they arrived as I also take care to wipe the tops to avoid this, but without a LHS I am stuck with mail order and Evil [}:)] - bay.
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    December 2002
  • From: Reno, NV
Posted by espins1 on Friday, March 23, 2007 11:40 AM

 Bgrigg wrote:
As long as all that beef isn't a whole lot of bull! Whistling [:-^]

Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by Bgrigg on Friday, March 23, 2007 11:28 AM
As long as all that beef isn't a whole lot of bull! Whistling [:-^]

So long folks!

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  • From: Reno, NV
Posted by espins1 on Friday, March 23, 2007 11:01 AM
 ruddratt wrote:
 espins1 wrote:

Or you could just go to the gym, and beef up that grip!  Wink [;)] 

Lacquer thinner is cheaper! Tongue [:P]

That may be true, but laquer thinner won't turn on the ladies like a little beef will Wink [;)]

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  • From: Smithers, BC, Canada
Posted by ruddratt on Friday, March 23, 2007 10:52 AM
 espins1 wrote:

Or you could just go to the gym, and beef up that grip!  Wink [;)] 

Lacquer thinner is cheaper! Tongue [:P]

Mike

 "We have our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures....scares the hell outta people."

 

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  • From: Reno, NV
Posted by espins1 on Friday, March 23, 2007 10:34 AM

Or you could just go to the gym, and beef up that grip!  Wink [;)]  just kidding

I have the same problem from time to time.  Great tips guys.  Smile [:)]

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Posted by Chuck0 on Friday, March 23, 2007 8:10 AM

  First of all never shake your acrylics, ALWAYS stir to mix. Keep a roll of toilet paper on the work bench to wipe the stirring stick and the top of the bottle before colosing. I thin my paints in part with acetone. If the cap does get stuck just invert the bottle in a small dish of acetone until the cap and the threads of the bottle are submerged. 30 seconds later the cap will spin right off.

 

  (And then thorughly clean the cap with the toilet tissue dipped in acetone, it wipes right off and only takes a second) 

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  • From: Smithers, BC, Canada
Posted by ruddratt on Thursday, March 22, 2007 3:34 PM

What I will do is invert the bottle in question, and using an eyedropper, squirt a few drops of lacquer thinner into the threads and let it sit (still inverted) a few minutes. I've found when doing this that a lid that wouldn't budge with plyers can be easily opened by hand.

 

Mike

 "We have our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures....scares the hell outta people."

 

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    October 2005
  • From: texas
Posted by looper on Thursday, March 22, 2007 3:12 PM
i hold the bottle in one hand with a rubber glove while turning the cap with channel locks. 
Andy
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    February 2003
  • From: Southern California, USA
Posted by ABARNE on Thursday, March 22, 2007 2:49 PM

The easiest method I have found is to use sticky gloves.  My wife bought me a pair (I think from a store's gardening section), and their palm and fingers surfaces are covered in in a very sticky light gray latex.  They give such strong grip that since I have had them, I have never had to use any other method to open a stubborn bottle.

 

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Posted by Bgrigg on Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:06 AM

The best tip is to wipe the lid and threads clean before putting the lids back on, but it's too late for that one. Another one that is too late is to use a piece of cling wrap to cover the bottle before putting the lid on.

There are a few methods to remove recalcitrant lids that I've used:

Use a large elastic band, the kind you see holding broccoli in the grocery store. I've put them on the lid, and it stops the grooved rim from shredding your hand.

Run the bottle under hot water, as hot as you can stand (or use a pair of pliers to hold it), that may soften the stuck paint enough to release the lid.

Or use two of the rubber strap style oil filter wrenches to gain some additional leverage. They also make smaller versions for people who have a hard time with lid on jars.

Second to last resort is to use two channel lock style pliers, caution must be used as it is pretty easy to break the lid and glass bottle.

The last resort requires chucking the #$%^ bottle in the garbage and buying another! Yes, I've done that, sometimes it's better to toss out a few bucks than to suffer frustration!

So long folks!

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  • From: Bedford, England
Bottle cap sticking
Posted by Tecs on Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:26 AM
Any tips on getting stuck shut Tamiya Acrylic lids off, my hands are raw!
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