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<p>[QUOTE="Tamaracian, post: 2044787, member: 23122"]My previous post was interrupted by a software update, so I'm ammending it to:</p><p> </p><p>Does your Gallon Can have the opening on one end like the the illustration of the Pint Can shown in iPens' thread? If it does, one trick that works to minimize the spastic pour that occurs is to hold your Can with the Opening facing upwards. When you do it this way the liquid starts to come out slowly with less movement to-and-fro because the incoming air can more easily fill the vacuum left by the fluid exiting the Can.</p><p>I would purchase a Pint Can of Acetone from Home Depot or Lowes (about $4.99) and use that first for gross cleaning of coins (it tends NOT to be pure like Koinsolv is, but is about 1/7 the price), and then when the Pint Can is empty, carefully fill it about 3/4 full with Acetone from your Gallon Can. Use a Funnel as suggested by several other members, that way you will catch all of the pour. HDPE (High Density Polyethylene); Polypropylene; and Nylon are resistant to Acetone and other similar solvents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tamaracian, post: 2044787, member: 23122"]My previous post was interrupted by a software update, so I'm ammending it to: Does your Gallon Can have the opening on one end like the the illustration of the Pint Can shown in iPens' thread? If it does, one trick that works to minimize the spastic pour that occurs is to hold your Can with the Opening facing upwards. When you do it this way the liquid starts to come out slowly with less movement to-and-fro because the incoming air can more easily fill the vacuum left by the fluid exiting the Can. I would purchase a Pint Can of Acetone from Home Depot or Lowes (about $4.99) and use that first for gross cleaning of coins (it tends NOT to be pure like Koinsolv is, but is about 1/7 the price), and then when the Pint Can is empty, carefully fill it about 3/4 full with Acetone from your Gallon Can. Use a Funnel as suggested by several other members, that way you will catch all of the pour. HDPE (High Density Polyethylene); Polypropylene; and Nylon are resistant to Acetone and other similar solvents.[/QUOTE]
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