After flocking my third grip in a row tonight, I ended up with blue flocking paint all over my hands because the last one was long and I was hurrying to try to get it done within the time window.

Used a rag and denatured alcohol to get the stuff off- it dries fast and very hard to get off! Don't recommend wearing this stuff.

Then made me realize, what do you do with your alcohol/solvent soaked rags? Don't have a garage, can't really throw it out. Guess you could, but seems like a fire hazard to me. What do you guys that don't have special rag cans do with these things?
Phil



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/01/2005 10:27PM by Phil Richmond.

Don't confine them. These aren't the type solvents to spontaniously combust, but I still wouldn't contain them in a corner, a bag, or wadded up and thrown on the floor inside. Put them safely outside where they can dry and then toss them out. If your city has regulations about disposing that sort of stuff, heed them.

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OK. Thanks. I was letting it dry over the sink, wasn't sure if that was ok or not. Don't mean to seem like a worry wart- wasn't sure if these could combust or not. All I know is I didn't want to end up with a giant alcohol burner in my kitchen.

Will put outside.

Phil

An oily waste / flammable safety trash can is a good idea.

They are typically red cans made of metal (some are plastic too) with a flip-up top and are designed for solvent or oil-soaked rags.

They aren't really air tight per se, but they are designed to prevent your solvent soaked rags from becoming part of a fire by segregating them from ignition sources and limiting the amount of oxygen around the waste... they're kind of expensive though... Should be emptied every night.

Also... I tend to use coffee filters as my rags for most things (except when I'm cleaning up more of a bulky mess like adhesive from grip installation for example). The coffee filters are thin and don't absorb much solvent... they dry out much more quickly than thick paper towels... and they don't introduce lint or fibers (at least to any considerable degree).

My $0.02...

Erik



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/01/2005 10:48PM by Erik Kunz.

I know ozidizers are not as common in this hobby, but do not dry/store/dispose solvent rags and oxidizer rags together. That is just a fire waiting to happen spontaneously.

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