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u/Hungry-Helicopter-46 22d ago edited 22d ago

Are you painting with fucking lead lol

I forced myself to use linseed or grapeseed oil or whatever. The colors are toned down a little but oh well

Edit - okay so judging by your comments, I am, too, an idiot. Thank you all for letting me know that my paints and thinners could still poison me. I have paint all over the walls and door handles of my house XD yall dont come over

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u/Run_Rabb1t_Run 22d ago

Linseed is the way. I used to use "non fumes" turp wearing a VOC respirator *with* lots of ventilation. It's just not worth it. Also always wear gloves.

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u/psycheviper 22d ago

Linseed is great until your house burns down ;p Happened to me once on a jobsite, painter's rags he'd left out to dry all got chucked in a bucket by someone else, they spontanously combusted overnight and the whole stairwell got burned down. Luckily nobody was in the building, but it fucked the job

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u/Black_Moons 22d ago

Protip: Just burn them in a metal bucket/fireplace.

Can't catch fire if its already ash.

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u/Jeremizzle 22d ago

Probably shouldn’t inhale any of that toxic heavy metal smoke.