BLO container

railrider1920 · 07-27-2008, 03:56 PM

I found a plastic container of elmers type glue that was just about empty. I cleaned it out really well with hot soapy water. Then made sure that I rinsed it out well. I filled it up with BLO. It hasn't leaked out of the top when closed. When open (just the orange top), it comes out nicely, not in a flood. If it shouldn't be stored in a plastic container, please let me know.

Hope this helps someone out.

txbatons · 07-27-2008, 04:11 PM

I store mine in a plastic ketchup/mustard-type bottle that I found at Walmart for about $1. Has a little cap that fits on the tip. It's worked great since it's a clear bottle.

Fred · 07-28-2008, 02:24 PM

I find the small plastic semi-clear squeeze bottles from Hobby Lobby or Walmart with a tight fitting cap to be excellent for just about any liquid or any other materials storage. I even keep my really fine dust from various woods in them and use this for filler materials. I just cut a larger hole in the gispenser end so the dust can get out as I need it. Just be sure to label them as in time one does forget ... must be an age issue!

PTJeff · 07-28-2008, 02:40 PM

I use a 4oz bottle that contact solution came in. It has a pointed spout and a snap lid. Come to thinkof it, I store sanding sealer, friction polish, acetone, DNA and anthing else that doesn't eat through the plastic. the small containers are easy to manage and control the flow.

kirkfranks · 07-29-2008, 06:43 PM

I recycled one of my old 1 oz CA bottles about 2 years ago. No problem from the plastic and the small nose on the bottle is easy to get just a few drops as needed.

TBone · 07-29-2008, 09:27 PM

Plastic bottles work fine for BLO. In addition to all of the above suggestions, you can get bottles at a beauty supply store. Sally's Beauty Supply has several different size bottles with caps for less than a dollar.

JimB · 07-30-2008, 07:53 PM

My plastic bottles come the from the dollar store. 3 for $1. My wife picked them up for me one day when I mentioned I needed some small bottles.

07-27-2008, 03:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
railrider1920 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NW Fla Panhandle, USA. Posts: 238 Photos: 3	BLO container I found a plastic container of elmers type glue that was just about empty. I cleaned it out really well with hot soapy water. Then made sure that I rinsed it out well. I filled it up with BLO. It hasn't leaked out of the top when closed. When open (just the orange top), it comes out nicely, not in a flood. If it shouldn't be stored in a plastic container, please let me know. Hope this helps someone out. __________________ Rob NW Fla http://members.cox.net/railrider1920/stories.html Not Pen or WW related.

07-27-2008, 04:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
txbatons Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Carrollton, Texas, USA. Posts: 964 Photos: 0	I store mine in a plastic ketchup/mustard-type bottle that I found at Walmart for about $1. Has a little cap that fits on the tip. It's worked great since it's a clear bottle. __________________ Brian "I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life." - - Miles Davis

07-28-2008, 02:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fred Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.E. Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A. Posts: 3,555 Photos: 0	I find the small plastic semi-clear squeeze bottles from Hobby Lobby or Walmart with a tight fitting cap to be excellent for just about any liquid or any other materials storage. I even keep my really fine dust from various woods in them and use this for filler materials. I just cut a larger hole in the gispenser end so the dust can get out as I need it. Just be sure to label them as in time one does forget ... must be an age issue! __________________ Fred ... " The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. -Thomas Jefferson"

07-28-2008, 02:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
PTJeff Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Berea, Ohio, USA. Posts: 227 Photos: 0	I use a 4oz bottle that contact solution came in. It has a pointed spout and a snap lid. Come to thinkof it, I store sanding sealer, friction polish, acetone, DNA and anthing else that doesn't eat through the plastic. the small containers are easy to manage and control the flow. __________________ PTJeff

07-29-2008, 06:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
kirkfranks Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Salisbury, MD, USA. Posts: 646 Photos: 9	I recycled one of my old 1 oz CA bottles about 2 years ago. No problem from the plastic and the small nose on the bottle is easy to get just a few drops as needed. __________________ Kirk Salisbury, MD

07-29-2008, 09:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
TBone Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Roanoke Rapids, NC, USA. Posts: 1,814 Photos: 3	Plastic bottles work fine for BLO. In addition to all of the above suggestions, you can get bottles at a beauty supply store. Sally's Beauty Supply has several different size bottles with caps for less than a dollar. __________________ Tommy Roanoke Rapids, NC "Yes I am a Pirate".......................Jimmy Buffett

07-30-2008, 07:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
JimB Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Henrietta, NY, USA. Posts: 1,894 Photos: 0	My plastic bottles come the from the dollar store. 3 for $1. My wife picked them up for me one day when I mentioned I needed some small bottles. __________________ Jim West Henrietta, NY

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