I’m planning on stripping the paint from an old cab diesel with isopropyl alchohol and I was wondering how to dispose of the alchohol/paint afterward. Will it just evaporate or what? Thanks for your help. This is my 1st foray into stripping and painting a model train.
It will ‘evaporate’ if left in the container were using to strip the model. I use 71% isopropyl to thin acrylic paint and do ‘clean up’ - then just was it down the sink when done. It is a natural plant based product(many times corn). If you have a large quantity with lots of paint residue, you should be able to dispose it free or at low cost at your local recycling center.
Jim
We take paint, old gas and other chemicals, electronics, batteries to the same place we return our cans and bottles for deposit refund. Large items get picked up for free at the house. We have one small bag of garbage a week and put the garbage can out once a month (maybe) A phone call or e-mail to your city hall should answer your question. I even found a large styrofoam producer locally that gladly takes back used styrofoam and reuses it.
Just throw it in your garbage, it will evaporate, before your garbage is picked up. It’s not like it’s hazardous material.
Frank
Put it in a glass or metal bowl and take it outside and sit it on the ground and toss a lit match in it and watch it burn… That or pour it on a bed of fire ants and ruin their day. }:)>
Tracklayer
After I strip a model I put the alcohol back in the bottles (takes more than one). When it becomes too weak or dirty to use I toss the bottles alcohol and all out in the trash. Washing it down the kitchen sink is something I don’t consider as an option as my kitchen drain empties out in the yard to water the maglolia trees.
Thanks for the input all. Sounds like its not too hard to get rid of!
I dump my down the sink followed by some Dawn dish washing detergent.Its don’t like we throwing gallons of the stuff away.
To strip paint, I pour 91% alcohol into a large, heavy-duty ziploc baggie and throw the shell into the bag and seal it up. Every once in a while, I open the bag and scrub it with an old toothbrush (keep the model deep in the bag to keep spattering alcohol from leaving the bag and keep hands from getting dirty from the alcohol). I have even thrown in a few spoonfuls of baking soda (from the fridge or freezer) to act as a gentle abrasive to aid stripping and plastic prep. I keep the alcohol sealed in the bag for reuse but I have just let it evaporate; I wouldn’t suggest burning it becaue you’re not just burning the alcohol, you’ll be burning the paint and other crud, producing toxic smoke. A general rule: if it makes black smoke, it’s not good for the environment.
Don’t drink it.
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