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

[Washington, Aubrey O.]

A few years ago I bought 2 gallons cheap at a hardware store that was going out of business.  I am about half-way through the first gallon.  No problem with broken spray nozzles!

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From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Frost [akfrosty at mtaonline.net]
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 1:40 AM
To: mspencer at tallships.ca; Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: My latest discovery - cleaning up wet epoxy cement

Or buy a gallon can and use a refillable spray bottle.

Frosty
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From: "Mike Spencer" <mspencer at tallships.ca>


>
> 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?
>
> --
> Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada
> .~.
>
> /V\

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