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Author:  Philip Perdue [ Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Suprise in my garage
Between health, work, weather, and buying a new vacation/retirement house I haven’t been in my garage in quite a while. I went in there today and let out a big “argh” when I saw my workbench. Evidently something occurred and I had a whole gallon of Zinsser sanding sealer across the workbench, into a drawer of small tools, down the front and over the floor. It is now just one big dried glop. So for now I’ll have a beverage and think about it. Oh well, on the plus side it did miss my drawer that has plans in it.
idunno

Philip
Author:  Chris Pile [ Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:54 pm ]
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I can only imagine how badly that must suck.
Author:  alan stassforth [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:03 am ]
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Soak the tools in d.a.
Author:  nyazzip [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:53 am ]
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put on a pith helmet and pretend you're an archaeologist, chipping out 70 million year old dinosaur bones. with the help of a 12 pack, i should add.
Author:  meddlingfool [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:22 am ]
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I'd focus on the new vacation/retirement house and not really care too much else;)
Author:  WudWerkr [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:34 am ]
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Sounds like the work of a stealth cat , or a racoon . Maybe its time to plan a NEW workbench [:Y:]
Author:  Cocephus [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:49 am ]
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Ah, Philip,
You got infested with the pookey mites!
Those little critters always seem to find a way to breach any container meant to contain any form of sticky, filthy, goop, and somehow manage to get away before you can find `em.
Never seen `em, but I know where they`ve been.
Next thing you know, you have a mess of "pookie" to deal with.
Looks to me that a Louiseville Slugger, a BUNCH of Everclear, and a few implements of destruction are in order... DAMHIKT
Good Luck
Coe Franklin
Author:  DennisK [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:19 am ]
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Cats? Raccoons? Mites? No, there's only one place you call for cases like this.
Author:  Philip Perdue [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:34 am ]
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Yeah, it's just going to take some work to get cleaned up. Thank goodness it was not nitro.

Philip
Author:  WaddyThomson [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:14 am ]
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It's happened to me, too. Mine was on the floor, but it made a mess, and I still can't move the plastic storage bin that was sitting next to it. Probably need to buy a gal of denatured alky. Don't want to use my Grain Alky to get it loose. Must be a problem. I had it happen with a quart can too.
Author:  Scott A [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:13 pm ]
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I feel your pain, I've had this happen twice with cans of Zinsser, what a mess!

SA
Author:  Bryan Bear [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:46 pm ]
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There is a 5 gallon can of some type of sealer that was in my garage when I bought the house. One day I noticed that it started leaking overnight ran as far as the door seal and the puddle started to cure. I'm not even sure what it is but it smelled like pine tar. I was busy and didn't clean it up, then I forgot about it. I'm sure I will never get that can or the other junk that was next to it out of the garage again.
Author:  Jim Kirby [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:40 pm ]
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Ah, spill stories.

I had one of the little 2 oz bottles we use for CA disintegrate while sitting on top of my go bar deck, sitting next to my bottle of fish glue (the Lee Valley one). The puddle of CA ran under the fish glue bottle and ate the bottom out of that as well. Next day, while I was surveying the damage, I lifted up the top of the fish glue bottle (expecting it to be attached to the bottom.) Imagine that split second of horror, witnessing the now-unbounded column of fish glue, hanging in air before it slumps and runs off all four sides of the go-bar deck's top, onto the bench, etc.

At least I got to work on cleaning it up while it was still wet. The bottom of the bottle is still glued to the top of the deck.
Author:  SteveSmith [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:18 pm ]
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Jim Kirby wrote:
Ah, spill stories.

I had one of the little 2 oz bottles we use for CA disintegrate while sitting on top of my go bar deck, sitting next to my bottle of fish glue (the Lee Valley one). The puddle of CA ran under the fish glue bottle and ate the bottom out of that as well. Next day, while I was surveying the damage, I lifted up the top of the fish glue bottle (expecting it to be attached to the bottom.) Imagine that split second of horror, witnessing the now-unbounded column of fish glue, hanging in air before it slumps and runs off all four sides of the go-bar deck's top, onto the bench, etc.

At least I got to work on cleaning it up while it was still wet. The bottom of the bottle is still glued to the top of the deck.


I've had several bottles of CA split and leak. Now all the CA lives in a glass cake pan - just in case.
Author:  Bryan Bear [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:26 pm ]
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Jim Kirby wrote:
Ah, spill stories.

I had one of the little 2 oz bottles we use for CA disintegrate while sitting on top of my go bar deck, sitting next to my bottle of fish glue (the Lee Valley one). The puddle of CA ran under the fish glue bottle and ate the bottom out of that as well. Next day, while I was surveying the damage, I lifted up the top of the fish glue bottle (expecting it to be attached to the bottom.) Imagine that split second of horror, witnessing the now-unbounded column of fish glue, hanging in air before it slumps and runs off all four sides of the go-bar deck's top, onto the bench, etc.

At least I got to work on cleaning it up while it was still wet. The bottom of the bottle is still glued to the top of the deck.



Winner!
Author:  ChuckH [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:14 am ]
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Philip,
Hazmat spill scenes are chaos at the very least. Don't forget to call you National Response Center and report the incident. laughing6-hehe

also, you should submit a Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1 using vintage amber color crayon within 30 days of discovery of the incident. Give a year or two.

And don't forget to download and read the two complete regulations (171.15, 171.16) that will help guide you thru the incident.

Just kidding of course. [uncle]
Author:  Corky Long [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:47 am ]
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Cocephus wrote:
Ah, Philip,
You got infested with the pookey mites!
Those little critters always seem to find a way to breach any container meant to contain any form of sticky, filthy, goop, and somehow manage to get away before you can find `em.
Never seen `em, but I know where they`ve been.
Next thing you know, you have a mess of "pookie" to deal with.
Looks to me that a Louiseville Slugger, a BUNCH of Everclear, and a few implements of destruction are in order... DAMHIKT
Good Luck
Coe Franklin


These must be cousins of the infamous "fishing tackle gremlins" - during off-season, they create furball fishing line tangles that wrap around and under fishing reels. I'm convinced they're under contract by the fishing line manufacturers - there's no option but cut and throw away. [xx(]
Author:  Bryan Bear [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:09 am ]
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It is all a conspiracy! where I used to live, the tire stores all got together and hired a company to sprinkle screws and nails up and down my back alley. I think they were on a semi monthly schedule. They probably hit the other blocks during the off time.
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