How do y'all mark your mixed and straight gasoline cans?

[OM617YOTA]

Edit: Woops double tap.

Slow day at work, rather bored. What to do? Ask questions about minutia, of course.

In the past, I've just used a sharpie to make big block letters on cans. This time, I'm thinking about making a cardboard MIX stencil, and using spray paint to mark the side of the can. Making the stencil will take a little bit, but once done, the actual marking will take no time. The stencil will be reusable in the future, too.

A buddy has a laser cutter/engraver, and I also thought about bribing him to make me plastic tags to zip tie to the handle.

I'm not a commercial cutter with idiot employees to worry about, so I have the option to only let competent people use my equipment. This is probably key, more than any fuel can marking.

What do you guys do?

 

[PV Hiker]

With a paint pen. Quick and easy. Here is one of my cans.
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[uniballer]

All of my fuel cans have a tag that says something like: "Gas 87 Stabil 1-Jun-22" or "Gas 89 2 cycle 50:1 14-Apr-22" or "Diesel 12-May-22" so I can keep track of what I have and rotate it if needed. My tags are just 1/2 of an index card with a punched hole twist-tied to the container.

 

[Mad Professor]

With a paint pen. Quick and easy. Here is one of my cans.
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I add volume of mix oil/gal on can

 

[Franny K]

I tie a tag onto the container. I happen to have some brass sheets from a sealed bid sale or perhaps an auction for pretty much this purpose 2 1/2" x 5" or close to that. Black felt tip pen holds up pretty well.
No ethanol gas
straight gas
two cycle mix which is with the no ethanol gasoline most of the time

I generally use hay baling twine. There are cardboard similar tags that last a while. I guess it depends on if you have others using the gas powered equipment. I am trying to move to only one gallon containers to be used for premix which I read on here and seems a good tactic for my applications. I mix by putting a fat 2.6 oz in the small premix containers into the gallon container with an inch or 2 of gas then fill up. I have some Honda brush cutters that take straight gas so it is common to take both types of containers.

I added a picture, the glare hides my handwriting style., the one gallon container once had a red cardboard tag with a reinforcing gromet of sorts, everyone here should remember it and the fine wire that attached it is still present. The wife only uses battery stuff lately or a four cycle lawn mower.

 

[PV Hiker]

Here is my small can. Many different ways to keep track. I like the suggestions provided.
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[JRM]

PVHiker, where'd ya find those gas cans at, a museum? They are clean!

 

[OM617YOTA]

Wavian is currently manufactured.

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[JRM]

Wavian is currently manufactured.

https://wavianusa.com/

I was commenting on the condition.....the only time mine have ever been that clean was the day I brought them home.

 

[ValleyForge]

I leave them unmarked so if anyone steals them, they’ll get maximum enjoyment….lol

 

[PV Hiker]

I was commenting on the condition.....the only time mine have ever been that clean was the day I brought them home.

Yea pictures when newer, they are maturing with age. One I provide for volunteers is ruff looking as you can't control the abuse.

 

[pdqdl]

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Slow day at work, pretty bored. What to do? Ask questions about minutia, of course.