Safest way to remove the plastic oil jug seal?
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Now that is detail oriented.
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I always cut around the circumference, but honestly my dull pocket knife (also known as a pocket pry bar, which is why it's dull) is better than a utility knife. Once I had a utility knife shave a sliver of plastic from the neck and it almost fell in.
In truth a small sliver is unlikely to cause problems but I don't want to introduce it to the system just the same.
You can also get funnels with the little screens at the bottom -- not a terrible idea
In truth a small sliver is unlikely to cause problems but I don't want to introduce it to the system just the same.
You can also get funnels with the little screens at the bottom -- not a terrible idea
I poke it with a screwdriver, stick my finger in the hole, and tear as much off as will come off. I don't worry about the rest.
Isn't there a 14:25 instructional video?
But seriously, I use Supertech or Costco oil and they have the same stretchy clear plastic seals that you show and they don't seem to be the best material for sealing an oil jug. Mine always look like yours. Seems the seal unstretches and doesn't look "clean" after it's been opened. Maybe that is a feature of the tamper-evident seal that it is not easily removed and resealed by the rapscallions that fill jugs with used motor oil and return the jug for refund at Walmart.
Pours pretty slow.
That's a good point ‐‐ it is fairly tamper proof
I'm assuming it was a parody.
You want a seal that's hard to remove. Not only is it tamper resistant to make it harder for the thieves, it also means that whatever bits you don't get off aren't going to come off into the oil.
Hard to remove on purpose means harder to remove on accident.
Hard to remove on purpose means harder to remove on accident.
fair enough
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