Capro DLUX cap broken

[58LesPaul]

Has this ever happened to anyone else? I try to get the cap on as tight as possible to keep air out and the cap is breaking apart.

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[Setec Astronomy]

Yeah, I understand you want it tight, but you can't over tighten those caps or they split like that.

[zmcgovern45]

Yup - I've done it to several coating bottles... good thing I keep several empty bottles on hand to rob caps from. If you don't have an extra cap you're probably SOL... DLUX will harden within a day if left exposed to air (I've accidentally left the cap off of a bottle).

[MarkD51]

Yep, I've had that exact same thing happen to the very first bottle of DLX I ever bought. Split just like you show.

Luckily, I was at the end of the Bottle, and was able to use up the last bit on a couple things quickly before the product went bad.

For sure, you have to be careful how tight you go with these caps. Carpro should go with at least a cap re-design IMO.

And the next bottle I bought, no problems as I was then "wiser", and like mentioned, I kept the empty bottles, just in case, for that spare Cap.

[The Guz]

Put some silicone on it for the time being to seal the cap and see if that helps. Or some epoxy.

[DaveT435]

I've received new bottles of CQuartz with the cap like that.

[ShineDoc]

Happened to me many times. All car pro products use cheap packaging. Take a C clamp and attached to the bottle and you'll be good to go and it won't go bad on you.

[Mantilgh]

That's a good idea with the "C" clamp if you have one. Wouldn't want to over tighten that either.

[1EdgeKilla]

Plastic wrap layered a few times and a rubber band

[Avi@CarPro]

Even if its crack at the side , the inner sealing looks still holding it tight, there is small hole shape that goes inside the inner dropper and close it,should be ok
so i wouldnt worry too much, just make sure next time not to over tight the caps.

[MarkD51]

Put some silicone on it for the time being to seal the cap and see if that helps. Or some epoxy.

That's a good idea. To just loosen the cap ever so slightly while still on the bottle, it then usually looks like it goes back together, then bond the crack with a two part permatex epoxy gotten basically anywhere.

It surely is worth the cost and work to insure these products won't go bad on you. 15-20 minutes later you can then snug the cap a little better and then be worry free.