Brett,
A respirator will not help you in this case. Only a fresh air source
with a complete 100% suit. Charcoal/vapor respirators are not worth
anything when dealing with this type of stuff.
A lot of paint is NOT to be messed with! Any type of sprayed paint you
should use a full face respirator at the minium, even with water based
acrylics. Isocyanide type paints such as Imron, PPG enamels, Awlgrip,
etc...all should be avoided at 100% cost! There is NO REASON to be using
this stuff for RC use. Not for power, not for soaring, etc. In general we
do not have the safety equipment to even handle the raw materials. All the
time we hear of full size airplane and car restorers dying within hours of
using the stuff. It is nothing to be messed with at all.
Now, if you want to see some rather mild paints, try some of the single
part linear polyurethanes for the boating industry. Still nasty stuff, but
in general much milder than the isocyanides.
Jason Werner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Jaffee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Del Schier K1UHF FN31" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Spray paint question
> I don't get it...if having your face and body completely covered and using
a high quality respirator won't protect you, then what will?
>
> Del Schier K1UHF FN31 wrote:
> >
> > Years ago I had a Rutan LongEZ experimental, full scale. It was
fiberglass
> > and it was painted with Ditzler automotive acrylic enamel. I did not
build
> > it but I did several mods and repairs with this paint. Never painting
> > anything with a spray gun, I simply followed the thinning instructions
and
> > got amazingly perfect finishes on everything that I painted.
> >
> > A story about Dupont Imron paint. READ THIS AND REMEMBER! I guy brought
a
> > newly built Lancair hanger where I kept my plane. I noticed what a
beautiful
> > finish it had and complemented him on it. He remarked "Yes the guy that
> > painted it died". I though that was a curious response and asked for an
> > explanation. He said that the builder of the airplane was killed by the
> > paint! He had painted it with his body completely covered with clothing
and
> > gloves, a face mask and high quality respirator. The paint went in to
his
> > skin and he was dead in 24 hours. Read the instructions and warnings
> > carefully, Dupont is not kidding around with what they say on the
labels!
> >
> > Del Schier
> > K1UHF
> >
> > Everything below 50MHz is D.C. !!!
> >
> > FN31fh 6M, 2M, 222, 432, 903, 1.2, 2.3, 10.3.......144 EME
> > http://www.qsl.net/k1uhf
> > http://www.csflyers.org
> > ----- Original Message -----
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