Want to know if your buckets are food grade? Checking is easy, just find the recycling symbol and cross reference with this article. The best food grade buckets are HDPE, symbol #2. HDPE represents high-density polyethylene. The molecules of HDPE are more tightly packed and stable than other food grade plastics, meaning less plastic can leach into your precious food stores. HDPE also builds a better bucket since it’s a very sturdy type of plastic. One of our readers points out that not all HDPE pails are automatically food safe. He links to an article which I’ll paraphrase. There is a common misconception that all containers made of white plastic or HDPE plastic bearing recycle symbol 2 are food grade containers. This is not true. If a container is not clearly labeled as “food safe” or being made of food grade plastic, then you should assume that it is not food grade. Check for clues that an HDPE container is food grade. Has it been used to store food in the past?

Is it labeled as food grade? It’s even possible that a bucket is made with food grade plastic but has been colored with toxic dyes. Other food grade plastics bear recycle symbols 1, 4 and 5. They are also known by their abbreviations PETE, LDPE and PP. For your benefit, I’ve cataloged every bucket I could get my hands on. Based on just the recycle symbol, they all seem to be food grade, but I’d check with the manufacturer of the storage totes before using them for direct contact with food. Here’s us using these LDPE bins for mixing waffle batter. I use these every day for my 5 gallon bucket computer desk. These great little 1 gallon tubs which originally held Bocconcini cheese. So we can be quite positive these are food grade although they are nowhere labeled as food grade. And finally a sturdy standard issue 5 gallon bucket. So to recap, for a bucket to be food grade, look for the following recycling symbols: A note about PETE: This plastic type is usually reserved for single use drink containers.

If you use PETE drink containers multiple times you do risk plastic leaching! I haven’t seen PETE used for buckets before, but if you’ve found an example, send it in! A note about PP: The Environmental Working Group classifies polypropylene as a low to moderate health hazard. This may apply mostly to cosmetics that include polypropylene as an ingredient. But you may think twice before using PP when you have other choices. You can read more about these plastic types, including details about their temperature tolerances, on the food grade plastics article. House Tour & Project ListAfter spray painting my curtains (tutorial coming Friday!), I will spray paint ANYTHING. My Mom has joked that if it doesn’t move, then I’ll paint it. I just proved her right.The first time I ever spray painted anything was last summer after we bought the new house. Since then some of my more interesting projects involving spray paint have been: Toilet Paper Roll Art: Yeah… so at this point, I’m honestly surprised that there hasn’t been an intervention.

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It’s more accurate and wastes less paint Paint & Primer spray is great and much less expensive than Rustoleum It specifically mentions that it’s safe for fabric. Krylon is the only one that makes this claim. Huge variety of craft line paints, including glitter, mirrored finish, textures and finishes. Spray gets very erratic towards the end of the can. I have to constantly shake it to get it to spray. Paint seems slightly more liquid than Rustoleum, which leads to more drips. DISCLAIMER: I don’t know much about Valspar spray paints. They are relatively new and I have only used it a couple of times. Matches some of their Latex paint, so that you can coordinate. little sign indicating that the color is available in the spray paints as well.Second coats can be applied in 20 minutes. Can designed to be easier to spray. So there you have it. Do you have a favorite brand of spray paint? Sassy Style TV Episodes I do admit, I will spray paint almost anything that doesn't move!

Including spray painting my grass, outdoor rugs, and a polka dot chair? I have done a couple segments on The way to Spray Paint! 648 posts, read 1,896,479 times 248 posts, read 404,633 times I've never used Valspar brand, but I've used the Home Depot's Behr brand previously in my first house. Compared to Sherwin Williams, Behr is extremely drippy and watery. The paint goes on very thinly so you need at least 3 coats to fully cover the wall. With Sherwin Williams paint, at most 2 coats. It is worth the extra price to me. 17,837 posts, read 24,764,727 times 4,281 posts, read 7,953,888 times 3,633 posts, read 7,226,434 times Originally Posted by Jukesgrrl a successful paint job is based on good preparationincluding a thorough washing as the first stepa tinted primer And yes even the el Cheapo $14 per gallon paint will do just fine too. Will the other and rather more expensive name brand product do better? I've never found the finished product to be worth the extra expense.

Last point: Don't buy a combination primer/paint. If you need to prime then do so and yeah... tint the primer. 14,533 posts, read 20,877,240 times I have used a few brands through the years, and there are good and bad paints from each. For exterior paint for trim and siding Pittsbugh makes a real good one. They also have one that I like, but mainly because it does not produce VOC's and is odorless, which is good for painting interiors. This paint is the 9-110 series (interior/exterior latex semigloss). I use this paint for the interior of my house because I can't stand the lingering smell of some of the other paints. But I don't really like their Manor Hall line of paints. It's OK, but there are better ones out there. Pittsburgh also makes a good deck and patio latex paint that works well on concrete or wood. If I well remember it's called "deck and patio" or something like that, and is sort of flat like their siding and trim type. By the way, an excellent latex primer with very low odor is made by Kiltz.