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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2018 19:32:55 GMT -5
Fellow boulder heads,
my wife purchased some slabs on-line,
(Shattukite,Pietersite, )for a reasonable price,they got to us in a few days,and when i opened the box?
it smelled like La Brea tar pits.
The seller then said that the slabs were not "baked out" yet.
They also said that they slab the rough in diesel oil .
is this a common practice?
we sent them back with a promise of replacements ,and re-imbursed shipping.
when the seller got the slabs back? They said they didn't smell a thing,and no one at the post office in their one horse town could either.
any thoughts?
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Post by woodman on Jun 3, 2018 20:25:23 GMT -5
Fellow boulder heads, my wife purchased some slabs on-line, (Shattukite,Pietersite, )for a reasonable price,they got to us in a few days,and when i opened the box? it smelled like La Brea tar pits. The seller then said that the slabs were not "baked out" yet. They also said that they slab the rough in diesel oil . is this a common practice? we sent them back with a promise of replacements ,and re-imbursed shipping. when the seller got the slabs back? They said they didn't smell a thing,and no one at the post office in their one horse town could either. any thoughts? I use diesel in my 30 inch sawa and hardly smell a thing, If someone is never around it. it probably smells pretty bad. |
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Post by NRG on Jun 3, 2018 21:01:02 GMT -5
Relatively common. Also kerosene is used.
I think its a horrible business practice to surprise your customer with that intense smell. I find that odor highly nauseating. He would get a horrible review from me.
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zarguy
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Post by zarguy on Jun 4, 2018 0:23:57 GMT -5
I would have just soaked them in dishwashing soap in water, maybe even run them through the dishwasher after that.
That's a lot less hassle than sending them back.
Lynn
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Post by fernwood on Jun 4, 2018 7:28:54 GMT -5
A good overnight soak in Dawn dish soap eliminates the odor and usually does not hurt a thing. I am sensitive to petroleum smells like that, so know what to do when rocks are received smelling like oil.
I use about 1 TBS soap to 1 gal water. Rinse well after a 10 hour soak.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 4, 2018 7:44:14 GMT -5
I have gotten slabs with that smell, too. And an oily coating. Didn't sit in cat litter long enough. In the future, you should just do the dishwasher or Dawn thing. Yes, it was wrong for the seller to be so sloppy but the slabs were fine- I assume.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 4, 2018 9:22:50 GMT -5
Many people cut with diesel (nastiest smell on earth)..... As said just soak them in Dawn dish soap and (or) a few days in dry cat litter....
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 4, 2018 11:04:34 GMT -5
I don't cut with diesel, but early on I used a "form oil" used for concrete forms as a release agent. It was re-refined from used oils all mixed in the same refinery equipment and smelled awful. I got 10 gallons for about the price of diesel, thought I was getting a bargain but it was so bad it about drove me out of the shop. The only thing that worked for me to clean the slabs was Castrol royal purple automotive parts cleaner, which has a different name now, but still the purple cleaner concentrate, about a capful to a 2/3 full plastic folgers coffee can. Zep makes a good purple cleaner too.
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