BLO + MS in plastic bucket

Re: BLO + MS in plastic bucket

Ron in Drums PA

>As long as you don't drink from from the kitty litter bucket you should have no problem.

Re: BLO + MS in plastic bucket

gil in san diego

>come on Ron, no one would drink BLO & MS from a kitty litter bucket.

.....but what if you threw your cat in it?

Re: BLO + MS in plastic bucket

Fred in NC

>Some kinds of plastic get soft when exposed to solvents. I guess because they are made from petroleum by-products. After leaving MS in one overnight, it had a funny bottom ....

Before I read the post

Phil Joines, Krum, Tx

>I thought you meant the company! ;>)

Re: BLO + MS in plastic bucket (long)

JL work

>I would be careful about leaving them stored full time.

Check the recycle symbol on the bottom of the kitty litter bucket.

If it is a (2), it is HDPE (high density polyethylene). The white HDPE usually has fillers like titanium dioxide or calcium carbonate to make it opaque and white. It will "soften" a bit with the BLO and mineral spirits. You can dissolve HDPE in mineral spirits with heat (170 F or so).

If it is a (5), it is polypropylene (with fillers, etc.) Polypropylene is more resistant to mineral spirits and BLO and won't usually soften. Even if you heat it, it is resistant to the solvents.

If it is a (6), it is polystryrene - very soluble in mineral spirits. Don't try it.

If it is a (7) all bets are off. Who knows what is in a (7) without analyzing it.

After all that is said. Do an experiment. Put a little mineral spirits in the bottom of a bucket and cap it (even if it is HDPE). If it softens too much, don't use it.

Re: OT

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In Jersey

>Dave,

Can't speak to the question, but can suggest some help with your plastic build-up problem. I get litter from one of the chain pet supply stores that sells it in bulk. I simply take 2 buckets back and refill them from the bin. Save $4 per 30 lb. bucket, and don't get more buckets to deal with. (Wish they did that with Joint Compound. I'm up to here with those buckets!)

Mark

Re: BLO + MS in plastic bucket (long)

Dave MacLuskie

>Thanks everyone!

It is indeed a #2. However, I filled up the bucket after the response and let a bowl soak overnight. There wasn't a puddle of BLO on the floor, so that's a good sign!

I did save the original metal can for the BLO so I think I'll store the stuff long term in that and look for a #5 bucket in the meantime. Sounds safer long term.

Re: BLO + MS in plastic bucket

Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>Dave,

I cannot speak specifically to the plastic used in the Kitty Litter buckets (got tons of them myself - great storage vehicles).

However, I used to use the BLO, MS and Poly mix alot with my turning. I was putting some in the semi-opaque squeeze bottles that you put glue in, and after about 6 months, the mix would get cloudy. And I was informed by Michael Dresdner that the mixture slowly detererates the plastic.

I have since gone to putting the mix in a glass jar, however the downside of that is that the mixture will darken with exposure to sunlight - but then again it will do the same when it is on the wood.

Mark