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Post by dixinormus on Nov 15, 2020 22:06:14 GMT
Harden up Humph 🤣😄
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Post by Avant on Nov 15, 2020 23:23:35 GMT
Bad luck.... Reminds me irresistibly of Ronnie Barker in Porridge, where Grouty always got the upper hand. Played briiliantly by Peter Vaughan I think.
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Post by Humph on Nov 16, 2020 8:46:44 GMT
WDB wouldn't have had that problem come to think. He'd have been able to see into the box.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2020 9:14:43 GMT
Creosote/back of a Vauxhall Vectra springs to mind.
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Post by Humph on Nov 16, 2020 9:21:56 GMT
Who was that again? I once managed to spill a tin of creosote in the back of a Galaxy mind. Took some cleaning.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2020 10:20:52 GMT
The bloke in Wokingham from the old site/days, smokie was it?
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Post by Rob on Nov 16, 2020 22:47:11 GMT
It was indeed smokie who wrote off his car - Signum wasn't it. Blessing in disguise i think. It was a top end V6 car I think but still not the best looker.
I always think of that when I take any paint to the recycling centre. :-)
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Post by WDB on Nov 17, 2020 11:26:14 GMT
Our recycling centre won’t take paint. Perhaps it’s because people round here have nicer cars. 😛
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2020 11:30:50 GMT
What are you supposed to do with it then?
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Post by WDB on Nov 17, 2020 11:34:20 GMT
They advise us to fill cans with sand or soil, leave them to solidify and put them out with the fortnightly landfill collection.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2020 11:55:21 GMT
Do they state how that is better than just sending it to landfill unadulterated then?
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Post by WDB on Nov 17, 2020 12:02:52 GMT
If you have excess paint at home you could offer it on Freegle.
If you can't use it up or pass it on to someone else to use, you MUST HARDEN LIQUID PAINT before disposing of it, as tins with liquid paint can burst during compaction.
Hardening paint
Cat litter is the best at hardening paint. You can also buy a paint hardener or add sawdust, sand or soil to the tin and leave the lid off until the paint becomes solid and dry.
Please check the result for "Paint - solvent or oil based" if you have this type of paint as it must be managed differently.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2020 12:04:28 GMT
Blimey. Hasn't life become complicated.
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Post by bromptonaut on Nov 17, 2020 16:06:10 GMT
If you have excess paint at home you could offer it on Freegle.
If you can't use it up or pass it on to someone else to use, you MUST HARDEN LIQUID PAINT before disposing of it, as tins with liquid paint can burst during compaction.
Hardening paint
Cat litter is the best at hardening paint. You can also buy a paint hardener or add sawdust, sand or soil to the tin and leave the lid off until the paint becomes solid and dry.
Please check the result for "Paint - solvent or oil based" if you have this type of paint as it must be managed differently. I'd initially assume liquid paint to mean any sort of liquid or gel (ie non drip) paint including gloss, primer undercoat and even cellulose paint for metals. However the reference at the end to solvent or oil based paint suggests that the definition liquid paint may only cover emulsion or other water based stuff. I'm not confident that even ordinary emulsion solidified with cat litter cannot leach in landfill. Once we talk about solvent based paint we're in another minefield. Plenty of sources will tell you water is a solvent (or even the Universal Solvent). |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2020 17:22:47 GMT
Do you folks who throw paint out light Cuban cigars with unwanted £50 notes ? Paint is too expensive here to throw away.
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