[AT] respirators and Isocyanates (Urethane paint)

[charlie hill]

Hmmm,  maybe you are right John.  I'll have to check into that.  One thing 
you can do to help is put a big slow fan in the roof or the endwall of your 
paint shed so that it pulls a fairly high volume of air at a fairly low 
speed through the shed.  That will keep most of the fumes away from you 
without disturbing your work.


Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Wilkens" <jwilkens at eoni.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] respirators and Isocyanates (Urethane paint)


> Charlie, all the stuff I've read says there are no cartridge filters
> approved for isocyanates---just about everything else though.   Kinda
> scary!  John
>
>
>
> At 12:56 PM 03/23/2008, you wrote:
>>John, If you use  an air supplied hood you will either need a breathing 
>>air
>>certified compressor or filters to clean the oil and contaminants that 
>>your
>>compressor give off.  Neither are inexpensive.  There are some full face 
>>air
>>supplied filters that have their own air pump but they are pretty pricy 
>>and
>>still have to have filters replaced on them with each use.  If you don't
>>have a beard and your lung capacity and breathing are good you'd probably 
>>be
>>better off using a half face filter with cansister filters.  You can buy
>>them at places like Lowes and they are affordable.  You just have to make
>>sure you get a good fit so that you don't breath the nasty stuff around 
>>the
>>edges of the mask.
>>
>>Charlie
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "John Wilkens" <jwilkens at eoni.com>
>>To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 3:18 PM
>>Subject: [AT] respirators and Isocyanates (Urethane paint)
>>
>>
>> > Thought it's about time I got serious about tractor painting and my
>> > health!   Can anyone suggest an affordable air-supplied face
>> > mask/hood that I could hook up to my air supply?  I'm starting to do
>> > a lot more painting with catalyzed paint (mostly acrylic urethanes)
>> > and I don't have a multi gazzillion dollar vented paint
>> > booth.....just an empty wood shed.....until the weather get good
>> > enough for outside painting.  The more I read about the nasty
>> > isocyanates in paint catylists the more I think I'd better protect my
>> > lungs!  Looking for ideas.       John W.
>> >
>> >                    In the wide-open spaces of NE Oregon
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