Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.
Dismiss
how to open driveway sealer can?
490 views
Skip to first unread message
rache...@hotmail.com
Jul 24, 2013, 8:28:17 AM7/24/13
to
Is there a trick to open a driveway sealer 5-gal can, or just brute force (of which I have little...) lifting the rim a little bit all the way around the can?
I see screwdriver slots around the rim but have no idea how those are supposed to help remove the cover. (If all else fails, I was thinking of just drilling a circle of holes around the perimeter of the lid on top, and then snapping off this circle since the lid will not be needed after the can is empty.) Thanks.
I see screwdriver slots around the rim but have no idea how those are supposed to help remove the cover. (If all else fails, I was thinking of just drilling a circle of holes around the perimeter of the lid on top, and then snapping off this circle since the lid will not be needed after the can is empty.) Thanks.
Pavel314
Jul 24, 2013, 8:33:49 AM7/24/13
to
On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:28:17 AM UTC-4, rache...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Is there a trick to open a driveway sealer 5-gal can, or just brute force (of which I have little...) lifting the rim a little bit all the way around the can?
>
> I see screwdriver slots around the rim but have no idea how those are supposed to help remove the cover. (If all else fails, I was thinking of just drilling a circle of holes around the perimeter of the lid on top, and then snapping off this circle since the lid will not be needed after the can is empty.) Thanks.
I use a large screwdriver, holding it pointing downwards and putting the tip in one of the slotted tabs around the edge of the lid. Then I pull the handle back towards the center of the can, using the edge of the lid as a fulcrum. This pulls the tab away from the can. Then on to the next tab, then the one after that, and so on, until all the tabs are pulled away from the can. The lid should then lift off.
> Is there a trick to open a driveway sealer 5-gal can, or just brute force (of which I have little...) lifting the rim a little bit all the way around the can?
>
> I see screwdriver slots around the rim but have no idea how those are supposed to help remove the cover. (If all else fails, I was thinking of just drilling a circle of holes around the perimeter of the lid on top, and then snapping off this circle since the lid will not be needed after the can is empty.) Thanks.
bob haller
Jul 24, 2013, 8:34:24 AM7/24/13
to
i cut the strip at the bttom of the lid with diagionals, then bend the lid up to remove. instructions should be on the label
hrho...@sbcglobal.net
Jul 24, 2013, 3:01:47 PM7/24/13
to
On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 7:28:17 AM UTC-5, rache...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Is there a trick to open a driveway sealer 5-gal can, or just brute force (of which I have little...) lifting the rim a little bit all the way around the can? I see screwdriver slots around the rim but have no idea how those are supposed to help remove the cover. (If all else fails, I was thinking of just drilling a circle of holes around the perimeter of the lid on top, and then snapping off this circle since the lid will not be needed after the can is empty.) Thanks.
Pavel is right if it is a metal cover with 20+ tabs around the perimeter.
> Is there a trick to open a driveway sealer 5-gal can, or just brute force (of which I have little...) lifting the rim a little bit all the way around the can? I see screwdriver slots around the rim but have no idea how those are supposed to help remove the cover. (If all else fails, I was thinking of just drilling a circle of holes around the perimeter of the lid on top, and then snapping off this circle since the lid will not be needed after the can is empty.) Thanks.
If it is a plastic bucket style, then there is a tab you cut and then rip a band off around the top, the lower part of the cover. This is the more common method of operation in my Chicago suburbs, but I have seen a couple of metal cans in past years.
Higgs Boson
Jul 24, 2013, 3:52:31 PM7/24/13
to
(Here's one on myself; just went through same thing with a bottle of Pinot Grigio from Trader Joe. Couldn't scrape off foil; couldn't get Opener into cork through foil; all it did was plow a sharp little crater. Before I stabbed myself to death with various implements used to try & remove foil, I took a deep breath & realized THIS WAS A SCREW-OFF TOP! Some people are just a little slow...<g>)
HB
micky
Jul 26, 2013, 1:18:02 AM7/26/13
to
On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 05:28:17 -0700 (PDT), rache...@hotmail.com
wrote:
>Is there a trick to open a driveway sealer 5-gal can, or just brute force (of which I have little...) lifting the rim a little bit all the way around the can?
>I see screwdriver slots around the rim but have no idea how those are supposed to help remove the cover. (If all else fails, I was thinking of just drilling a circle of holes around the perimeter of the lid on top, and then snapping off this circle since the lid will not be needed after the can is empty.)
What if it starts to rain before you finish the can?
What if your buddy calls with tickets to the game that day?
What Pavel said.
> Thanks.
wrote:
>Is there a trick to open a driveway sealer 5-gal can, or just brute force (of which I have little...) lifting the rim a little bit all the way around the can?
>I see screwdriver slots around the rim but have no idea how those are supposed to help remove the cover. (If all else fails, I was thinking of just drilling a circle of holes around the perimeter of the lid on top, and then snapping off this circle since the lid will not be needed after the can is empty.)
What if your buddy calls with tickets to the game that day?
What Pavel said.
> Thanks.
Nate Nagel
Jul 26, 2013, 8:12:40 AM7/26/13
to
them at a big box. Maybe try a paint store?
nate
--
replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
http://members.cox.net/njnagel
micky
Jul 26, 2013, 12:43:09 PM7/26/13
to
On Fri, 26 Jul 2013 08:12:40 -0400, Nate Nagel <njn...@roosters.net>
wrote:
Probably because a pro needs such conveniences. If this is is first
can, he'll probably not be using many and he can get along with a
screwdriver, instead of buying every attachment for sale.
OT but it reminds me: My best friend's younger brother, when he was
about 22, came to stay with me in Brooklyn, NY, to look for a job,
etc. His first day out he returned without any job prospects, but a
bunch of small unneeded camera accessories, like a mirror that goes
between the camera and the lens, to look around corners. or to take
sneak pictures.
Of course he's 60 now and he's doing much better. (I havent' seen
him since now and then or I'd probably have forgotten this story.)
>
>nate
wrote:
can, he'll probably not be using many and he can get along with a
screwdriver, instead of buying every attachment for sale.
OT but it reminds me: My best friend's younger brother, when he was
about 22, came to stay with me in Brooklyn, NY, to look for a job,
etc. His first day out he returned without any job prospects, but a
bunch of small unneeded camera accessories, like a mirror that goes
between the camera and the lens, to look around corners. or to take
sneak pictures.
Of course he's 60 now and he's doing much better. (I havent' seen
him since now and then or I'd probably have forgotten this story.)
>
>nate
Higgs Boson
Jul 27, 2013, 11:09:46 AM7/27/13
to
HB
0 new messages