How to soften bottles

[Big Hitter]

Any one know any good tricks.

When i got back from my trip I had 25 new 6ml bottles in the mail.
They are super stiff .... Urrrr.

I've tried massaging them

 

[Moonflame]

Soak them in really hot water for a bit and see if that helps.

 

[bmwjen]

The ones I buy on ebay are already pretty soft. CANDLECHEM COMPANY items - Get great deals on PolyTop Dispensing Caps 20mm Lot of 24 items on eBay Stores!

 

[tonyorion]

Other than heat, there is not much you can do to soften bottles. But be careful with heat as these are probably made from PE and melt and distort rather quickly. Some juices will not react well to heat, so soaking a bottle filled with juice is not a good idea. Since they are only 6ml, I am assuming you use them for dripping and carrying around since they are small bottles so heating them with hot water or microwave is not a good idea. While plastics are generally terrible conductors of heat, once they pick up heat they store it for a while and it would be easy to burn yourself.

Then again, what is hot? If you cannot make them soft enough with massaging or rubbing them between your hands, then get new bottles.

 

[dokebilee]

Dip it in hot water and then roll it between your palms or fingers.

Next, get a blow torch and gently torch it on the side while spinning it for 2-4 seconds, and then roll it once again.

Now, grab a sharp blade and shave off some of the side layers, and be very careful because you might puncture a hole (nothing a duct tape can't fix).

Lastly, you should let it bake in the sun for about a week before it is ready for proper squonking.

Repeat if it doesn't work.

 

[Illustrated_Man]

I'm using the same ones as BMWJen's recommending, and I've had no squonking issues. I keep 6 bottles pre-loaded for the REO, and I've not had any difficulties with squonking. Perhaps just one side of the bottle will be soft enough to use, in which case, face that side toward the window.

 

[mlinky]

Dip it in hot water and then roll it between your palms or fingers.

Next, get a blow torch and gently torch it on the side while spinning it for 2-4 seconds, and then roll it once again.

Now, grab a sharp blade and shave off some of the side layers, and be very careful because you might puncture a hole (nothing a duct tape can't fix).

Lastly, you should let it bake in the sun for about a week before it is ready for proper squonking.

Repeat if it doesn't work.

LOL And if you even THOUGHT about any steps past #1, get new bottles!

 

[Big Hitter]

They are not too tough to use, just not as soft as the original REO Bottles.

They feel the same as the AVEjuice sample bottles ..... just a bit stiffer.

Gonna try the blow torch thing though ... I think its in the basement next to my crack pipe