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Paint on aluminim cans: benign when heated/burnt?


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    al b
    BPL Member

    @ahbradley

    Given that aluminium cans/bottles are meant to recycled (heated and melted down) , does this mean the paints/dyes on the outside are benign when heated burnt, eg used in an alcohol/wood stove?

    Or should the printing be scrubbed off with a brillo pad (wire wool)?

    #1717565
    Daniel Fosse
    Member

    @magillagorilla

    Locale: Southwest Ohio

    I'm not a Doctor but I would guess since the paint is on the outside of the can it won't get in your food. You should aviod breathing the fumes from your camp stove, paint or no paint.

    I think aluminium is bad in general. If you are worried about it you should switch to an inert metal pot like titanium or stainless steel. My personel opinoin. I aviod aluminium at home too, including deorderant, bottles, pots….. though sometimes I drink beer from cans. Just get a Ti pot.

    uuuug, I know stainless steel is not an inert metal, you know what I mean.

    #1717581
    Travis Leanna
    BPL Member

    @t-l

    Locale: Wisconsin

    I was under the assumption that aluminum was ok. Even in deodorant, I've heard those "toxin studies" have basically been disproven.

    If anything, it would be the lining of aluminum beer and soup cans that would give me pause if I were to use it as a pot.

    But, I could always be wrong!

    #1717638
    Roger Caffin
    BPL Member

    @rcaffin

    Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

    > I've heard those "toxin studies" have basically been disproven.
    Correct. Read Snopes.

    > it would be the lining of aluminum beer and soup cans that would give me pause if I
    > were to use it as a pot.
    Fair comment, especially for drink cans which are not specified to take heat.

    The printing may be a dye absorbed into the oxide coating, or it may be an actual paint. Dunno. Cleaning down sounds reliable.

    Cheers

    #1719384
    al b
    BPL Member

    @ahbradley

    the foil is so thin, removing the printing seemed rather difficult and weaken-ing..

    #1719391
    Roger Caffin
    BPL Member

    @rcaffin

    Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

    > the foil is so thin, removing the printing seemed rather difficult and weakening.
    Not in my experience. The paint layer comes off fairly easily with a bit of steel wool or fine sandpaper. Just don't remove much aluminium.

    Cheers

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