What went wrong with my day . . . or . . . POR15 Storage advice.

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Originally Posted by Achipmunk
casey, as mentioned above, I drilled a 1/4" hole in the center of the lid and poured out small amounts each time, wiped it clean and put a new piece of duct tape over it each time. Its been hot as a firecracker here and I"ve used some out the can every few days and its still good.
I had the hookey puck thing happen to me to.....then another bolter, I forgot his name,mentioned drilling a hole in the lid and it works for me.
Anwyone else tried this?.... am I just lucky this go round?

Originally Posted by 53moneypit
The secret to keeping POR15 fresh is to get the can resealed. I found that using a sheet of kitchen food wrap, the clinging kind seemd to work pretty good if used under the lid. It sealed and allowed me to get the lid off w/o tearing it up. But maybe the small hole idea is even better.

The subject of "storage of POR 15" has been well covered above. I just thought I'd add my own funny story to the list. I recently stored some POR15 in a 16oz Lipton Tea plastic bottle. I filled it to about 1" from the top and closed it up tight. I have recommended this to others because I saw it somewhere and it sounded like a great idea. Simple, right? Just pour out what you want, then squeeze the botttle a bit to get rid of the extra air and reseal.

BAD IDEA!!! It may have worked for others, but not for me.

Here's what happened to me tonight.

1. I had to cut the lid off with a utility knife.
2. The POR15 came bubbling out like a volcanic eruption.
3. I now have a few freckles that were not there this morning, and they are semi-glass black.
4. I have a black line on my nose that will be there for weeks and make for interesting conversation.
5. The POR15 was lumpy, but did spread out OK and will probably cure just fine.
6. The sweatshirt my wife wanted me to throw away has POR15 all over the sleeve. It's a shame, that sweatshirt has been with me for over 15 years.
7. I painted stuff with POR15 that I had no intention of painting, but it was either that or waste the stuff that spilled. Waste POR15? Shoot no! That stuff is expensive!
8. I can still laugh about it! grin

Last edited by Lugnutz; 01/31/2012 1:56 AM.
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