Solvent Can Rant

[KennyG]

This seems like a good place for my latest pet peeve/rant. I've been doing a lot of painting on projects lately. Does anyone have a way to pour the first pint or so from one of those rectangular solvent cans without spilling it all over? I always seem to spill a lot and make a mess. And it's usually stuff I'd rather not spill like 2 part paint activator or acetone. The regular gallon cans I usually deal with by dipping a stainless cup into them but I can't find a way to make the rectangular cans work.

 

[gator]

Saw on TV show if you pour with spout on top it allows air in and prevents the glug glug pour with spout on bottom. YMMV, just a suggestion to try.

 

[2458n]

Works for the anti freeze jugs as well.

 

[Redlands Okie]

Yep, works well

 

[KennyG]

I will try that but the problem seems to be that when you pour slowly it flows on to the top and goes everywhere.

 

[Mendonsy]

Maybe you could take a spare cap and install something like a hose barb fitting and a piece of tubing into it. It seems like that should work as long as the solvent doesn't melt the tubing.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Spout on top into a large funnel into a more manageable container over a spill pad. PPG relevant to the liquid.

 

[LD1]

Its a big conspiracy by the solvent MFGS. The more you spill, the more you have to buy.

 

[PILOON]

Its a big conspiracy by the solvent MFGS. The more you spill, the more you have to buy.

Only thing is most of your $$'s go to shipping taxes etc and not to the MFGS.

 

[Gunny]

Think maybe this would work, the Coleman Fuel can has a cap that looks identical to the metal solvent cans

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Coleman-Fuel-Filler/21945334#about-item

 

[KennyG]

Well, pouring from the top does help when the can is not quite full, but I think I will look into a spout for full cans.