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Open Paint Can with a Teaspoon

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What happens here

To efficiently open a paint tin, rather than struggling with screwdrivers or filling blades that often snap, use a simple teaspoon. Its curved angle is ideal for getting under the paint can lid and prying it open without damage. For convenience, you can drill a small hole in the handle of the teaspoon and attach it to a keyring, ensuring it's always accessible when decorating.

Goal: Open a paint tin easily and without damage.

Tools and materials

  • Drill — Drilling a hole in the teaspoon handle for a keyring
  • Keyring — Attaching the teaspoon for portability
  • Teaspoon — Prying open the lid of a paint tin
  • 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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