Has this happened to you

**Mr. Clean** · 03-25-2009, 06:44 PM

I recently went to use a product that has been in my LSP box for, well a while now. I go to unscrew the lid, no go...I get a better grip...no go...I grab a kitchen towel...no go...I pick up one of those thin/flat rubber grips -- you know the kind you use to open contrary jars...you guessed it...no go. I put it back in the box with a bit of disgust.

I picked it up again last night and went through a similar scenario, but I add a step...I ran the lid under the hot water tap. Same results.

This is a jar of Pinnacle Signature Series. It is not going to defeat me...

**Troy@Protekt** · 03-25-2009, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. Clean

I recently went to use a product that has been in my LSP box for, well a while now. I go to unscrew the lid, no go...I get a better grip...no go...I grab a kitchen towel...no go...I pick up one of those thin/flat rubber grips -- you know the kind you use to open contrary jars...you guessed it...no go. I put it back in the box with a bit of disgust.

I picked it up again last night and went through a similar scenario, but I add a step...I ran the lid under the hot water tap. Same results.

This is a jar of Pinnacle Signature Series. It is not going to defeat me...

I believe that`s a one time use product. You were suppose to use it all up before replacing the lid.

Sorry to show goofy sense of humor in such a time of need. I know they were having lid problems with a batch of XMT 180 which they fixed. Maybe this one is a bad lid also.

**Jeremy** · 03-25-2009, 06:49 PM

What`s the jar made of?

Maybe stick it in the oven for a couple minutes

**Mr. Clean** · 03-25-2009, 06:59 PM

Troy, that would be great, but I`ve never used it.(ie. the lid has never been off)

Jeremy, it`s plastic. Oven might not be a good idea, good thought though.

**Poorboy** · 03-25-2009, 07:07 PM

nope ...never happened to me

**Jeremy** · 03-25-2009, 07:14 PM

I would try it anyway,maybe at 100* for maybe 3 or 4 minutes.If that don`t work I`d cut that bad boy open.

**Ronkh** · 03-25-2009, 07:24 PM

Try latex or nitrile gloves. They`ll give ya better grip.
(not vinyl)

**CARTfan** · 03-25-2009, 07:39 PM

put the bottom of the container in a shallow bowl of ice water and put a hot pack on the cap, then twist with nitrile gloves like ronk said.... presto change-o

**flash gordon** · 03-25-2009, 08:00 PM

Put lid in vice and turn.If this don"t work either return product or trash.Good luck

**BenzDetailer** · 03-25-2009, 08:07 PM

Give it your your wife and or girlfriend and tell them its full of money !

**JaredPointer** · 03-25-2009, 08:54 PM

Maybe tap around the container lid with a wrench or something - it might loosen up whatever has the threads locked. Just taking a stab at it, not sure if it would work.

**Big Leegr** · 03-26-2009, 02:46 AM

I`ve noticed one of my paste waxes is difficult to open. Can`t remember which, but I think it was a Pinnacle wax. The gasket seemed too "much" for the jar, I think. But So far, whenever I tried to open it I was able too. (Haven`t tried for a while, though... Maybe I should go try. Loosen things up a bit, you know..)

If you have one of those "strap" wrenches, that might help. As long as it`s not a cheap wrench, it should work. The cheap ones seem to slip and/or break.

**RAYJAY** · 03-26-2009, 04:38 AM

freeze it for a couple of hours cold helps it shrink.........like a lot of things........

heat will make it tighter

**jkuan** · 03-26-2009, 08:22 AM

How about some WD40?

**Mr. Clean** · 03-26-2009, 11:04 AM

Update:
After jacking around with this thing for too long, I took a combination of JP`s suggestion combined with the old adage "if that don`t work you need a bigger hammer". Several sharp "whacks" of the handle of a screwdriver sent pieces of the lid flying, but I got it off. Man, that Pinnacle sure smells good.

It was purchased back when it first came out (that tells you how old this is

) to play the role of a topper over EX-P on the Wife`s Silver Reflex (metallic paint).