How do you dispose turps used for oil painting? Can you reuse them after a while or do you just have to chuck them?
I've been using it at school for a while, but I don't actually know what they do with used turps, just that there is usually some clean stuff the next day! Now that I've got some for home I need to know!
2007-09-02 14:28:53 · 7 answers · asked by Lostariel 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
turpentine is considered a biohazard. it should be disposed of properly. most counties have specific drop off sites for such things.
2007-09-02 14:36:56 · answer #1 · answered by racer 51 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Disposing Of Turpentine
2016-11-07 08:55:09 · answer #2 · answered by manciel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the manufacturer of the turps might have a recycling option, filtered and reused. Try liquid waste disposers in your phone book some of these recycle too.
2007-09-04 06:00:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can reuse it for a long time. Just pour your used turpentine into a large jar. After several hours, the paint particles will have settled to the bottom. Pour the clear turpentine carefully into a container to use while painting.
If you're mixing a paint medium, I'd use fresh turpentine for that, but for rinsing out brushes, the recycled stuff is just fine.
2007-09-02 16:19:38 · answer #4 · answered by helene 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Contact the recycle center in your city.
Call a university in the city and see if your turp may be added to their turp !
2007-09-06 05:02:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
eventually the color in the turp will fall down to the bottom and u can slowly pour the clean turpentine into your jar for painting use. becareful not to mix water with your solevent though, can weaken the solevents cleaning power. as far as disposing of it when its just too dirty, u can just throw it in the dumpster. its not gonna cause a fire or explosion or something like that
2007-09-02 16:27:21 · answer #6 · answered by Zetsu 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Get facts" obviously does not know as much as he thinks he does. True that gasoline is very old, however he is not taking into account all the new stuff that oil companies are adding to it these days. He has been very lucky using his old gas. It is the additives like alcohol and such that gum up the engine carburetors on two stroke and small four stoke engines. Last years gas like what you have can be used in your cars engine if you mix no more than a couple of gallons of it to a full tank of "fresh gas"
2016-03-13 01:30:17 · answer #7 · answered by Regenna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋