How to strip aluminum bottles for re-use...a guide

[bracconiere]

I'm sure that IF someone could figure out a way to refill used aluminum cans, some skinflint WOULD do it

hmmmm,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/251937108181?hash=item3aa89f30d5:g:7eYAAOSwymxVPnz7

 

[bracconiere]

Finally...you can't screw the top back on a glass bottle and put it back in the cooler so you can land a fish.

that's why i eventually started using 1 liter soda bottles....just fill 3-4 of them up for a night out somewhere.


sorry if my wording was off puting....

 

[Grond]

that's why i eventually started using 1 liter soda bottles....just fill 3-4 of them up for a night out somewhere.


sorry if my wording was off puting....

Not at all!

Didn't you see the smiley face?

 

[Grond]

that's why i eventually started using 1 liter soda bottles....just fill 3-4 of them up for a night out somewhere.


sorry if my wording was off puting....

Not at all!

Didn't you see the smiley face?

 

[Golddiggie]

I never said it was any easier...not even once.

You can't take glass bottles everywhere.
Glass bottles break.
Glass bottles bang around my boat.
Glass bottles aren't as shiny.
Glass bottles don't get cold NEARLY as fast.

Finally...you can't screw the top back on a glass bottle and put it back in the cooler so you can land a fish.

Obviously you're not drinking fast enough. Easy fix right there.

 

[Grond]

Obviously you're not drinking fast enough. Easy fix right there.

Or catching too many fish!

 

[bracconiere]

Not at all!

Didn't you see the smiley face?

lol, no? i did notice you stuck your tongue out at me though!

 

[bracconiere]

Or catching too many fish!

i thought with them spiffy shiny cans, they'd be jumping into the boat!

 

[Golddiggie]

Or catching too many fish!

It's called fishing, not catching.

 

[bracconiere]

It's called fishing, not catching.

you must just be fishing the wrong river?

and this will, hopefully, be my last off-topic post...



@Grond i'll keep your pressure cooker idea in my head till needed, which it seems like i may use someday for something unforseen....

 

[Upstate12866]

My only drawback for 1 liter plastic bottles is that I tend to get yeast in my bottles (lazy) so if I can't pour everything in one go it will end up murky. Therefore, the 16oz bottles holding flavored water are my faves. They come in 6packs for 3.50.

Its also fascinating to watch beer change color over time. What starts out golden straw might turn to orange-brown within a few weeks. Just interesting to see what's in the bottle.

 

[DuncB]

On the making labels front, print on laser printer, stick on with milk and then a spray with hairspray to waterproof and gloss them up if you are that fussed.

 

[jtratcliff]

Won't the heat and/or pressure mess up the lining of the bottle?

 

[bracconiere]

Wont the heat and/or pressure mess up the lining of the bottle?

i remember this one! he said no, he got at least 7-8 uses at least with no visible signs....i think? or am i getting my threads confused now? lol


hey i got scolded lol


i think this thread is just so intriguing that, it's gone off the rails....

. I have reused these types of bottles upwards of 8 times and have not had any of the inner coating come off...at least to my knowledge.

and far as caps go, i think you need to find the tech-no bable way to search for them,,,like mearing MM diameter and thread stuff, and things....

 

[jtratcliff]

Ah! Missed that tidbit in the OP...

The linings are baked on, I think... so they were heat-proof originally... Not sure I'd trust 'em w/out a little more research in how the linings hold up... I already get enough aluminum and BPA in my diet

 

[bracconiere]

I already get enough aluminum and BPA in my diet

LOL

 

[day_trippr]

Someone should do an autopsy on a can after going through a cleaning regimen...

Cheers!

 

[IslandLizard]

I'd hate to admit (again)... I still like Steel Reserve, at times...

I've also been saving some Steel Reserve (plastic) bottles for some future use...
But, for some (yet unexplained) reason they've become semi-opaque, and brittle, crackling dangerously when squeezed. They've ended up in the recycling bin (for now).