Dangers of glass carboys

[Aileen]

I wonder if you could spray plasti-dip on a carboy and make it safer?

After reading this and other horror stories I put a pretty thick layer of clear plasti-dip on my carboys. The plasti-dip makes me feel a bit better, but I'm still VERY careful with them. It seems that they'll need another layer soon, the plasti-dip scratches off pretty easily.

 

[Psylocide]

Lol... plasti-dipped the rims on my 4Runner about 2 years ago, still looks great. Not sure it would help all that much if you dropped the carboy.

 

[Aileen]

I did the plasti-dip thing after reading this: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/trying-solve-carboy-problem-129920/index7.html
Seemed better than nothing!

 

[grrickar]

If it keeps the shards together and not in your person, I'd say time and money well spent! Amazing the tests that were done in the other thread.

 

[b-boy]

Tonight I was cleaning a few better bottles. While I was pouring out some cleaner my carboy slipped, smacked my utility sink, and actually cracked my better bottle. I need a new one.

All that went through my mind was 'Thank God that wasn't a glass carboy!'.