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[Chucky]

Okay this is probably a stupid question but here goes, I work at a tire plant and we paint the re treads with a water based tire paint so I have an unlimited supply of 5 gallon buckets, is there anyway I can clean these up to use for either making rodi water in or mixing saltwater in?

 

[ScottJ]

Free stuff is always tempting. BUT I personally would pass on something like that. Why risk it.

 

[Chucky]

Free stuff is always tempting. BUT I personally would pass on something like that. Why risk it.

Like you said it’s tempting lol, i was just curious of what others would say.

 

[LeftyReefer]

What are the buckets made out of? what kind of plastic? food safe?

 

[Chucky]

What are the buckets made out of? what kind of plastic? food safe?

Some of them are orange Home Depot buckets some of them are grey unbranded buckets

 

[AydenLincoln]

I would only use them if there’s never been chemicals in it and they are new.

 

[LeftyReefer]

If they are food safe plastic, then they shouldn't be absorbing or leaching anything, so long as you clean them out good, then they should be fine.

but I would be sure to clean them really really good. Being it's a water-based paint, cleanup should be pretty easy.

I probably wouldn't use the unbranded buckets provided you don't know what type of plastic was used... if you can't ID those as food safe, then I wouldn't bother with those.

 

[Chucky]

If they are food safe plastic, then they shouldn't be absorbing or leaching anything, so long as you clean them out good, then they should be fine.

but I would be sure to clean them really really good. Being it's a water-based paint, cleanup should be pretty easy.

I probably wouldn't use the unbranded buckets provided you don't know what type of plastic was used... if you can't ID those as food safe, then I wouldn't bother with those.

They are norton packaging 5 gallon buckets made in USA lol

 

[Chucky]

They are norton packaging 5 gallon buckets made in USA lol

Idk how to tell if they are food grade safe tho has bunch of stuff on bottom of buckets I don’t understand

 

[Chucky]

Idk how to tell if they are food grade safe tho has bunch of stuff on bottom of buckets I don’t understand

I just looked and learned they all are HDPE 2 which what I’ve researched is food grade plastic

 

[dcsorrell]

Comment removed: I was misinformed.

 

[dcsorrell]

Comment removed: I was misinformed.