esantoro Posted March 14, 2007 Report Posted March 14, 2007 Do any of you know any tricks or techniques for getting a stuck cap off a Duall's #88 can? Any recommendations for a plastic glue dispenser? Thanks, Ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
Members Brandon Posted March 14, 2007 Members Report Posted March 14, 2007 Do any of you know any tricks or techniques for getting a stuck cap off a Duall's #88 can?Any recommendations for a plastic glue dispenser? Thanks, Ed Ok, here is something my friends use that may not work for others. Punch a hole ( with a nail ) at the top edge of the cap/lid, tilt the can and load the glue with a half inch flat brush. The brush will be harden like a piece of wood but shaped like a chisel and that's what the idea is all about, hard and yet flexible. As for me, I use a plastic bottle, drill a hole on the plastic cap. For small project I squeeze the glue on my finger and for larger piece, I use the cap as a spreader as I squeeze rather than many had mentioned using plastic cards. Place a scrap piece of leather over the hole after use. Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted March 14, 2007 Moderator Report Posted March 14, 2007 Ed, Maybe I'm not reading enough into this, but I remove the lid off my Barge cans with either a pipe wrench or pair of channel lock pliers, whichever is closer. I put my glue into 16 oz plastic squeeze bottles and can squeeze out a bead size that varies depending on how hard I squeeze and how fast I move it. Bruce Johnson Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Members joet Posted March 14, 2007 Members Report Posted March 14, 2007 Once you get the cap off, take a q-tip and put some vasoline around the inside of the cap as well as the threads around the top of the container. This tip also works for rubber cement. Joe Quote
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