Packing resin for the first time.

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What's the trick to getting the foam and cap back on without getting foam or beads in the threads? I've tried 5 times already but as I'm screwing the cap on either the foam goes in the threads or the breads get pushed up and out over the threads.
 
What's the trick to getting the foam and cap back on without getting foam or beads in the threads? I've tried 5 times already but as I'm screwing the cap on either the foam goes in the threads or the breads get pushed up and out over the threads.
 
I figured it out, the BRS video shows it mounded right before he screws the cap on, other videos you leave about an in or two empty for the foam piece.
 
I always fill it to the top,making sure to pack it during the fill, clean the threads off, then using my hand ( thumb and first finger ) as a barrier to keep the beads off the threads, screw the cap on.
Have I ever gotten resin beads on the threads? Probably. Did it make a difference? Not that I could see.
 

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