[AT] respirators and Isocyanates (Urethane paint)

George Willer gwill at gwill.net
Wed Mar 26 10:34:01 PDT 2008


John,

Take it from a guy with badly damaged lungs.  There is no reverse!  The
catalyzed paints are best left to the professionals with their exotic
equipment.  Those of us who are doing our own painting with less than
perfect equipment can still get a nice job using the old standby paints that
don't require the dangerous additives.

Some years ago I painted two identical tractors two weeks apart using IH
dealer supplied paint... one with hardener and one without.  I can only tell
them apart now by the damaged (lifted) paint around the gas cap.  That's the
one with hardener.

George Willer

> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John Wilkens
> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 3:19 PM
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> 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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