CLEANING - Cleaning dirty traps (picture heavy)
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08/17/09 04:20 PM
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tmrschessie
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Howdy, a fiend of mine gave me some traps he thought would help on my cat line this year. He asked if it was ok if they needed cleaned and I said no problem. Here are the traps waiting for the vinegar and water soaking... After 48 hours of soaking... Running the dirty water off.. Continued... After rinse... Two traps waiting to be brushed... two traps after brushing... two cleaned traps... Rinse water after brushing... Cleaned and rinsed traps... Rust starting.... Cleaned traps being taken to hang and finish rusting for the the dye process. Hope this helps thoses who want to do it with out any hazardous chemicals. I will try to get pictures of my dye process (using black walnuts) in a day or two. Tom Here is the link to dying with Black Walnuts, and waxing. http://www.trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1463672.html#Post1463672
Last edited by tmrschessie; 09/25/17 07:32 PM.
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Re: Cleaning dirty traps (picture heavy)
[Re: Coonsnightmare]
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08/17/09 05:02 PM
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Ole Hawkeye
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Don't look like the same traps, do they?
I saw a Sleep Creek CS in a second hand store a while back, the propietor told me it was just a wall hanging, it wasn't old and it couldn't be used because it was rusty and the animals would smell the rust. I bought it, I guess it will look good hanging on my wall. LOL!
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Re: Cleaning dirty traps (picture heavy)
[Re: Wyatt Peverley]
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08/17/09 06:21 PM
08/17/09 06:21 PM
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possum skinner
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possum skinner
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yep, that vinegar does a dang good job ... good post Tom - have you tried using a power washer after the soak? I've done the vinegar and cold sani flush soak followed by the brush ... but nowadays I like simplifying whatever I can when I can ... that high pressure water cuts that rust slime etc. right off ... saves a lot of elbow grease sometimes ya still gotta hit those stubborn spots with a wire brush
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Re: Cleaning dirty traps (picture heavy)
[Re: tmrschessie]
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08/17/09 07:12 PM
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Is that the Cider vinegar or White vinegar?
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Re: Cleaning dirty traps (picture heavy)
[Re: MMichtrapper]
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08/17/09 07:43 PM
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doug toops
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the works toilet bowl cleaner does a better job then vinegar,doesnt take as much and 1 day is gods plenty on a soak,if ya have weak traps it will show ya,just my 2 cents worth.
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Re: Cleaning dirty traps (picture heavy)
[Re: tmrschessie]
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08/18/09 05:24 AM
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I did that to some #14's and 4's after Using the Car Wash they looked like New Traps...
Excellent Photos, Thanks!
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Re: Cleaning dirty traps (picture heavy)
[Re: Rusty Axe Camp]
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08/18/09 08:22 AM
08/18/09 08:22 AM
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Jonathan
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Rusty, To the best of my knowledge all vinegar, both the distilled white and darker version are 5% acidic. I am not aware that it is sold in a higher concentration than that. It may be an industry "safety" standard for purposes of human consumption.
Jonathan
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Re: Cleaning dirty traps (picture heavy)
[Re: Rusty Axe Camp]
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08/18/09 08:27 AM
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Anyone just save their vinegar bath for the next bunch of traps? I bought two gallon of vinegar and added enogh water to a five gallon bucket to cover about a half dozen traps. When i was done with the soak, i just put the lid on the bucket and set it out behind the garage. Haven't used it again, but it still smells like vinegar and i assume it will be ready for the next batch when i am.
Anybody else reuse it?
Andy
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Re: Cleaning dirty traps (picture heavy)
[Re: Ohio Andy]
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08/18/09 08:51 AM
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Jonathan
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Andy, I have never saved and recycled mine for another session. Even though the vinegar odor is evident, I just assumed that with all of the gunk from the first bath that it probably lost most of its potency to be as effective.
Its possible there is enough residual oomph in the old solution to do another batch. It may take two or three times longer. Never tested that theory. As inexpensive as it is, I opted to go with fresh juice.
Jonathan
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