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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
hi I got a can of boiled linseed oil, the can has the spot in the middle of the can and is very messy to pour can it be out in a plastic bottle that is easier to pour. Will it damage the plastic thanks Mike
 
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In a container BLO will not spontaneously combust. If it did any wood it was applied to would burn. It dries exothermically It generates heat while drying. Once it is on a rag and wadded up where the heat cannot dissipate you have the very real possibility of spontaneous combustion. The rags need to be stored in an airtight fireproof container.
 
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In a container BLO will not spontaneously combust. If it did any wood it was applied to would burn. It dries exothermically It generates heat while drying. Once it is on a rag and wadded up where the heat cannot dissipate you have the very real possibility of spontaneous combustion. The rags need to be stored in an airtight fireproof container.

- johnstoneb
^^^^^What he said, put it in whatever you want…but the cautions about sunlight are true. It will darken a little with age even if it's in a light tight container.
 
#11 ·
I keep my BLO in the container from the factory as long as possible, but it gets transferred into old Tostitos salsa or queso jars for use. Yeah, sunlight will break it down a little, but not that much, and if you set it on a shelf that doesn't get direct light, it'll last for months. Nice thing about those jars is that the mouths are wide enough for a brush and if the lid gets sticky, you can heat it up with a torch (carefully!) to loosen the lid.
 
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I finally got around to buying another can of BLO, since my original is running low. That said, look at the date of manufacture near the bottom of the can (26yr old). I have added a touch of Japan Dryer on occasion, but this stuff still works great on my Rosewood totes & knobs.

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In a container BLO will not spontaneously combust. If it did any wood it was applied to would burn. It dries exothermically It generates heat while drying. Once it is on a rag and wadded up where the heat cannot dissipate you have the very real possibility of spontaneous combustion. The rags need to be stored in an airtight fireproof container.

- johnstoneb
Exactly, I was being sarcastic.
 
#16 · (Edited by Moderator)
I am becoming more and more frustrated with the child proof plastic
snap type caps on the new containers. (and they pour like crap).
So I have been accumulating the automotive plastic oil "cans" for my
painting chemicals and they work great. remove the labels with boiling
water and write the new contents with sharpie markers.
or - print a label from the web of the contents and stick that on the container.
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#19 ·
I rest the containers upside down in the kitchen trash over night to drain completely.
then next day, just wash with a degreaser like Purple Power or Simple Green.
but - believe it or not, DAWN dish soap works the best.
I have been doing this for about 3 years now and have not noticed any problems
with the HDPE plastic degrading in any way.

when I was a catering cook for my sign makers circle, my favorite cooking oil dispenser
was a plastic Quaker State container for the Canola Oil and the Pennzoil container for melted butter.
Thoroughly washed of course, with a small hole in the lid to squirt the contents on the griddle.
I would fill it with cooking oil and you should see the look on their faces when I squirted
the oil on the flat top griddle while cooking omelettes and pancakes !!!
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It would also be a funny joke if you made one for apple juice to squirt on your BBQ ribs on the grill !!!!

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#20 · (Edited by Moderator)
Fridge - I don't know where you are shopping or how often or what brands you use,
but it seems like either the manufacturers or some Government Entity
is changing over from metal caps to all plastic.
when us elderly folks suffer from arthritis in the hands, it gets more and more
difficult to twist or pop off any kind of safety cap.
in the below photos, I am addressing the can on the LEFT that has to be popped open
with a screw driver and pours horribly (in my personal opinion). the one on the right is just hard to twist off.
in the last photo - you can see that I have quite an assortment of solvents that have the
"pop-off" caps and I hate them !!!! thus comes the plastic oil containers to hold the solvents.

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your shop = your call

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#21 · (Edited by Moderator)
The oil containers are a great idea but I like the Jim beam idea best. To bad I don't drink. My can is like the ones you pictured last I hate it very bad design. for some of those twist caps you can't twist, try a pair of slip joint pliers. open the joint put around the cap and apply light pressure. works like a charm even on glass, little strength needed. I bet you get many coments about the oil on the table
 
#23 · (Edited by Moderator)
Karda - I am 70 years old . . . . very little "short cuts" escape me.
a professional craftsman should not have to monkey around with pliers
and fancy gadgets to open the standard solvent can.
in a kid free atmosphere, (no kids allowed in any dangerous area),
I see no reason why a responsible person can't use whatever means necessary
to make life just a little more simpler and comfortable as long as safety is paramount.

jus my Dos Centavos

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#24 ·
you are right but OSHA is government what do you expect. Beside I have used pliers more on ordinary everyday bottle that have become stuck. I have always had week hands. I remember when i worked in a hardware store we always asked the elderly that bought paint thinner if they wanted us to cut the squeeze tab off for them, they were grateful for that
 
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