 close window  Disposing of your Dirty Water - Pantyhose in a Bucket
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For those of you who live in an environmentally sensitive apartment or have questionable plumbing and/or sewage issues, getting rid of your "dirty water" from acrylic painting can be problematic. Also, workshops conducted in community centers, old buildings, school rooms, etc. have benefited from this great studio tip I learned from the San Diego Watercolor Society. You can dump your dirty water right down the drain if you do this: Bucket Showing Holes 1) Drill or cut holes around the bottom edge of a five gallon bucket. 2) Next, place a pair of old pantyhose (remember those?) inside the bucket and secure the waistline around the top edge. 3) Place the bucket inside a sink or outside on the ground. 4) Dump your dirty water into the bucket. The pantyhose acts as a filter and collects any debris. The filtered colored water pours out through the holes in the bottom. Of course, replace the pantyhose filter when it becomes too clogged or ineffective.  Pouring Dirty Water Through Pantyhose It's not a perfect system or a grand solution, but it will work and keep the custodians off your back! As an added note, I use this system outside of my new studio. The grass and weeds are the greenest spots on my property - so there! 
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