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Food grade steel drums for trap preperation #7796737 02/12/23 11:47 AM 02/12/23 11:47 AM
Joined: Oct 2020 Idaho H hooker OP trapper
hooker OP trapper H Joined: Oct 2020 Idaho	So I bought a steel drum yesterday and cut it in half hoping to prep degrease/dye new traps. Inside of barrel is coated with some sort of red paint or epoxy coating.. I'm a bit concerned while degreasing that the coating might actually contaminate the traps. I'd just go for it and find out but I need to get these traps done and set. I really don't want to have to redo the traps in my much smaller stock pots as it's way too time consuming. Thoughts? Does anyone use this type of drum for trap preperation and have success catching critters? Thanks

Re: Food grade steel drums for trap preperation [Re: hooker] #7796776 02/12/23 12:35 PM 02/12/23 12:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Northern Nevada B Bob trapper
Bob trapper B Joined: Jan 2007 Northern Nevada	Just set a fire inside it and let it burn a while, then scrub it out with dawn and rinse well. It’ll be just fine "I have two guns, one for each of ya."

Re: Food grade steel drums for trap preperation [Re: Bob] #7796786 02/12/23 12:47 PM 02/12/23 12:47 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Iowa T trapdog1 trapper
trapdog1 trapper T Joined: Feb 2015 Iowa	Originally Posted by Bob Just set a fire inside it and let it burn a while, then scrub it out with dawn and rinse well. It’ll be just fine I think Bob is correct. If you are degreasing new traps just run them through the dishwasher.

Re: Food grade steel drums for trap preperation [Re: trapdog1] #7796801 02/12/23 01:02 PM 02/12/23 01:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2020 Idaho H hooker OP trapper
hooker OP trapper H Joined: Oct 2020 Idaho	Originally Posted by trapdog1 [quote=Bob]Just set a fire inside it and let it burn a while, then scrub it out with dawn and rinse well. It’ll be just fine I think Bob is correct. If you are degreasing new traps just run them through the dishwasher. [/quot That would be smartest but wife will kick my (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) They are wolf traps/and drag system/chain and anchor so too many to fit in washer

Re: Food grade steel drums for trap preperation [Re: hooker] #7796872 02/12/23 02:27 PM 02/12/23 02:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Northern Nevada B Bob trapper
Bob trapper B Joined: Jan 2007 Northern Nevada	Lol I ran traps through the dishwasher once. After my wife saw the rust stains in it I decided I’d better not do that again "I have two guns, one for each of ya."

Re: Food grade steel drums for trap preperation [Re: hooker] #7796932 02/12/23 03:47 PM 02/12/23 03:47 PM
Joined: Nov 2013 texas L la4wd54 trapper
la4wd54 trapper L Joined: Nov 2013 texas	How are you degreasing? Just boiling or chemical? I've got some honey drums with the same coating inside. Cut one in half and use it to boil traps in. I have not noticed any adverse effects so far in 3 yrs of use.

Re: Food grade steel drums for trap preperation [Re: hooker] #7796952 02/12/23 04:11 PM 02/12/23 04:11 PM
Joined: Apr 2022 Wisconsin G Guss trapper
Guss trapper G Joined: Apr 2022 Wisconsin	Light a fire inside

Re: Food grade steel drums for trap preperation [Re: la4wd54] #7797013 02/12/23 05:17 PM 02/12/23 05:17 PM
Joined: Oct 2020 Idaho H hooker OP trapper
hooker OP trapper H Joined: Oct 2020 Idaho	Originally Posted by la4wd54 How are you degreasing? Just boiling or chemical? I've got some honey drums with the same coating inside. Cut one in half and use it to boil traps in. I have not noticed any adverse effects so far in 3 yrs of use. I will be boiling with a lil bit of Dawn for a degreaser. Glad to see your using the same type barrel. I'm thinking that with water in the barrel the paint or epoxy paint won't be affected enough. Maybe I'm over thinking things as some here spray spray paint their traps and are plenty successful. Last edited by hooker; 02/13/23 03:24 PM.

Re: Food grade steel drums for trap preperation [Re: hooker] #7798283 02/14/23 10:46 AM 02/14/23 10:46 AM
Joined: Dec 2014 E central Il G Golf ball trapper
Golf ball trapper G Joined: Dec 2014 E central Il	If your not going to dye and wax and your just wanting a clean trap to set . I would go to the car wash put the soap to them and then just rinse well . I’ve done it in the past with coyote traps and had no ill affects .

Re: Food grade steel drums for trap preperation [Re: hooker] #7799100 02/15/23 11:22 AM 02/15/23 11:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2014 west virginia usa R randall brannon trapper
randall brannon trapper R Joined: Dec 2014 west virginia usa	I use my Pressure waher and sometimes spray them first with oven Cleaner then Pressure wash really good. Then let rust and Dye. God please keep they 19 fallen UBB miners out of trouble up there.

Re: Food grade steel drums for trap preperation [Re: Golf ball] #7799616 02/15/23 10:48 PM 02/15/23 10:48 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 alabama steeltraps trapper
steeltraps trapper Joined: Feb 2015 alabama	Originally Posted by Golf ball If your not going to dye and wax and your just wanting a clean trap to set . I would go to the car wash put the soap to them and then just rinse well . I’ve done it in the past with coyote traps and had no ill affects . Untill I started getting MJ 600 = they come waxed and ready to set. I would take = 1 or 2 dz MB 550s to car wash. It has a = Engine Degrease setting. I spray them off. The grease comes off. And then. I soap and rise

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