Great tray to salvage bottle spills!

January 14, 2008

x-posted to several groups

In my class I warn the students that a spill can be costly, destroy a

surface due to the chemical composition of the oil, and just plain make

you sad that - " oops, there goes $40 (or more) of a pricey oil. Even

cheap oils can wreck a surface, and maybe stink up your studio for a

long time. You don't want that, you want your studio to remain as

scent-free as possible.

In the class I show a picture of a stainless steel tray with a small

lip, and tell the students to visit Ebay or a restaurant suppply store.

I saw enamel trays on martha stewart's site, but they were very costly.

A member of my big just informed us that there are enamel

trays at art supply stores for a reasonable price. They're called

Butcher's trays (I guess they were first used in the meat industry.)

They're great! Affordable and nice looking.

Just remember, no more than one oil on the tray at a time, and any spill

can be salvaged with a cotton ball (or balls, depending upon the

amount.) Just place the oil-soaked ball in some alcohol or oil to leech

out the aromatic, and at least you have a dilution to work with. If you

can, use a pipette to suck it up and get it back in the bottle.

I also clean my tray every time before use with isoprophy alcohol and a

cloth to make sure there's no residual " anything " or dust on it. Here's

a link to a store that sells the enamel trays. Just search locally so

you don't have to pay a shipping fee.

This is a great discovery!

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Sincerely, Anya

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