somewhere out there i have a lucky star...other night woke up @ 2:30 am, something wasn't right, weird smell. poked my head outside, yup, someone must be burning something. almost went back to bed, but did a house check....opened garage door, totally filled w/smoke. saw that a rag was smoldering (coals!) about to ignite. was resting against a bottle of stabil, and had containers of motor oil on above shelf.
the culprit? LINSEED OIL cloth i had used earlier that day. yes, i know linseed went through a heat when curing, but forgot & had tossed rag next to my mechanic rags earlier that day....within a few minutes everything would have ignited. THOSE WARNINGS ON LINSEED ARE REAL!!! take any soaked cloth outside & spread to dry.....who could have imagined an organic base oil would do it....i did but didn't think....something was watching over me!!!! thank you good fortune!
the culprit? LINSEED OIL cloth i had used earlier that day. yes, i know linseed went through a heat when curing, but forgot & had tossed rag next to my mechanic rags earlier that day....within a few minutes everything would have ignited. THOSE WARNINGS ON LINSEED ARE REAL!!! take any soaked cloth outside & spread to dry.....who could have imagined an organic base oil would do it....i did but didn't think....something was watching over me!!!! thank you good fortune!