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Hey folks,
knocked over a shelf with some hazmat on it... Amazingly, the used oil and diesel fuel containers spilled into a 5 gallon bucket that was setting nearby... Need to get rid of this stuff but when I take it to the disposal area, it's a real PITA to get rid of. It gets messy and I try sopping it up with a paint brush but it's a drawn out process and doesn't really clean up evenly.

Think it would work better if filtered thru one of the wagner (?) electric sprayers first? Would it hurt the sprayer? In this case, pretty much equal amounts spilled....

Thanks for any tips in solving this dilemma....

Dave
 
I know this "dude" who owns several acres, some of which is hidden away in a heavily wooded area with drainage that goes for milesssssssss n milesssssssss into the wilderness far from any neighbors, he doesnt have much trouble with disposing of oil or diesel fuel, he figures crude oil came from the earth n to the earth it shall return, ashes to ashes, dust to dust sorta lol. Big brother government comes out n sprays that nasty oil all up n down the roads ya know !!!! He wouldnt dare go ask some big brother government official about a quart of spilled oil or diesel fuel or it would be the men in white hazmat suits and swat teams and fines and imprisonment. NO Im NOT tellin who the "dude" is !!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck with the hazardous disposal, go ask some big shot government bureaucrat about it n good luck with that, let us know how it turns out officially

Best wishes n God Bless

John T
 
just mix it up some and put some rags in it and brun it in the brun barrel, or if it's clean stuff just pour a little in that there VW every week or so. lol.
 
A five gallon bucket caught it! This machinery today if you blow a hose you'll have 15 gallon on the ground before you can get it shut off.
 
Dave,
If I were a redneck, which I'm not, I would use it to kill termites or treat wood. Termites don't like oil or diesel.
George
 
We have two days a year that we can bring in Haz- Mat materal and they get rid of it. This includes oils, anti freeze,old ammo,mecury light bulbs, oil based paints and other such items.
 

OK folks........ Sunday morning perception don't seem to be a strong point here...

Will a 50/50 old oil/diesel mix spray thru a wagner electric sprayer with half decent results???

Thanks.
 
No I do not think it will hurt the sprayer. I do think you would want to filter it through material from a discared aticle of clothing.
 
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OK folks........ Sunday morning perception don't seem to be a strong point here...

Will a 50/50 old oil/diesel mix spray thru a Wagner electric sprayer with half decent results???

Dave, I am not sure what (all that spilled), so i cant be sure.... I would not run it thru the Wagner. I think there are parts in (whatever model you have) that would be ruined. There is a great potential this chem mix will be HAZARDOUS to the Wagner. Can you Wagner handle solvents? [this may have answered your question].

Now my thoughts: The atomized spray, as it comes out of your Wagner could ignite with static that is generated from the Wagner itself, as well as some remote ignition source (lightning could do it, but that's just one). I'd be prone to spray it with a "Hudson".
BTW, If you spray it with a Wagner, it will be dispersed into the atmosphere, causing Acid rain in Siberia, and melting down some radioactive generating system..... :shock:
Q) What will you be spraying it out of a Wagner for? Wagner's are for painting.....sl
Thanks.
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Dave I don't know if a Wagner will pump it . I spray oil but I have a container that can be pressurized and helps push the oil through spray gun. With used oil I let the oil set for while and the crud in the oil will settle to bottom and I take the oil on top off and use it.
 
Someone broke one of those pigtail light bulbs at menards a while back.They have an 800 number there supposed to call for any hazmat.They called the number,the fire department was sent.
The chief said he didn't know what they could do about it.They transported the guy that cleaned it up to the hospital for test.The hospital told him they didn't have any way of testing him for radiation,so he went back to work.
 
check with local parts stores,,,they [some] have a program to take old fluids...some have a place in back [even outside store]for drop-off
 
that's our system for you,,they make up all these laws/rules and have no idea what the heck to do or what it's about...wish they would forget the taxes . oh-no, that they can rememebr,,lol
 
I'm still not understanding the question/point you have here, but:

Mechanic down the road lines up a day he covers the shop in cardboard/plastic and we all bring a car or pickup over & he puts them on the lift & sparys a 50-50 mix of used oil and diesel on the bottom of the vehicles with a cheapie Wagner type paint sprayer.

He says has to be used, new oil doesn't work the same.

For those in the south, the point is to seal seams and metal from the winter salt spray.

--->Paul
 
(quoted from post at 08:57:43 07/15/12) I'm still not understanding the question/point you have here, but:

Mechanic down the road lines up a day he covers the shop in cardboard/plastic and we all bring a car or pickup over & he puts them on the lift & sparys a 50-50 mix of used oil and diesel on the bottom of the vehicles with a cheapie Wagner type paint sprayer.

He says has to be used, new oil doesn't work the same.

For those in the south, the point is to seal seams and metal from the winter salt spray.

--->Paul
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you understood pretty good... Thanks!
 
Light a cigarette when you start spraying. It will make your problem go away in an instant. If you are thinking about treating wood or something with the stuff, which is a good idea, just use a brush. It takes me 3 gallons of just what you got to do the deck of my trailer.
I can't imagine a repair shop that doesn't have a way of dealing with a couple gallons of gunk. Not like you got radioactive asbestos here, all oil based out of vehicles right?
 
I have no idea what what to do, but local rednecks just set things like oil old tires etc. on the public road. I had about 50 motorcycle tirea dumped in a farm gate one night.
 
I work for a large corporation and we are always having issues with hazmat chemicals. All of our chemicals have expiration dates on them and when they run out they have to be retested and a new date added. Any fuel spill can be soaked up with oil dry and dumped in a dumpster as long as the oil dry is not saturated. Anything over 5 gallons you have to call the fire department and it has to be cleaned up with absorbant socks and oil dry and put in a sealed 55 gallon drum. It is later steamed cleaned to remove the fuel and the oil dry is dried and reused. All florescent bulbs have to be collected and sent of for disposal.
 
Dave, don't you have a fuel oil fired boiler/heater in your house ? If so you could filter it through a old cotton shirt and burn it there.
 
(quoted from post at 12:40:37 07/15/12) Dave, don't you have a fuel oil fired boiler/heater in your house ? If so you could filter it through a old cotton shirt and burn it there.
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Yes, but they'd put me UNDER the jail... Neighbors are too close and anything other than heat waves come out of the chimney (except wood/coal smoke) is a call and a visit from the chimney sweep with his emission tester and ticket book.....

Most everybody missed the point of the post.... I'm using it to paint stalls and posts and wanted to try a wagner sprayer......
 
OK Dave, got it. Wagner makes airless power sprayers that cost from $45 to well over $500. In my experience it was a disapointment to try to pump anything through the cheap one, much less a waste oil mix. (although who knows, it has been so hot around here it might work now <:^). I can't imagine trying to run it through an expensive machine. I would brush it on.
 
I don"t think perception was slow, your question was about as
clear as mud. Don"t flog me, remember you people skills.
 
(quoted from post at 17:44:49 07/15/12) I don"t think perception was slow, your question was about as
clear as mud. Don"t flog me, remember you people skills.
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Sometimes I forget... I'm already awake awhile when I post and some of you folks read the first thing when you get up before coffee.....

Then there is the effects of being from someplace like ..........never mind :roll:

Went on better than I thought t would with a brush tho. Had a good psychological effect too.. The two beavers was nosy as to what I was doing to their chew toys (readstall post/beams) so I gave them a sample stroke across the muzzle..... Worked like a charm so far, no fresh chews this morning.
 
oil dry.

Just dump some oil dry into the bucket, and then put it out with the trash. get oil dry that "remediates hydrocarbons."

Once you mix it with oil dry or drizol or kittie little or whatever they call it in germany, it is safe to dispose of where ever you want.


Can you get oil dry at an autoparts store?

Do you have a corn planter that needs lubed? I use the same mix for my fertilizer boxes.
 
(quoted from post at 04:38:19 07/15/12) Hey folks,
knocked over a shelf with some hazmat on it... Amazingly, the used oil and diesel fuel containers spilled into a 5 gallon bucket that was setting nearby... Need to get rid of this stuff but when I take it to the disposal area, it's a real PITA to get rid of. It gets messy and I try sopping it up with a paint brush but it's a drawn out process and doesn't really clean up evenly.

Think it would work better if filtered thru one of the wagner (?) electric sprayers first? Would it hurt the sprayer? In this case, pretty much equal amounts spilled....

Thanks for any tips in solving this dilemma....

Dave
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Diesel fuel and motor oil aren't hazmat materials. A hazardous material has a flash point under 141 F or it contains high levels of toxic materials.
Heck just get a stainless steel pot and burn it. That is all they do with real hazardous materials is incinerate them.
 
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