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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 170963, member: 55&quot;]Sorry to disagree at least in part.</p><p>I am not familiar with the tool in the photo, and also am not familiar with the history of paint-can design.&nbsp;&nbsp; However, I&#039;ve done a lot of painting, and I can say with confidence that a flat-blade screwdriver is a very poor tool for opening standard paint cans, and I do know something that works far better.&nbsp;&nbsp; A screwdriver tends to damage and distort the rounded rim of the lid, and often results in a lid which is hard to open in the future.</p><p>I would never open a gallon paint can with a screwdriver except in an emergency.&nbsp;&nbsp; I always use a standard paint-can opener.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; There are specific tools intended to open paint cans, without the risk of damaging the lid; they have an offset blade designed to pry without distorting the rim, and the offset is similar though not identical to that found on the tool pictured in this thread.</p><p>Photos of paint-can openers: <a href="http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=paint+can+opener&amp;qpvt=paint+can+opener&amp;qpvt=paint+can+opener&amp;qpvt=paint+can+opener&amp;FORM=IGRE" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=paint+can+opener&amp;qpvt=paint+can+opener&amp;qpvt=paint+can+opener&amp;qpvt=paint+can+opener&amp;FORM=IGRE" rel="nofollow">http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=paint+can+opener&amp;qpvt=paint+can+opener&amp;qpvt=paint+can+opener&amp;qpvt=paint+can+opener&amp;FORM=IGRE</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]47012[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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