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Mr. Clean

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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... :mad:
 
Mr. Clean said:
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... :mad:
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I believe that's a one time use product. You were suppose to use it all up before replacing the lid. :bigups


:lmfao 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.:hmmm:
 
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. :)
 
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.
 
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 :wow:
 
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.
 
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.
 
freeze it for a couple of hours cold helps it shrink.........like a lot of things........


heat will make it tighter
 
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 :redface:) to play the role of a topper over EX-P on the Wife's Silver Reflex (metallic paint).
 
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