bankruatsteve Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 So, I bought the cheapest AAA thinner at Do Home. The plastic sealing ring came off OK but I'll be damned if I can get the cap off. What's the secret? I tried pressing my thumb down while turning which the icon appears to be saying - but it just turns and that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artisi Posted May 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2021 take the largest screw-driver you have in the left hand positioned in the corner of the can and your trusty hammer in your right and apply a meaningful blow directly to the screw-driver, if left handed just reverse the hand positions, unused thinners can be stored stored in a beer bottle or 2. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 3 hours ago, bankruatsteve said: I tried pressing my thumb down while turning which the icon appears to be saying - but it just turns and that's it. The cap doesn’t have a screw thread. Pushing down expands the base. ignore the hammer suggestion but push down on the cap and use a flat screwdriver to help lifting the cap off. you can use beer bottles for storage but should have plastic caps for them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogust Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 No turning, just push hard in the middle until you hear/feel a click. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankruatsteve Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 Finally got a round toit. Apparently my thumb is not going to be a Lethal weapon any time soon - so I tried giving it a bang with a screwdriver handle and the cap popped up. It has a plastic compression thingy inside. and pops back into place. I've never seen anything like this before but there you go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister T Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, bankruatsteve said: I've never seen anything like this before but there you go. Designed to be child proof. I still remember trying to open a bottle of panadol about 40 years ago and could not budge it. My 4 year old told me you had to push down and turn at the same time, he opened it at first attempt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 3 hours ago, bankruatsteve said: Finally got a round toit. Apparently my thumb is not going to be a Lethal weapon any time soon - so I tried giving it a bang with a screwdriver handle and the cap popped up. It has a plastic compression thingy inside. and pops back into place. I've never seen anything like this before but there you go. We had the same cap when I was a kid. push down (as others said) in the center of cap to release and it should lift off. Squeeze the perimeter together and it should click back on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankruatsteve Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 This one has an insert that expands the rim when pushed (to open). To close, just press on the rim and it snaps shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 21 hours ago, bankruatsteve said: This one has an insert that expands the rim when pushed (to open). To close, just press on the rim and it snaps shut. The same cap we had on our thinner can 60 years ago, except that ours was all steel but for a paper gasket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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