Friday, January 8, 2010

I had cleaned Terpantine off a Paint brush in restroom sink and days later it still smells, How do you...?

Get the smell of Terpantine Out of the sink Pipes? Any links, helps, and tips will be appreciated. Thank you.I had cleaned Terpantine off a Paint brush in restroom sink and days later it still smells, How do you...?
I would wash the sink with a degreasing detergent such as Dawn dishwashing liquid.Turpentine is very aromatic and oily. The smell will linger for a while.





In the future, clean your brushes with pure Mineral Spirits...it's cheaper and has much less odor.I had cleaned Terpantine off a Paint brush in restroom sink and days later it still smells, How do you...?
Turpentine is a petrochemical paint thinner. It is a distilate from crude oil. I would first wash down the sink with a strong solvent like acetone, then follow that with a good detergent, like Simple Green.





That ought to do it.
Try white vinegar...it is a will usually counteract with acids and odors to eliminate them. Try not to let turpentine touch your skin...it is caustic.
You could get a wrench and take off the trap and clean the gunk out of it. Probably the terps is stuck in the trap and you can't flush it out. So wipe it out with a rag and that should get the smell out. If not you can flush it with odorless paint thinner(another form of terpentine, but does not smell). Varsol is paint thinner but smells. They will each thin out the same paint (or wash it off) Terps is used more for artistic painting where you want the oil paints to dry slower and shinier.(not that you will see the difference)

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