Peter_Lee@FINE.MESS.CS.CMU.EDU scribed:
Subject: Re: paint
A lot of good stuff on painting and paint types.
> Although I wear a charcoal-filter mask when spraying lacquer, I believe it
> is safe (well, without immediate bad health effects) to spray lacquer with,
> say, doubled-up dust masks, as long as ventilation is good.
> - With enamels and urethanes, on the other hand, the overspray is a sticky
> cloud of toxic vapors.
Standard Enamels (No hardener) and lacquers have a similar level of solvent
type and saftey level. Both should be used with no less than a charcoal
canister mask. (It wouldn't hutrt for spray cans, either, but at least the
fume volume is low then)
> - Urethane is really *great* stuff, but *amazingly* dangerous.
Quite so. But- PPG has a newer, less toxic line of 2-pac modern paint
available. (read => more $$$) This was new last winter when our club
had a tech session from the PPG rep, and he didn't have all the deatails,
but everything should be available now. This was supposed to be sprayable
under the same conditions as enamel/lacquer, but have improved features
of the killer stuff. Quite possibly worth the price, for a durable,
high quality finish.
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