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No you didn't ruin it.
I don't think I'd have used the brake cleaner though. Lots of stuff will take off the oil. Vinegar for instance. Also dish soap.
Lots of folks paint their traps.
I'd hang it outside in the elements though instead of burying it. To get rid of the paint smell the paint needs to outgas. Even though it seems dry it will outgas for quite a while. Can't do that buried.
For you guys thinking of painting traps now is the time to do it for next trapping season. Paint em white for snow trapping.
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