Instructions on how to make fake airfilled cans.

[allcans]

How to make fake airfilled cans?

Why fake airfilled cans?
There are collectors that collect full cans, because they like the can unopened. It is possible that after a couple of years these cans go leaking the fluid that is inside. So to keep the can intact, you can make a fake airfilled can.

How to make airfilled cans?
The nicest way to make a fake airfilled can, is by hiding the little hole as good as possible
Here is the way I use (only when the can is past the expery date):
Step 1: The beginning

When you get the can it looks like this



Step 2: The turning

Turn the tab pull as shown in the picture
(that's 180 degrees)





Step 3: Making the hole

Take a needle or a pin (or another small sharp object)
to make a little hole as shown




Step 4: emptying the can

(This step is done in the kitchen, the bathroom, toilet or outside)
Shake the can well. turn it upside down and take out the needle or pin. Now the fluid will
escape from the can. Leave the can for 5 minutes upside down to let all the fluid escape.
if there is still fluid in the can and it will not come out, put both your hands around the can
(still upside down) and hold it like this till all fluid has escaped.

Step 5: The little hole

When your done, you will see a very little hole




Step 6: The final step




After you have dried the can, just turn back the tab
to it's original place. You now have a fake airfilled can,
that looks just like a full can.

[xxxxxCanManxxxxx]

Thanks for adding this. I've always wondered what the correct way to do this was. It seems very time-consuming though. I can't imagine that you use this method on all of your cans. How do you decide which cans to empty this way?

On a side note, I have left soda in cans before and if they get too cold, the soda freezes. Frozen soda takes up more space than liquid soda. Needless to say I was left with a sticky mess and a few cans that were lost forever (the tops popped off and soda sprayed everywhere). Lesson learned. I always empty my cans now.

[allcans]

Jan 17, 2011 9:36:43 GMT -5 xxxxxCanManxxxxx said:

Thanks for adding this. I've always wondered what the correct way to do this was. It seems very time-consuming though. I can't imagine that you use this method on all of your cans. How do you decide which cans to empty this way?

It can take up to 10 minutes per can, but you do not have to stay with the can. If you have a large glass, you can put it upside down and let the pressure do it's work.

I empty only cans that are past their expiry date and soda cans for my father, who is not fund of the bubbles.