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[*] posted on 27-2-2004 at 03:04


Beer cans normally have a protective plastic coating on the inside, and paint on the outside. Did you remove those? In that case I see no reason why it shouldn't work, unless the beer cans in question are made of some very exotic alloy, which I doubt. AFAIK, beer cans are made of pure aluminium, perhaps with a few % of Mg and/or Mn.

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