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Easy Paint Can Opening

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When opening a paint tin (also known as a paint can), avoid using screwdrivers or filling blades as they can often snap. Instead, use a simple teaspoon. Its angled design provides an excellent leverage point to get under the lid and pop it open with ease. For added convenience, you can drill a small hole in the handle of the teaspoon and attach it to your keyring so it's always accessible.

Goal: Open paint cans easily without damaging tools.

Tools and materials

  • Drill — Drilling a hole in the teaspoon for a keyring
  • Keyring — Attaching the modified teaspoon for easy access
  • Teaspoon — Leveraging to open paint can lids
  • Paint Tin — The container to be opened

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my first tip that's going to help you out is when you're opening a paint tin a lot of people struggle with it they try and use a screwdriver or a filling blade which they end up snapping the one thing that i use is a teaspoon simple as that um it's just such a good angle to get under the lid pop it open um if you can drill a little hole in the end put it on your key ring anything like that i always have one in my pocket when i'm decorating they are perfect for opening tins

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