PVC caps on a bottle of homemade wine add a touch of elegance to even the simplest bottle of home brew. PVC caps are available at most brew shops and beer making supply houses or can be purchased online from brew supply retailers. With just a bit of heat, the caps will shrink to form a tight collar around any bottle of wine.
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Bottle your wine as normal. You can use either corks or screw on caps depending on your method.
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Place the PVC cap around the top of the bottle. The bottom edge of the cap should be placed level around the neck of the bottle.
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Turn the blow dryer on to its highest setting. Direct the hot air on the PVC cap. If using a small handheld blowtorch, position the flame 2-to-3 inches away from the PVC. You only want to generate enough heat from the flame to shrink the cap without burning the material.
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Rotate the bottle to evenly shrink the cap. When the cap is secured tightly all around, repeat the process with the next bottle.

The Swiffer Wet Jet is a multi-purpose mop designed to clean spots and floor messes. The Swiffer Wet Jet makes use of a specially designed bottle of cleaning solution. Typically when the bottle solution is used up How to Install a Pickup Truck Cap Step-by-Step, a new bottle must be purchased How to Load Cap & Ball Pistols, as the bottle cannot be opened without tampering. By removing the bottle cap from the Swiffer solution bottle How to Apply an Initial Drop Cap in InDesign, you can fill the bottle with whatever cleaning solution you want How to Fix a Chimney Cap, potentially saving you money be removing the need to buy replacement bottles.
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Fill a pot with water.
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Bring the water to a boil using a oven or other heat source.
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Dip the bottle cap of the Swiffer cleaning solution bottle into the hot water and keep it there for one minute.
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Grip the bottle cap with a wash clothe or towel then firmly twist the bottle cap to remove it.

An initial drop cap at the beginning of a story or news article created in Adobe InDesign adds visual interest to a newsletter, magazine or newspaper. Some desktop publishing designers choose to use drop caps in more than one paragraph if an article is lengthy to help break up the sea of gray words.
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Highlight the letter or letters (you can add a drop cap to more than one letter in InDesign) that you want to change.
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Click on the Paragraph palette.
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Type the number of lines you want to apply into the “Drop Cap Number of Lines” icon (or use the arrow keys). The icon appears in InDesign as a capital “A” nestled into a paragraph, which is represented by lines.
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Press enter or return.
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Apply a stroke, fill or both to the drop caps if you wish. You can also change the color and tint.

Softball bat shaving involves the process of thinning the inner walls of the bat. The goal of the process is to increase the rebound of the bat in relationship to the ball when they make contact. Shaving will usually greatly increase the amount of distance a ball will travel after being hit. How to Install a Butt Cap on a Tennis Racquet
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Remove the end cap of the softball bat. This may be accomplished by prying the cap loose with a pair of pliers or a screwdriver. It may be necessary to heat the bat slightly which should cause it to expand. The cap should then be easily removed.
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Place the bat on a turning lathe. Once mounted on the lathe, a turning bar is placed inside the bat as it spins. This will remove a precise amount of material from the wall of the bat. This process may be achieved at home How to Load Cap & Ball Pistols, however How to Fix a Chimney Cap, grinding down the wall of a bat by sight and feel will most likely result in thin areas along the wall.
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Prior to replacing the end cap How to Replace a Broken Fuel Cap, it may be desirable to replace some of the lost weight from shaving back into the bat by loading the cap prior to reattaching. By adding adhesive foams or caulks, it is possible to make small adjustments to the weight of the bat.
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Reattach the bat cap by gluing it securely in place. Use a strong adhesive such as epoxy resin or multi-purpose glue such as Gorilla glue. Make sure the cap is properly seated and glued into position. Especially if the cap was loaded, it is possible for the cap to come unseated when the bat is being swung.

Flight caps have been worn by famous pilots throughout history. These hats have provided distinctive ways to accessorize the costumes of pilots, from Charles Lindbergh to Amelia Earhart. Pair the hats with a bomber jacket and goggles to complete the look. Making your own flight cap for your costume allows you to create a custom fit hat that sits securely on your head, much like the original pilot’s hat worn throughout history.
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Wrap the measuring tape around your head once at your temples. This measurement is the basis of the headband for your flight cap. Measure the distance from your temples to the top of your head to determine the size of the body of the hat. Finally How to Install a Butt Cap on a Tennis Racquet, measure the distance from your temples to below your ears. This measurement will be the length of your ear flaps. Add 1 inch to each of the measurements for seam allowances.
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Lay the faux leather out on a flat surface with the wrong side facing up. Trace a rectangular headband that is the length of your head measurement plus the 1-inch seam allowance and between 2 to 3 inches in width.
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Divide the headband length How to Replace a Broken Fuel Cap, without the 1 inch for seam allowances, by four. Draw four triangles with slightly curving sides onto the faux leather, so that each has a base the length of this figure. The triangles form the body of the hat and should be the length of your measurement of the distance from your temples to the top of your head.
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Draw two ear flaps onto the faux leather so that they are the length of the measurement you took from your temples to below your ears. These flaps should be 2 to 3 inches in width How to Fix a Chimney Cap, with one straight side and one curved side. The bottom should also be curved.
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Cut out all of the pieces of your flight cap.
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Pin all four of the triangles together with the wrong side facing out so that they form the body of the hat, leaving one side open so that the hat can lay flat. Sew all the seams together.
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Pin the upper portion of the hat to the headband with the wrong side facing out, with a 1/2-inch seam allowance. Sew across the band to attach the hat to the headband. Then How to Load Cap & Ball Pistols, pin and sew the two open ends of the triangles together and the open ends of the band together so that the hat is head-shaped.
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Place the hat on your head and locate the place where the ear flaps should go so that they hang loosely over your ears. Mark this place on each side of the hat with your fabric marker.
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Pin and sew the ear flaps to the place you marked on the hat so that they hang from the inside of the hat, with the round side facing down.

Cars engines are held to an acceptable operating temperature by a mixture of antifreeze and water circulating through the engine and radiator. The thermostat and radiator function to maintain this temperature How to Install a Butt Cap on a Tennis Racquet, which averages 195 F in modern engines. The radiator cap keeps the cooling system under pressure, raising the boiling point of the coolant How to Replace a Broken Fuel Cap, making higher engine temperatures possible. Every car is engineered to operate at a specific cooling system pressure How to Install a Pickup Truck Cap Step-by-Step, sometimes as high as 20 lbs. per square inch. The radiator cap is a very important part of the system and must be removed and checked periodically.
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Allow the engine to cool completely before attempting to remove the radiator cap. Removal of the cap on a hot engine is very dangerous as shown in the most recent National Highway Safety Administration study.
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Push down on the cap and turn in a counterclockwise direction if its location is at the top of the radiator. The same type of cap is sometimes remotely mounted and not on the radiator at all. Push-and-turn caps are identified by their shape How to Fix a Chimney Cap, which is round with a protruding ear on both sides, and by their being made of metal.
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Turn round plastic caps counterclockwise to remove them. There is no need to push down on these caps. This type of cap is only used when the vehicle has a remote coolant reservoir and is located on the reservoir.
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Replace push-and-turn caps in the same manner as removing them except the direction to turn is now clockwise. Be aware that these these caps have two steps and you must turn through both to properly tighten them

Cap and ball, or percussion, pistols were developed to replace flintlock weapons that were prone to unreliable firing. Commonly associated with the Civil War era, cap and ball pistols are revolvers with a rotating cylinder and are still popular today with many hunters, shooters and collectors. Cap and ball revolvers feature a primer cap that, when struck by the gun’s hammer How to Install a Pickup Truck Cap Step-by-Step, acts to ignite the loaded powder in the barrel and propel the bullet forward. Loading a cap and ball pistol requires attention to detail and safety to achieve reliable loading.
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Verify that the gun is unloaded and safe to handle. Remove any percussion caps from the nipples on the gun.
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Place a cleaning patch on the end of a cleaning rod. Run the patch down and back out the barrel to remove any oil remaining from cleaning. Place a percussion cap on the nipples of each chamber How to Fix a Chimney Cap, point the gun in a safe direction and fire each cap to burn off remaining oil. Remove the caps from the pistol.
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Turn the pistol so the end of the barrel is pointing up. Pour powder into a powder measure and then pour the measured powder carefully into the chamber of the cylinder. Add How to Replace a Broken Fuel Cap, as a rule of thumb, 25 grains to each chamber for a .44 caliber bullet. Tap the side of the cylinder to settle the powder in the chambers.
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Apply patch lubricant to a ball patch and place over the end of the chamber. Place a round lead ball bullet on the patch at end of the chamber and push down slightly to initially seat the ball and patch in the end of the chamber.
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Release the ram lever, located under the barrel, and pull down. Continue pulling the lever to plunge the ram down and push the lead ball and patch into the barrel to seat against the powder. Repeat the process for each chamber.
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Point the gun in a safe direction when ready to fire. Place a percussion cap on the nipple of each chamber. Pull the hammer back How to Install a Butt Cap on a Tennis Racquet, aim the gun at the target and pull the trigger to fire the cap and ball pistol.

Every tennis racquet has a plastic cap on the end of the handle known as the butt cap. This cap is often removed during the process of installing a new handle grip on a racket. Removal of the butt cap allows access to the inside of the handle, which can be used to counterweight the racquet.
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Remove the old butt cap from the tennis racquet. Butt caps are held in place with two staples, one on either side of the cap. Slide a slotted screwdriver underneath the staples and pry them out.
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Pull the butt cap straight out of the handle.
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Choose a new butt cap for your racquet. Many butt caps are designed to offer extra shock absorption. Choose a cap that best fits your playing style.
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Install a new grip on the tennis racquet if necessary. Complete this process before installing the new butt cap.
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Insert the new butt cap in the end of the tennis racquet. Press it firmly into the handle as far as it will go.
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Secure the butt cap in place with staples and a staple gun.

You might think your gas cap is just another lid How to Remove a Keyed Gas Cap, but it does more than just keep your gas from spilling out out of your car. One of your gas cap’s main jobs is to keep your car’s fuel from evaporating into the air. If your gas cap is missing or broken How to Install a Pickup Truck Cap Step-by-Step, you can experience up to a 2 percent loss of fuel economy because your fuel is evaporating into the air instead of being used by your car. If your gas cap is lost or broken How to Fix a Chimney Cap, replace it as soon as possible.
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Drive to your local auto parts store. Almost every auto parts store will have a wide assortment of gas caps in stock.
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Remove your car’s gas cap and take it with you into the store. The customer service rep behind the counter will ask you for basic information about your vehicle, including make and model. Give her this information and she will tell you what brands and model number gas caps will fit your car.
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Select a gas cap for your car. You might want to select a locking gas cap to provide added protection against having your fuel stolen.
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Place your new gas cap on your car while you are still in the store parking lot. This will ensure the cap fits properly.

Chimneys expand and then shrink as they heat up and cool down. This constant expansion and shrinkage can cause the concrete chimney cap to break and chip. Small cracks can be repaired simply with a fire-rated caulk, while chipped sections and large cracked areas should be replaced. Use caution while working on ladders and while on a roof. Secure your ladder and yourself on the roof before repairing the chimney cap.
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Put on leather gloves. Repair small cracks by squeezing fire-rated silicone caulking into the cracks. Break up large damaged sections with a hammer and cold chisel. Use caution around the flue so you don’t damage it.
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Remove the broken pieces from the cap by placing them in a bucket. Only place a few pieces in the bucket at a time so the bucket is not heavy. Have a friend waiting on the ladder so you can pass the bucket down to him.
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Follow the manufacturer’s instructions on mixing latex-fortified mortar in a bucket. Spread the mixed mortar over the cap with a trowel. Fill the damaged area with mortar while spreading the mortar evenly over the cap. Run a wooden float over the cap to create the same slope on the damaged section that the rest of the cap has.
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Let the mortar dry. Check the chimney every year for damage.