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Removing Chubby Gorilla Tops The Easy way
submitted about 6 years ago by BulldogIrish"I Bet I Could Clone That"

So I posted this on another post but figured I'd put it here just in case anyone may be interested in a fast easy way to remove these caps I've been doing it this way for 2 years and have never broken a bottle and this way you don't have to dig the top out..Lemme know if anyone else does it this way, I already had them so I used them..Side note Channel Locks (pliers) didn't work as good

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Sorry For the jittery hand I did it one handed to hold the phone

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https://imgur.com/wSZr6uq

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14 points
 
by bill_hillyabout 6 years ago

What usually work for me is to just squeeze the juice out normally. Top comes right off.

2 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

LoL I've heard that but I can actually say it's never happened to me I use these bottles all the time too..sorry for your unluck though dude

1 points
 
by dell1337about 6 years ago

Ditto, also why I refuse to use them

6 points
 
by upboatugboatabout 6 years ago

I just use a guitar pick and lift it slightly from four points along its circumference. If you only pry from one point until it pops off it takes far more strength and damages the rim. You can loosen the whole thing surprisingly easy if you just simply work your way around to release the pressure from prior prying until it pops off.

5 points
 
by Binsky89about 6 years ago

I just grab a paper towel and wiggle the top off

5 points
 
by vApe_Escapeabout 6 years agoTobacconist

sawzall, baby!

4 points
 
by cottagevillebillabout 6 years ago

You'll put your eye out kid!

4 points
 
by Popwarhomieabout 6 years ago

I just stick flat head under the top and they pop right off...

3 points
 
by VeryShibesabout 6 years ago

Dull pocketknife for me. One with a blade skinny enough to get in the gap but dull enough not to nick everything up (I've wrecked a couple caps in the past). Will have to give this other method a try some time. Nice to know I'm not the only cheapskate who reuses Gorilla bottles. They're pretty tough :)

3 points
 
by Weissenbergabout 6 years ago

There’s a method already built into the childproof caps, on the 60mls I get at least.

There’s a little lip on the caps. First take the cap and put it between your index & middle finger with the nipple pointing out in line with the first joints on your fingers from your knuckles & make a claw / fist. Then put the bottle into the thumb web with the rim of the cap against the lower lip of the spout cap. Tighten up your grip a bit then rotate the bottle & put a bit of downward pressure on the bottle.

2 points
 
by SuicydKingabout 6 years ago

This is my method. I pop them off right into my kitchen sink. No blades involved, as others have suggested. I can't imagine using a knife or razor when my hands have PG/VG on them.

1 points
 
by Weissenbergabout 6 years ago

Even without juice on my hands I’m all thumbs. The index finger on my left hand saw some wars when I was growing up, back in those days a plaster / deep cut wasn’t an issue as everything was pretty much still pen & paper. These days I find a plaster annoying when I’m trying to type. A few years ago I managed to get a fairly deep cut going down the tip of a finger on my right hand, bloody thing would split open when I used a mouse or typed with it.

1 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

Hey whatever works right...this is like a no work method that works every time just close the vice grips and boom pops off and done

3 points
 
by Weissenbergabout 6 years ago

Yeah, if it works it works. Your post did remind me that I lent some grips to a mate a month ago & haven’t gotten them back yet. :)

2 points
 
by beleniakabout 6 years ago

Nice trick!

1 points
 
by juthincabout 6 years ago

Cutthroat razor was always damn quick IME

1 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

That's cool this works best for me lol

2 points
 
by bl4ckn4pkinsabout 6 years ago

You can’t just pull it off with your fingertips to avoid fucking the soft plastic threads up and having the top fly across the room?

1 points
 
by Hooterscadooabout 6 years ago

Yea, I just use my fingernail or put a knife blade the crack and pop it up. This is cool I guess but seems like way more effort and mess. The thought of how much dog hair would be on that lost cap in my house terrifies me

1 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

Yes but I was holding the camera lol

1 points
 
by LookOverThere-_-about 6 years ago

God damnit! Been DIYing for over a year now and this flavor is the only one that i miss badly and cant replicate close at all.

Any diy tips? Lol

2 points
 
by vApe_Escapeabout 6 years agoTobacconist

Try the clone request thread.

2 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

I wish dude i love it too...the most recent I've tried wasn't close but was the best Cannoli I've tried it's

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https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/5315

2 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

And I have a recipe I was working on that isn't exactly close but I feel like is closer than some of the others..same smell so I'm pretty sure I'm on the right track..It's here if ya wanna try it out

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https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/156440

1 points
 
by LookOverThere-_-about 6 years ago

Wow looks good. I have all but Canolli Shell. I buy from BCF and didn't know this flavor existed. Thanks alot man. I'll probably mix for now using my FA Zeppola in place, it's a real good powdered sugar flavor i use in my semi-popular fried dough OG mix

1 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

sweet lemme know how it turned out like I said I love the original so If anyone makes something closer I for sure need to know! lol

1 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

Hey Side note I'm adding 4% VT Warm Custard to my recipe If You happen to want to be trying it out wanted to give you a heads up

1 points
 
by LuckyIrish927about 6 years ago

Take a knife or even a flat head screwdriver and stick it in the gap between the lid and bottle and twist. It’s not going to mess up the bottle like vice grips and it’s way easier

1 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

Lol this is 50 times easier and never messes up the bottle? Lol I literally just showed that 🤣

1 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

I'm guessing you didn't watch the video? Where I show me doing it one handed with zero strength and effort without messing up the bottle

3 points
 
by WormFarmer64about 6 years ago

Take a paper towel and line the metal jaws of the pliers and you'll quit having people questioning it.

1 points
 
by SmokeSignalsNDNabout 6 years ago

I usually put the bottle laying on its side on floor put a pillow in front of it and stomp as hard as I can right in the center of the bottle. It works every time and the pillow stops the top from being ruined during the flight! You guys should try it out once let me know what you think. Side note make sure you use the heel of your foot to get maximum effect.

1 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

lol

1 points
 
by LuckyIrish927about 6 years ago

I did see the video, just didn’t think vice grips were the best idea, tho they certainly do work. I use a butter knife, just lil flip of the wrist and it’s off, with zero damage to the bottle. There’s always a few ways to do things. All that matters is if it works for you, which it does.

1 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

Yep exactly that was the point of the video to show what works for me

1 points
 
by EliquidBottlesabout 6 years ago

why DO not you change into a screw tip off Bottle ?

1 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

Huh? Sorry don't understand what that means

-2 points
 
by Jason_Worthingabout 6 years ago

People reuse plastic bottles?

1 points
 
by runeanabout 6 years ago

I'm not sure why you'd be proud of not recycling, mate.

2 points
 
by Distasteful_Usernameabout 6 years agoMentholatier

hey it’s actually reusing, which is significantly better for the environment than recycling

0 points
 
by BulldogIrishabout 6 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

When you mix a whole lot you do Or you will be buying bottles every order

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