Speaking of Randolph, I just got a gallon of clear butyrate from Wicks. It came in a paint can. Is that standard? I'd think it would come in a narrow, screw-on-top thinner can like Brodak does.
Hi Howard,
I have been using Randolph butyrate dope since about 1975 & it has always been packaged in round paint cans, both the gallons & quarts, colors & clear. Five gallon sizes come in metal 5-gallon pails with a plastic pull-out spout. The next larger size would be a 55 gallon drum (mostly for orange dope.)
Interestingly enough, The current Aircraft Spruce catalog shows a gallon screw-on top can beside the listing for Randolph butyrate
tautening clear, but they show a round gallon can beside the listing for
non-tautening butyrate clear. Certified clear comes in gallon screw-on top gallon cans & quart screw-on top quart cans. The thinners for both are packaged in the screw-on top type cans in the quart & gallon sizes.