Quote Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo View Post
wowzer. How's the spouse taking it?

I picked up one of these at a garage sale
https://www.amazon.com/Justrite-0910...J92ZDNMBTYK7QT
Pretty well, all things considered. It's not the dumbest thing I've ever done, possibly not even this week, and no actual damage was done, so she was fairly forgiving tonight. When the house still smells like burnt rags tomorrow morning, it may be a different story.

Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
First, glad you didn't burn your house down.
Second, time for an oily rag waste bin!
Last, what was the ignition source?
Googling Just-Rite oily waste cans right now. Will stop by Boomgars or Tractor Supply Corp tomorrow and pick one up.
Appears to be straight spontaneous combustion. This being the first time I've ever used a gel stain product, I didn't really think it through. Unlike the thin stains I usually use, it has a pudding-like consistency. Oil solvents give off heat as they dry. I thought the rags were dry after five hours in the sun, but they definitely weren't. Nice enclosed space to build up all that heat, and poof, real live spontaneous combustion. They weren't kidding with the warning labels on the back of the can.