cleaning a drum

socalwelder · Apr 26, 2009

i am going to get a drum this week sometime i hope but its probably will have
hydraulic fluid in it or some other chemicals i was wondering what was the best way to clean it i was going to use thinner on it but not sure thanks for your help in advance

martin

peaspurple · Apr 26, 2009

i got mine as wiped out as possible. then i got me a scrap pallet, broke it up and shoved it in. let it all burn to ash, dump out and do it again.

biggs98 · Apr 26, 2009

Depending on the chemical I would consider trying to get your hands on a food grade drum.....then get some wood and BURN BABY BURN!!!! You also might want to start reading the UDS thread it's a major help.

Weiser · Apr 26, 2009

Are Food Grade drums really food grade after you try
and burn that crap out?
I'm on my third drum and none of them have been Food Grade.
Makes no difference after a good prolonged burn, in my opinion.

I've eaten some damned good Que prepared by old guys, in old fuel oil tanks.
I doubt that they were food grade. Oh and, what about the thousands
of offsets that have been built from old oil pipe and sold at the retail level?

Just trying to get some of you Guys out of the closet.
Tell the truth.

Weiser

biggs98 said:
Depending on the chemical I would consider trying to get your hands on a food grade drum.....then get some wood and BURN BABY BURN!!!! You also might want to start reading the UDS thread it's a major help.

biggs98 · Apr 27, 2009

Weiser said:
Are Food Grade drums really food grade after you try
and burn that crap out?
I'm on my third drum and none of them have been Food Grade.
Makes no difference after a good prolonged burn, in my opinion.

I've eaten some damned good Que prepared by old guys, in old fuel oil tanks.
I doubt that they were food grade. Oh and, what about the thousands
of offsets that have been built from old oil pipe and sold at the retail level?

Just trying to get some of you Guys out of the closet.
Tell the truth.

Weiser

I guess your right Weiser.....I know a lot of guys who used oil drums and tanks for some pits and smokers. I guess its how comfortable you feel cooking on it knowing what was is it. I just played it safe with a food grade drum. But I do understand where you're coming from.

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