[AT] respirators and Isocyanates (Urethane paint)

[John Wilkens]

Yeah, I've been thinking about doing something like that.  Trick is 
keeping that dust down.  Gotta get those strong fumes away from me 
though!   John



At 06:49 PM 03/23/2008, you wrote:
>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.
> >> >
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