Slant Six Forum :: Oily napkin turns to charcoal.

yeah, acid build up. Especially lisergic acid

Oily rags have an ugly way of spontaneously getting hotter and hotter as the oil oxidizes slowly, then finally bursting into flame. I doubt that's what happened here, but maybe it came too close for comfort. I've never seen it happen with a heavy oil like engine oil, but its pretty common with light oils like paint thinner.

I'm always careful not to leave oily rags stacked or piled or wadded up anywhere. When I have oily shop towels to dispose of, I actually hang them out on the fence to let them air out for a few days.

Maybe that's the solution to our energy problem, lysergic acid, take a trip without burning petrol.

Hey Jopapa

When you wash them in the coca-cola, what do you put them in? Would a large utility sink work? Just wondering as CJ brings me his greasy/oily shop rags to wash periodically and I have been using a commercial grade degreaser in the utility tub but it takes several times through with rinses in between before they can go into the washer (normally almost a weeks worth of work for me). I am hoping to find something that will be a little easier to deal with and hadn't thought about using coke.

Any additional info you can give me on how you deal with it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Linda

Author:	Bren67Cuda904 [ Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:03 pm ]
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I usually keep small wad of napkins wedged at a pinch point under the hood of my service van. I use it to whipe the dip stick a few times and then replace it with a fresh bunch. Normally the napkins just get oilier with each use. This time when I went to use it the parts that had oil on them fell apart and looked like charcoal or like I had just burnt it with a flame. I was very crispy and brittle. What is this telling me? Cheap napkins or not changing the oil often enough? (acid build up)

Author:	argentina-slantsixer [ Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:27 pm ]
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yeah, acid build up. Especially lisergic acid

Author:	SlantSixDan [ Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:52 pm ]
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Quote: yeah, acid build up. Especially lisergic acid Whoah...man...your post was in colour!

Author:	Slant Cecil [ Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:37 am ]
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Acid? Maybe the van was once owned by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, driven by Jack Kerouac's buddy Neil Cassidy? Maybe that's the solution to our energy problem, lysergic acid, take a trip without burning petrol.

Author:	440_Magnum [ Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:15 pm ]
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Oily rags have an ugly way of spontaneously getting hotter and hotter as the oil oxidizes slowly, then finally bursting into flame. I doubt that's what happened here, but maybe it came too close for comfort. I've never seen it happen with a heavy oil like engine oil, but its pretty common with light oils like paint thinner. I'm always careful not to leave oily rags stacked or piled or wadded up anywhere. When I have oily shop towels to dispose of, I actually hang them out on the fence to let them air out for a few days.

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Author:	Jopapa [ Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:40 pm ]
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Quote: Oily rags have an ugly way of spontaneously getting hotter and hotter as the oil oxidizes slowly, then finally bursting into flame. I doubt that's what happened here, but maybe it came too close for comfort. I've never seen it happen with a heavy oil like engine oil, but its pretty common with light oils like paint thinner. I'm always careful not to leave oily rags stacked or piled or wadded up anywhere. When I have oily shop towels to dispose of, I actually hang them out on the fence to let them air out for a few days. I wash 'em in Coca-Cola to degrease them (no joke) and then into the washing machine to be bleached. Works great. I do it with my coveralls all the time (sans the bleach).

Author:	linda [ Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:26 pm ]
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Hey Jopapa When you wash them in the coca-cola, what do you put them in? Would a large utility sink work? Just wondering as CJ brings me his greasy/oily shop rags to wash periodically and I have been using a commercial grade degreaser in the utility tub but it takes several times through with rinses in between before they can go into the washer (normally almost a weeks worth of work for me). I am hoping to find something that will be a little easier to deal with and hadn't thought about using coke. Any additional info you can give me on how you deal with it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Linda

Author:	MiDi [ Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:39 pm ]
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Quote: Maybe that's the solution to our energy problem, lysergic acid, take a trip without burning petrol. awesome! but i think i'll stick with petrol. i'm to old to be trip'n anymore. plus there is no more greatfull dead shows for me to wonder around while trip'd out.

Author:	emsvitil [ Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:23 pm ]
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Why bother to wash oily rags????? I cut up old socks / t-shirts / jeans and use those. Then just toss them.............. . . . Well, I used to toss them; now they go to the hazardous waste clean up

Author:	Jopapa [ Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:02 am ]
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Quote: Hey Jopapa When you wash them in the coca-cola, what do you put them in? Would a large utility sink work? Just wondering as CJ brings me his greasy/oily shop rags to wash periodically and I have been using a commercial grade degreaser in the utility tub but it takes several times through with rinses in between before they can go into the washer (normally almost a weeks worth of work for me). I am hoping to find something that will be a little easier to deal with and hadn't thought about using coke. Any additional info you can give me on how you deal with it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Linda Yeah a utility sink works perfect. Fill 'er up, add two or three cans of coke, let the stuff soakfor a little while (shouldn't take more than an hour) and the coke breaks down the grease and oil................and to think we drink that stuff...

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