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I accidentally spiller some oil based paint down my kitchen sink, the amount that went down probably was no more than 250ml, and I immediately ran the hot water tap for a few minutes.
I noticed the water was slightly slower to go down, and use of a plunger helped that, but now I'm worried about it it potentially making the drain easier to clog in the future, and haven't got a clue how I would remove residual paint from the pipes.
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>>1025991
Pour a little bit of acetone down the drain would be my first idea. If not that. Then a lye based drain cleaner should do it.. Really depends what ur pipes are made of.
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>>1025992
>Really depends what ur pipes are made of.
They are galvanised pipes not PVC, I'm not sure how that affects things
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>>1025995
It means the acetone won't eat through them, if that's something that happens. Not sure what the lye will do to the zinc/zinc oxide though.
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>>1026021
Acetone, Xylene, and Toluene are all really bad for PVC, double check that you don't have any further down the line. Lye also does attack galvanised iron, so be doubly careful.
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>>1026043
All the pipes are from 1922 so I assume it's all galvanised iron the entire way, so just pour some down then flush it down with water after a few minutes?
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Acetone is a bit strong, I'd go for a quarter litre of petrol (gasoline) or white spirits myslef.
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That said, if it drains at all I probably wouldn't pour anything down it at all. Thinkin of the environment and all that
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>>1026183
>Acetone is a bit strong
>I'd go for a quarter litre of petrol
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Follow up with some boiled linseed oil and then some simple green?
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>>1026195
Yeah acetone is a much stronger solvent what's your Fuckin point poindexter
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