[TheForge] Re: My latest discovery - cleaning up wet epoxy cement

GRAF adveniam at att.net
Mon Apr 14 12:48:43 EDT 2008


It does come in gallon cans and you can get a hand pumped sprayer.
Aerosols bah humbug.

Mike Graf

Mike Spencer wrote:
>> WD-40 Well, Who Knew...?
>> [snippity-snip]
>>     
>
> I didn't.  Cool.
>
> On the downside, they've switched the aerosol cans from the standard
> nozzle widget used on almost every aerosol can in the world to a New
> and Improved version.
>
>     Old nozzle: Can falls head-down on floor.  Spend 20 minutes
>     looking or nozzle in debris under bench. Reinsert nozzle. If not
>     found, get another nozzle from the junk bin/coffee can.  Insert
>     nozzle. 
>
>     New nozzle: Can falls head-down on floor.  Nozzle smashes into
>     several pieces.  Discard nearly full can of WD-40. Go buy new
>     can. [1]
>
> Not to mention that in the interest of making it look like you're
> getting more for less, the cans are now taller and don't fit on the
> shelf where I keep the oiler, WD-40, belt dressing, Fluid Film etc.
>
> Grump.
>
>
> - Mike
>
> [1] Yeah, yeah, there's Advanced Product Recovery.  Place can with
>     unusable nozzle in garbage bag. Tie with rubber bands so that bag
>     is closed and can is held near top of bag.  Suspend from
>     tree. Shoot can with .22. Drain WD-40 from bottom of bag.
>
>     All that for a crappy l'il nozzle?
>
>   


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