Lynda LeCompte wrote in message ...
On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 01:01:59 GMT, Retiredff wrote:

But DO NOT wad up the linseed oil-soaked cloth and toss it aside. Spread
it
out, outside, so that it will dry completly. This will prevent
spontanious
combustion that linseed oil soaked rags are known for.

Oh good grief - is that right?! I am known to be gullible, but it sounds
like this might be true.
/goes off to google

Yes, wadded uplinseed oil soaked rags can ignite spontaneously.
Linseed oil dries by oxidation which produces a substantial amount of
heat.

This is also true of rags soaked in other oils. They are best kept in
a closed metal can or submerged in water until they can be washed.


J. Del Col