beware old FP 3000 bottles

[JHZR2]

There have been a few reports of imploding FP Plus bottles. I have an old bottle of FP3000 (AKA plus), and have found that the solvent action plus implosion has caused the bottle to split.

Thus it makes a huge mess if I try to pour it. Im tempted to just make a puddle and burn it at this point.

FP60 has never done anything like this, and it is easier and cleaner to pour from a gallon jug.

So Id say to be sure to use your FP plus/3000 before the bottle goes bad.

 

[SubLGT]

It is made from polypropylene?

 

[yonyon]

What about putting it into a different container? Would a metal can of the sort that paint thinners come in hold up better?

 

[JHZR2]

Originally Posted By: SubLGT
It is made from polypropylene?


Yeah the LC bottles are #2 HDPE.

 

[JHZR2]

Originally Posted By: yonyon
What about putting it into a different container? Would a metal can of the sort that paint thinners come in hold up better?


Thats likely what this stuff needs. The bottles suck inward something fierce!

 

[dailydriver]

I put all of my LC products into glass gallon (or half gallon) jugs as soon as they show up for this very reason!!

 

[JHZR2]

where do you get glass jugs from anymore? The only place I see them is the $$$ organic milk at whole foods. Not sure if the lid is sturdy though...

And how well do they pour into small mouth bottles of lesser volume?

 

[Ross]

I too put my FP into glass when it first arrives. You can purchase 1/2 gallon amber glass bottles from Seattle Bottle Company (google for link) You have to buy a case which contains six 1/2 gallon bottles. They do charge a fair amount for shipping but the total price isn't too bad. I then transfer to smaller plastic bottle for daily use.

 

[dailydriver]

Originally Posted By: JHZR2
where do you get glass jugs from anymore? The only place I see them is the $$$ organic milk at whole foods. Not sure if the lid is sturdy though...

And how well do they pour into small mouth bottles of lesser volume?


Some of the non-brand name, local (and possibly higher grade) ciders (apple and otherwise) still come in glass jugs with a relatively small mouth, and a metal lid, which is then easy to pour into very small mouth bottles using a small funnel.

 

[tom slick]

Mcmaster has 32oz glass chemical bottles for less than $4 each.

 

[morris]

i have found mmo one gal jugs if they get cold AND get hit they will split.

 

[Blokey]

My FP jugs also caved in so I used the sturdy metal 1 gal can that Kreen came in.

 

[Whimsey]

I've used FP60 and LC20 since 2004 and have never had a bottle deform. With the miles I drive it's not used up quickly. I've never tried FP3000 so I can't say how it affects the bottle. Mine is stored in my garage that is built into a hill so it never bakes in the summer and is "semi heated" in the winter in my NJ weather.

Whimsey

 

[mkosem]

Originally Posted By: Whimsey
I've used FP60 and LC20 since 2004 and have never had a bottle deform. With the miles I drive it's not used up quickly. I've never tried FP3000 so I can't say how it affects the bottle. Mine is stored in my garage that is built into a hill so it never bakes in the summer and is "semi heated" in the winter in my NJ weather.

Whimsey


Likewise. I've got a bottle of LC20 from 2003 in my garage now and it's still in tact.

--Matt

 

[JHZR2]

Originally Posted By: Whimsey
I've used FP60 and LC20 since 2004 and have never had a bottle deform. With the miles I drive it's not used up quickly. I've never tried FP3000 so I can't say how it affects the bottle. Mine is stored in my garage that is built into a hill so it never bakes in the summer and is "semi heated" in the winter in my NJ weather.

Whimsey


I too use FP60 and LC20, and even have some real old FP at another location. All those are totally fine. It is only the low viscosity, FP3000/plus stuff, which uses a different compound.