I am a novice refinisher. I have mostly used various Minwax or Cabots pre-mixed stains with a wipe-on poly finish, but I am interesting in experimenting more. I have done samples using Tung oil, BLO, and shellac. I do small pieces mostly - end tables, small drop-leaf tables, chairs, etc. I do about one piece a week for a charity. I work in my attached un-heated garage near Boston (i.e., it gets pretty cold) and I keep my water-based chemicals inside during the winter.
I don't want to burn the house down. I have never had a rag get warm but I believe there is a fire danger. I want to avoid using chemicals that have spontaneous combusion traits. Taking rags outside to air dry is impractical in the snow and ice.
I beleive BLO rags are dangerous. Are there others?
Does it help to seal rags in ZipLoc bags?
Thanks