Yes, that sounds like a very wise thing to do. I like the big surface area,
won't retain any heat. That does sound much safer.

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For oil finishes like linseed, tung, etc., I hang them on a chain link
fence outside until they have finished curing - a few days. I then dispose
of them in normal trash. Opening them up and hanging them on a chain link
fence exposes them to a maximum amount of air (oxygen) so the oil cures as
rapidly as it can. Spreading them out on a metal fence enables any heat to
dissipate rather than causing the rag to combust.

For motor oils and other oils which do not oxidize / cure at any
appreciable rate under ambient temperature and pressure, I do not bother
with trying to get the oil to cure / oxidize. I dispose of them as you
would any non-spontaneously combustible oil soaked trash.

Good Luck.