Airbrush Thinner Disposal

I can imagine!  My Grandfather had a tree on his property that the neighbor didnt like.  A number of gallons of gas later, the neighbor still failed to kill it.   Kudos to nature!

CodyJ

I just dump any oil, paint, antifreeze, etc into the neighbors yard.  He has glowing plants now...

Nah just a jug outside and off to the dump whenever I go.

Welcome to the Forum!  Looks like you have a lot of options to choose from!

I just dump any oil, paint, antifreeze, etc into the neighbors yard.  He has glowing plants now...

Nah just a jug outside and off to the dump whenever I go.

fox

Tom, most towns, cities, townships, etc. have laws on disposal of paints and thinners.  Our township has a recycle event once a year for stuff like that.  I just put it in a small bottle in the SB until it's full then take it out to the shed and transfer it to a 1 gal. plastic milk jug marked used paint thinner.  When they have the recycle event, I take it there and leave it for them to dispose of.  The same goes for used oil from the car and lawn tractor.

Hope that this helps.

Jim 

Like Jim stated, most towns, cities/townships have a disposal system for household hazardous materials.  A good place to start would be with your local landfill or disposal company to see if they offer these services.  I know here in my area of Idaho the local sanitation company will allow us to dispose of up to 3 gallons of oils and other household hazardous wastes in the weekly pickup.  They just have to be put into separate containers with a lid that can be secured (like an old plastic soda bottle).

Pour it into a container stuffed with paper towels. Put a lid on it. The towels will soak it up and just through the towels in the garbage when they dry out.

Hello and welcome to the forum.

If you decide to buy or make an AB cleaning jar to capture the used thinner, just pour the stuff into a separate container as Joe suggests. The sludge will settle out in fairly short order, leaving you with thinner that's useful for all but the final cleaning. In time you replace the sludge jar with a fresh one. This works for full size spray gun and brush cleaning as well, and saves you lots of money in addition to being earth friendly.

Mike

Tom, most towns, cities, townships, etc. have laws on disposal of paints and thinners.  Our township has a recycle event once a year for stuff like that.  I just put it in a small bottle in the SB until it's full then take it out to the shed and transfer it to a 1 gal. plastic milk jug marked used paint thinner.  When they have the recycle event, I take it there and leave it for them to dispose of.  The same goes for used oil from the car and lawn tractor.

Hope that this helps.

Jim 

Hey Tom, I would suggest getting yourself an airbrush cleaning station. Both Testors and Iwata make one. When you use one of these your thinner is captured in an attached jar. I have a Testors variety which is as handy as can be. When the cleaning station jar begins to get full I empty it into a larger jar that I keep handy. When spring comes and it's time for yard cleanup I dump the old thinner on my debris piles that I burn. If you do not have this option I suggest contacting your local recycle center to see if they take it or if they have info on where you can dispose of it.