NYCkayaker NYCKayaker Digest, Vol 32, Issue 7

[Gerald Stover]

Dear Geoff and Joy Hecht and others

Geoff has Made A VERY IMPORTANT Excellent point to all novices using  
any Volatile Organic compounds  contained in specialty chemicals like  
Danish oil.......

I follow the safety procedures like Geoff describe routinely in my  
painting and restoration work and THEN I neglected to mention them .!!

Thanks for the public reminder Geoff !!. You are absolutely 100 %  
correct !! These safety procedures and proper respect for ANY of the  
chemicals you use are ESSENTIAL !

Read the labels and Pay attention to the instructions !!

Gerald Stover

bethlehem PA


On Apr 7, 2008, at 11:28 AM, Geoff K. wrote:

> Please, please be very careful with disposal of linseed oil rags!  
> Danish
> oil is essentially polymerized linseed oil. Improper disposal of  
> linseed
> oil soaked rags can cause spontaneous combustion. The oxidation  
> process
> for linseed oil is exothermic, meaning it gives off heat.  
> Collections of
> used rags have been known to ignite because of the combination of  
> excess
> heat and fumes. Be very careful to follow disposal instructions. There
> are many manufacturer's warnings along the lines of soaking used  
> rags in
> water in a covered metal container or washing thoroughly before  
> disposal.
>
> The caution at the bottom of this page <http://tinyurl.com/45clp> from
> AllPro boiled linseed oil provides a good set of guidelines for
> disposing of used materials soaked with linseed oil.
>
> Danish oil gives a great matte finish, and keeps the feel of the wood.
> It takes some time to fully oxidize and stop giving off that  
> distinctive
> linseed oil smell, but it's worth it. Just be careful with the  
> leftover
> finishing materials.
>
> -- Geoff
>> Thanks to all who made suggestions!  Clearly oil is the way to  
>> go.  I've got
>> my Watco Danish Oil, unexpectedly found at Lowes, tomorrow I'll start
>> sanding...
>>
>>
>>
>> Joy
>>
>> ********************************************************
>>
>> Joy Hecht
>> and Matilda, 1989 burgundy vanagon
>> www.joyhecht.net
>>
>> ********************************************************
>>
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