A word of caution from Peggy, office manager extraordinaire at Houseworks Construction Company, about the dangers of improperly handling a rag soaked in oil-based stain!
"My husband stained our deck Sunday and when he finished for the day he left a towel outside in the open air that he had been using to wipe down excess oil base stain off of the deck. The towels self combusted and caught our house on fire!! So what we learned is that any rags/towels etc that have oil based solvent/paint/stain on them can and will self-combust. They need to be put in a metal/galvanized container with the lid securely put on top to prevent air from getting to the rags."
For more information on proper handling and removal of household waste in King County, click here and here for Snohomish County.
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