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purplehiss

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I have been cleaning out my Father In Law's dairy barn. We still work the fields and have a hay operation, so I am trying to toss the old useless stuff, but keep what makes sense.
I found two unopened gallon containers of cleaner:

1) John Deere Degreasing Solvent 'for use with high pressure washers'

2) Ford Medium Duty Body Shop Paint Cleaner

This is old stuff, but in new, sealed containers; probably 30 years old. I'm guessing it is probably no good anymore, and if so, how do I get rid of it? Anyone have any experience with either of them? Not sure if they are toxic petroleum based cleaners or just high detergent cleaners.

Any hints are appreciated.
Thanks!
 
Difficult to say without looking up the ingredients. The John Deere Degreasing solvent is probably similar to purple power. Use it to cut
the grease off a tractor if you are going to paint. The body shop paint cleaner is probably used to clean a paint sprayer which a more
through cleaning is needed.
 



If the degreasing solvent is really old it could be chlorinated hydro-carbon. It is very effective and very dangerous. It damages the nervous system. use a respirator.
 
Thanks for the comments. I will crack them open and give them a sniff. The labels are destroyed, and I'd keep the cleaners and use them if I knew how to safely use them.
What's left of the JD label makes it sound like I could use it in the soap tank of the pressure washer, but if they are talking about some other kind of parts washer, I don't want to be atomizing volatile chemicals while cleaning up the baler or something. That is really my concern.
 
Even though they are old I suspect they probably work better than any new products you can buy. Just avoid fumes whether the product is new
or old.
 
(quoted from post at 07:11:03 02/14/23) Thanks for the comments. I will crack them open and give them a sniff. The labels are destroyed, and I'd keep the cleaners and use them if I knew how to safely use them.
What's left of the JD label makes it sound like I could use it in the soap tank of the pressure washer, but if they are talking about some other kind of parts washer, I don't want to be atomizing volatile chemicals while cleaning up the baler or something. That is really my concern.
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At least look up the SDS before sniffing. YT is really not your best source for HAZMAT info.
 
Thanks again to everyone for your input.

I looked more carefully at what is left on the JD label. Not much that is useful, but it does say combustible, so that pretty much says petroleum, and the associated breakdown over the lengthy storage of the container. Looks like I will take it to the toxic recyclers.

This answer was made easier to embrace once I found an unopened metal container with 5g of weed killer. Again, at least 30 years old. The label on this one was in decent shape and calls out lots of nasty 20 syllable chemicals.

So, I will take it all in.

Thanks again everyone.
 
(quoted from post at 18:15:27 02/15/23) Thanks again to everyone for your input.

I looked more carefully at what is left on the JD label. Not much that is useful, but it does say combustible, so that pretty much says petroleum, and the associated breakdown over the lengthy storage of the container. Looks like I will take it to the toxic recyclers.

This answer was made easier to embrace once I found an unopened metal container with 5g of weed killer. Again, at least 30 years old. The label on this one was in decent shape and calls out lots of nasty 20 syllable chemicals.

So, I will take it all in.

Thanks again everyone.
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Wise choice.
 
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