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  • PVC Cement Can Lid Griptivity Improvement

    I’ve been doing a lot of fiddly gluing lately and, despite my best efforts, some adhesive collects in the lid’s screw threads. The gummy residue makes it really hard to unscrew the lid without a strap wrench after a few days.

    Wrapping two turns of silicone tape around the cap helps tremendously:

    Silicone tape on PVC cement can lid
    Silicone tape on PVC cement can lid

    It’s obvious in retrospect, is all I can say…