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24th October 2011, 01:42 PM #16Senior Member
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My problem isn't the turps, it is the turps-soaked rags. Especially after a spill such as today - half a can of paint swabbed up with rags soaked in turps to help lift the paint.
Should we burn such rags or put them in the garbage disposal?
Or what?
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24th October 2011, 03:16 PM #17Deceased
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24th October 2011, 03:37 PM #18Deceased
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Waldo
Ever tried salt on the back of a cane toad? :eek:
posted by Alexs
Does it improve the flavour?
Was wondering how long before someone pulled hard on the humor oar.
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24th October 2011, 03:43 PM #19Member
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In Melbourne, there is a waste chemical collection once/year. Used turps+ sludge will be accepted at the appointed venue e.g. council depot. This is usually advertised in the local newspaper. There is no charge for this service.
If used turps is kept in a sealed container and reused as described above, the yearly collection is often enough for me.
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24th October 2011, 04:01 PM #20SENIOR MEMBER
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24th October 2011, 04:50 PM #21
Ok, I have to ask. Can't help myself.
Call me stupid.
Gotta know.
What DOES happen when you put salt on a canetoad?????
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24th October 2011, 04:54 PM #22
The salt pretty much dries out the cane toad really, really fast and the thing dies.
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24th October 2011, 04:56 PM #23
Thank you !
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24th October 2011, 04:56 PM #24Old handle
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Very interesting
Hi all,
turps is natural resin derived from trees through the distillation of mainly pine wood so thinking it is a bad thing is not correct, probably every thing they add to it to make paint may be bad but then I don't know.
Anyway what interests me is the fact that we worry about what to do with contaminated turps, old oil etc but hey! When you have painted your home and are standing back to look at it with appreciation with all the paint going about the business of drying, do you wonder, where is all the turps going out of the solids I have just placed on my building? I don't think so, but there it goes up into the atmosphere but not harmfully me thinks as it is a natural thing. But I have a question!
Where does all the rubber go of our tyres every day everywhere around the world?
Just a thought. Cheers Oddjob1
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24th October 2011, 06:24 PM #26GOLD MEMBER
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Just put it in a xxxx can. You'll not notice the difference.
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24th October 2011, 10:54 PM #27Intermediate Member
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i have a bucket full of saw dust from my dust collector under my work bench any left over turps or other solvents go into the bucket which absorbs the liquid and every once in awhile i just empty it in the garbage bin
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25th October 2011, 12:20 PM #29Senior Member
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Thanks guys. I think I'll dry them out and burn a sample to see if they seem to create a lot of smoke or not, leave a lot of ash or not, and then either burn or put in the rubbish bin for the council to collect.
I like the idea of the sawdust under the bench.
In my shed it'd be a handy place to collect the sparks from the angle grinding and the welder, too...
Warm me up in the winter.....
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25th October 2011, 01:37 PM #30Member
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Natural does not equal good!
Natural does not equal good! (Think of Oleander, Deadly Nightshade, and Cane Toads!)
Gum Turpentine is really nasty stuff and causes a number of illnesses when adsorbed through the skin.
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/chem_background/exsumpdf/turpentine.pdf
A quote from the toxicological review of Turpentine linked above
Chronic Effects
Chronic effects associated with occupational exposures to turpentine include cerebral atrophy,
behavioral changes, anemia and bone marrow damage, glomerulonephritis, and dermatitis. Urinary
disturbances, albuminuria, and urinary casts were observed in workers exposed to paints and varnishes.
However, renal damage associated with occupational exposures to turpentine was transient and
reversible.
Cheers
Joel
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