How to make a stopper for any container

How to make a stopper for any container

If you need to make a stopper for a jar or bottle of an unusual and rare shape, then there is nothing easier. Absolutely anyone can cope with this task.
Using simple technology, you can make a sealed stopper, plug or lid with your own hands.

Will need


  • Silicone.
  • Corn or potato starch.
  • Liquid food coloring.
  • Petrolatum.

How to make a stopper for any container

Making a stopper for a bottle with your own hands


Take a plastic or paper plate. Add a drop of dye.
How to make a stopper for any container

Squeeze out the required amount of silicone from the tube and mix with the dye.
How to make a stopper for any container

To make a stopper for a bottle, take an object of similar shape.
How to make a stopper for any container

Lubricate the inner surface with Vaseline and lay out the composition.
How to make a stopper for any container

Using a finger coated with Vaseline, smooth the mixture evenly.
How to make a stopper for any container

After the silicone dries, remove the plug with a sharp object.
How to make a stopper for any container

How to make a stopper for any container

Use a sharp blade to trim the edges and the cork is ready.
How to make a stopper for any container

It fits snugly, just like it should.
How to make a stopper for any container

Cap for a jar


We take a container that is slightly larger in diameter than the neck of the jar. Lubricate the surface with Vaseline and fill it with silicone with or without dye. We level it with a finger greased with Vaseline.
How to make a stopper for any container

We rest the neck of the jar against the silicone and press down so that the edges of the jar go into it.
How to make a stopper for any container

Leave to dry.
How to make a stopper for any container

Once dry, remove the form.
How to make a stopper for any container

Making a cork for a bottle with a narrow neck


Pour 3 tablespoons of starch into a plate. It will serve as a filler and make the composition much harder after drying.
How to make a stopper for any container

In another cup, mix silicone with dye.
How to make a stopper for any container

Well, then we roll the mixed mixture in starch as when making baked goods from dough.
How to make a stopper for any container

Now the silicone will not stick to your hands and will look like plasticine. We put a lump on the bottle and smooth out the future cork.
How to make a stopper for any container

After hardening it can be opened.
How to make a stopper for any container

How to make a stopper for any container

Result:


Using the same technologies, you can make any stopper for any vessel.
How to make a stopper for any container

How to make a stopper for any container

They seal perfectly and liquid does not leak out of the vessels, even when they are turned vertically.
How to make a stopper for any container

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Comments (1)
  1. Vyacheslav
    #1 Vyacheslav Guests 7 April 2020 18:42
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    What if a vacuum or increased pressure forms in the container? What to do? Hold the stopper with your hands.