Squeeze bottle caps

[Gary Beasley]

I was intent on transferring my shellac grain sealer from a glass bottle to a plastic squeeze bottle like condements are put in but lacked the caps for the tip. My son suggested using a wire nut and lo and behold a red winged wirenut was a perfect fit. The wire coil threads inside grip the tip quite well with just a little twist.

 

[Russell Nugent]

I tried those bottles with some finishes. They do not seal very well, the thinner does tend to evaporate. I tried some osmo finish in there, it set up in about a week.

 

[Gary Beasley]

I tried those bottles with some finishes. They do not seal very well, the thinner does tend to evaporate. I tried some osmo finish in there, it set up in about a week.

The plastic bottles are prone to oxygen penetration so not so good for curing finishes. Works great for shellac though.

 

[Gerald Lawrence]

Agree with Gary. As a Pharmacist I was taught that plastic is permeable to oxygen. Some plastics are better than others as the stock bottle on Pharmacy shelves is thicker and some have a black coating inside to help with preservation. I would expect condiment bottles would be easily permeable .

 

[Gregg Miller]

This is such a cool idea. I wonder of there are other wirw nut colors would also work.

 

[Darryl Fective]

I doubt there is much of a seal with the threads. If you flip and squeeze, I'm guessing it make a mess, and probably enough to allow stuff to partially cure.

 

[hockenbery]

I have been using the disposable plastic water bottles to store Waterlox in with great success.
Each use I put the cap on loosely and squeeze until a little Waterlox runs out under the loose cap then tighten the cap.
When it gets close to empty I fold the bottom up.

This gets most all the air out of the bottle. A tiny air bubble doesn’t seem to be a problem

I’ve kept Waterlox from gelling with this method for well over 6 months. Probably past 9 a few times.

 

[Janet Dillon]

Any recommendations for storing the 3-part finish of shellac, boiled linseed oil and denatured alcohol? I store it in a plastic container, and I'm now concerned that that's not a good idea.

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I tried those bottles with some finishes. They do not seal very well, the thinner does tend to evaporate. I tried some osmo finish in there, it set up in about a week

 

[Gerald Lawrence]

I have found wine bags are inexpensive and very effective. Easy to pour out of too.

 

[Russell Nugent]

Any recommendations for storing the 3-part finish of shellac, boiled linseed oil and denatured alcohol? I store it in a plastic container, and I'm now concerned that that's not a good idea.

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A Mason Jar can work , I usually wax the threads. Mostly I keep my finishes in stop loss bags, they seem to work well.

 

[Greg Carles]

I have found wine bags are inexpensive and very effective. Easy to pour out of too.

I think Craft supply offers something along these lines ( not wine bags ) but a collapsible bag for finishes.