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Jim GM4DHJ ...
Jul 29, 2019, 7:51:13 AM7/29/19
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"Chris Hogg" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
> What do other people do with it?
>
kill weeds
Martin Brown
Jul 29, 2019, 8:07:49 AM7/29/19
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On 29/07/2019 12:37, Chris Hogg wrote:
> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
> What do other people do with it?
Leave it to settle in a tall jam jar for a couple of weeks and then
> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
> What do other people do with it?
decant off the clear liquid after the pigments have settled to the
bottom. You might need to do this twice if it is really bad. The ones
that some curry sauces come in are particularly good for this.
The spirit gradually goes yellow as a result but still works perfectly
well as a solvent for cleaning brushes. I wouldn't use it in any
situations where virgin solvent is required for paint thinning though.
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GB
Jul 29, 2019, 8:08:52 AM7/29/19
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On 29/07/2019 12:37, Chris Hogg wrote:
> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
> What do other people do with it?
>
Dulux says:
> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
> What do other people do with it?
>
The container should also have a tightly fitting lid to enable dirty
solvents to settle. The clean solvent can then be poured back into the
original bottle for re-use and the sediment left to dry before disposal.
Don't pour paint or white spirit down the drain as the chemicals they
contain can disperse and contaminate the water supply.
I'd have thought that pouring it away in woodland would be bad for the
environment, but in small quantities maybe not very bad.
charles
Jul 29, 2019, 8:09:57 AM7/29/19
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In article <s9mtjep9jhjiph0nk...@4ax.com>,
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Chris Hogg <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
> What do other people do with it?
just let it evaporate and then throw away the jam jar.
> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
> What do other people do with it?
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alan_m
Jul 29, 2019, 8:22:50 AM7/29/19
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On 29/07/2019 12:37, Chris Hogg wrote:
> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
> What do other people do with it?
>
Put it in a spare plastic bottle and let the paint settle to the bottom.
> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
> What do other people do with it?
>
After around 4 weeks you will have 95% clean white spirit at the top and
the heavier paint stuck to the bottom of the bottle. Decant off and use
your recovered white spirit for future brush cleaning.
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Andrew
Jul 29, 2019, 8:43:13 AM7/29/19
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and keep that separate from later washes in separate glass jars,
like 800ml hellmans jars.
After allowing to settle, carfully pour off the supernatant and
allow the sludge to partially dry, to the point where it can be
scraped out with a bit of flat wood.
Brian Gaff
Jul 29, 2019, 9:54:18 AM7/29/19
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Yes that works well or used to assuming that white spirit is still as it
used to be. I think much flaked and melted paint gets to the sewers
eventually so I guess its well diluted and dealt with at the sewage works,
well we hope so as its been going on for many a long year now.
As a matter of interest what is the difference between turps and white
spirit?
Brian
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used to be. I think much flaked and melted paint gets to the sewers
eventually so I guess its well diluted and dealt with at the sewage works,
well we hope so as its been going on for many a long year now.
As a matter of interest what is the difference between turps and white
spirit?
Brian
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The Natural Philosopher
Jul 29, 2019, 10:00:35 AM7/29/19
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On 29/07/2019 12:37, Chris Hogg wrote:
> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
> What do other people do with it?
>
use it to start bonfires with
> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
> What do other people do with it?
>
Or barbecues.
Its a very good balance of flammable versus doesnt go bang
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Scott
Jul 29, 2019, 12:14:15 PM7/29/19
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On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:37:24 +0100, Chris Hogg <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
>oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
>sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
>an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
>I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
>What do other people do with it?
I used to set fire to it (outside).
>I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
>oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
>sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
>an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
>I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
>What do other people do with it?
DJC
Jul 29, 2019, 5:58:03 PM7/29/19
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On 29/07/2019 12:37, Chris Hogg wrote:
> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
> What do other people do with it?
>
Store it until I need something to get a bonfire started.
> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
> What do other people do with it?
>
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DJC
Jul 29, 2019, 5:58:04 PM7/29/19
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On 29/07/2019 15:53, Chris Hogg wrote:
> be slightly better refined than white spirit, but don't quote me on
> that.
Other way round I believe, White Spirit is more standardised. I use
White Spirit for thinning paint but Turps for cleaning brushes. but
there is very little difference in price, it hardly seems worth having
both kinds.
It's distilled from petroleum. OTOH genuine turps is made from
> the gum of pine trees, and is a different thing all together. My late
> wife, an art-school-trained artist, had a small bottle of it which she
> revered, but whether it's _that_ special, I don't know. 500 ml tins of
> gum turpentine are available for not too many beer tokens, so may be
> it's more readily available these days.
> On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:54:00 +0100, "Brian Gaff"
> <bri...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Yes that works well or used to assuming that white spirit is still as it
>> used to be. I think much flaked and melted paint gets to the sewers
>> eventually so I guess its well diluted and dealt with at the sewage works,
>> well we hope so as its been going on for many a long year now.
>> As a matter of interest what is the difference between turps and white
>> spirit?
>> Brian
>
> AIUI not a lot, if you mean turps substitute. I think the latter might
> <bri...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Yes that works well or used to assuming that white spirit is still as it
>> used to be. I think much flaked and melted paint gets to the sewers
>> eventually so I guess its well diluted and dealt with at the sewage works,
>> well we hope so as its been going on for many a long year now.
>> As a matter of interest what is the difference between turps and white
>> spirit?
>> Brian
>
> be slightly better refined than white spirit, but don't quote me on
> that.
Other way round I believe, White Spirit is more standardised. I use
White Spirit for thinning paint but Turps for cleaning brushes. but
there is very little difference in price, it hardly seems worth having
both kinds.
It's distilled from petroleum. OTOH genuine turps is made from
> the gum of pine trees, and is a different thing all together. My late
> wife, an art-school-trained artist, had a small bottle of it which she
> revered, but whether it's _that_ special, I don't know. 500 ml tins of
> gum turpentine are available for not too many beer tokens, so may be
> it's more readily available these days.
Max Demian
Jul 29, 2019, 5:59:46 PM7/29/19
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On 29/07/2019 15:53, Chris Hogg wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:54:00 +0100, "Brian Gaff"
> <bri...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:54:00 +0100, "Brian Gaff"
> <bri...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Yes that works well or used to assuming that white spirit is still as it
>> used to be. I think much flaked and melted paint gets to the sewers
>> eventually so I guess its well diluted and dealt with at the sewage works,
>> well we hope so as its been going on for many a long year now.
>> As a matter of interest what is the difference between turps and white
>> spirit?
>> Brian
>
>> used to be. I think much flaked and melted paint gets to the sewers
>> eventually so I guess its well diluted and dealt with at the sewage works,
>> well we hope so as its been going on for many a long year now.
>> As a matter of interest what is the difference between turps and white
>> spirit?
>> Brian
>
> AIUI not a lot, if you mean turps substitute. I think the latter might
> be slightly better refined than white spirit, but don't quote me on
> that. It's distilled from petroleum. OTOH genuine turps is made from
> be slightly better refined than white spirit, but don't quote me on
> the gum of pine trees, and is a different thing all together. My late
> wife, an art-school-trained artist, had a small bottle of it which she
> revered, but whether it's _that_ special, I don't know. 500 ml tins of
> gum turpentine are available for not too many beer tokens, so may be
> it's more readily available these days.
I've heard that white spirit is purer than turps substitute. Actually I
> wife, an art-school-trained artist, had a small bottle of it which she
> revered, but whether it's _that_ special, I don't know. 500 ml tins of
> gum turpentine are available for not too many beer tokens, so may be
> it's more readily available these days.
think they are the same thing, and stores sell it under two different
names for some reason.
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jeipw
Jul 29, 2019, 11:19:08 PM7/29/19
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> I've been washing my brushes in white spirit to remove the residue of
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
> What do other people do with it?
Pour it in an unused spot in my jungle of a 'garden'
> oil-based gloss paint, and now I have a few hundred mls of WS plus
> sludge to dispose of. I could simply pour it down the drain, or onto
> an out-of-the-way spot in the garden or in the woodland opposite, but
> I'm reluctant to do any of those if there are better options.
>
> What do other people do with it?
Rod Speed
Jul 29, 2019, 11:58:06 PM7/29/19
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"Brian Gaff" <bri...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Yes that works well or used to assuming that white spirit is still as it
> used to be. I think much flaked and melted paint gets to the sewers
> eventually so I guess its well diluted and dealt with at the sewage works,
> well we hope so as its been going on for many a long year now.
> As a matter of interest what is the difference between turps and white
> spirit?
Real turps comes from trees, white spirit is a petroleum fraction.
> used to be. I think much flaked and melted paint gets to the sewers
> eventually so I guess its well diluted and dealt with at the sewage works,
> well we hope so as its been going on for many a long year now.
> As a matter of interest what is the difference between turps and white
> spirit?
But plenty of what is now called turps is actually white spirit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_spirit
Peeler
Jul 30, 2019, 5:44:12 AM7/30/19
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On Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:57:53 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:
>
>> As a matter of interest what is the difference between turps and white
>> spirit?
>
> Real turps comes from trees, white spirit is a petroleum fraction.
> But plenty of what is now called turps is actually white spirit.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_spirit
More relevant question: what is the difference between a trolling asshole
and you? Can you answer that, you nym-shifting, senile Ozzie pest?
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Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:
>
>> As a matter of interest what is the difference between turps and white
>> spirit?
>
> Real turps comes from trees, white spirit is a petroleum fraction.
> But plenty of what is now called turps is actually white spirit.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_spirit
and you? Can you answer that, you nym-shifting, senile Ozzie pest?
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Peeler
Jul 30, 2019, 5:47:21 AM7/30/19
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On Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:15:36 +1000, jeipw, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote:
>>
>> What do other people do with it?
>
> Pour it in an unused spot in my jungle of a 'garden'
You just HAVE to open your stupid, regardless of what kind of shit will come
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote:
>>
>> What do other people do with it?
>
> Pour it in an unused spot in my jungle of a 'garden'
out of it, eh, senile idiot?
Mike10
Apr 20, 2022, 9:45:07 AM4/20/22
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It’s illegal to dispose of it down the drain or into the environment.Your local recycling centre should be able to dispose of it
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Andrew
Apr 20, 2022, 10:50:55 AM4/20/22
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On 20/04/2022 14:45, Mike10 wrote:
> It’s illegal to dispose of it down the drain or into the
> environment.Your local recycling centre should be able to dispose of it
>
And anyone with a brain does not dispose of it, he/she pours it into
> It’s illegal to dispose of it down the drain or into the
> environment.Your local recycling centre should be able to dispose of it
>
a suitable large glass container like an 800ml helmans glass jar
and when the solids have settled to the bottom, the supernatant
white spirit can be carefully poured off and re-used to wash out
future paint brushes .
When the solids have become a sticky mess they can be wiped out
with old newspaper and chucked in the normal rubbish bin.
alan_m
Apr 20, 2022, 1:15:19 PM4/20/22
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unless left for months. I still use the top bit of of my settling white
spirit bottle as the pre-wash for brushes, and then a very little clean
spirit for the final wash.
Animal
Apr 20, 2022, 7:38:41 PM4/20/22
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newshound
Apr 21, 2022, 7:56:07 AM4/21/22
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washing up bowl in the garden and it magically disappears.
rick
May 2, 2022, 2:49:40 PM5/2/22
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On 20/04/2022 15:50, Andrew wrote:
jon
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