Aerosol tubes. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Geoff 555 · 6th Jan 2014, 6:54 pm

Hi, there may be other solutions and I suspect that there are many but I needed one quick. How many have grabbed an aerosol with the tube missing or even bought one to find that it has 'gone'. Snip the ends off a cotton bud and there you have a tube.
Cheers.
Geoff.

Nickthedentist · 6th Jan 2014, 8:39 pm

Very handy, Geoff. Also worth salvaging them from empties before chucking them, of course.

N.

vidjoman · 6th Jan 2014, 8:53 pm

I wish they fitted better. To just go in about 1 mm is not very secure and they often come out in use. I have collected a small box full over the years and sometimes find one that fits tighter.

robin coleman · 6th Jan 2014, 9:44 pm

I have used 1.5 mm clear heat shrink in the past .
Regards
Robin

majoconz · 7th Jan 2014, 12:24 am

I stick them back on to the aerosol can with a blob of 'blu-tack' - my current can of Servisol now has three stuck to it, two longs and a short!

alanworland · 7th Jan 2014, 12:52 am

I melted the end of my Servisol tube to put a bend in it - just the job for 'reaching the parts a straight one can't'.

Alan

dseymo1 · 12th Jan 2014, 1:50 pm

Great tip; it occurs to me that if only one end of the cotton bud is cut off, a 'self-moistening' bud results, which could be handy.

Ti Pwun · 19th Mar 2014, 9:58 am

Well, that's one to remember for sure - thanks. Several times I've left the tubes attached because I know I'll be using the can again in a few minutes, only to find that while moving things around to make some space to work, I've nudged it and had the tube ping off down the back of the desk somewhere.

When the ends have all but fallen off after use I won't be so fast to throw them all in the bin from now on.

Cutting just one end off seems like it will be handy at times, too.

FrankB · 11th Aug 2014, 4:46 am

Before my beloved fiance was killed, she showed me a trick on the aerosol cans when they still have liquid in them, and "no propellant".

She would place the can on the ground and step on it, squishing the middle down.

Then we could spray out the remaining fluid- or at least most of it.

I suppose the constriction in the can causes the little remaining propellant to increase in pressure due to less space for it to occupy.

All I know is that it really works well on WD40 and spray paint cans.

6th Jan 2014, 6:54 pm	#1
Geoff 555 Heptode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bristol, UK. Posts: 981	Aerosol tubes. Hi, there may be other solutions and I suspect that there are many but I needed one quick. How many have grabbed an aerosol with the tube missing or even bought one to find that it has 'gone'. Snip the ends off a cotton bud and there you have a tube. Cheers. Geoff.

6th Jan 2014, 8:39 pm	#2
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,843	Re: Aerosol tubes. Very handy, Geoff. Also worth salvaging them from empties before chucking them, of course. N.

6th Jan 2014, 8:53 pm	#3
vidjoman Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: East Sussex, UK. Posts: 3,326	Re: Aerosol tubes. I wish they fitted better. To just go in about 1 mm is not very secure and they often come out in use. I have collected a small box full over the years and sometimes find one that fits tighter.

6th Jan 2014, 9:44 pm	#4
robin coleman Hexode Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 354	Re: Aerosol tubes. I have used 1.5 mm clear heat shrink in the past . Regards Robin

7th Jan 2014, 12:24 am	#5
majoconz Heptode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ashhurst, Manawatu, New Zealand Posts: 570	Re: Aerosol tubes. I stick them back on to the aerosol can with a blob of 'blu-tack' - my current can of Servisol now has three stuck to it, two longs and a short! __________________ Cheers - Martin ZL2MC

7th Jan 2014, 12:52 am	#6
alanworland Heptode Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Southend, Essex, UK. Posts: 802	Re: Aerosol tubes. I melted the end of my Servisol tube to put a bend in it - just the job for 'reaching the parts a straight one can't'. Alan

12th Jan 2014, 1:50 pm	#7
dseymo1 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK. Posts: 3,051	Re: Aerosol tubes. Great tip; it occurs to me that if only one end of the cotton bud is cut off, a 'self-moistening' bud results, which could be handy.

19th Mar 2014, 9:58 am	#8
Ti Pwun Heptode Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 888	Re: Aerosol tubes. Well, that's one to remember for sure - thanks. Several times I've left the tubes attached because I know I'll be using the can again in a few minutes, only to find that while moving things around to make some space to work, I've nudged it and had the tube ping off down the back of the desk somewhere. When the ends have all but fallen off after use I won't be so fast to throw them all in the bin from now on. Cutting just one end off seems like it will be handy at times, too.

11th Aug 2014, 4:46 am	#9
FrankB Heptode Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Olympia, Washington, USA. Posts: 664	Re: Aerosol tubes. Before my beloved fiance was killed, she showed me a trick on the aerosol cans when they still have liquid in them, and "no propellant". She would place the can on the ground and step on it, squishing the middle down. Then we could spray out the remaining fluid- or at least most of it. I suppose the constriction in the can causes the little remaining propellant to increase in pressure due to less space for it to occupy. All I know is that it really works well on WD40 and spray paint cans.