Lacquer dangers?

[geofroley]

I was using lacquers on my F50 today and it has a really strong smell, as many of you know. Am I in danger of lung damage or anything?

[mikemechanic]

Were you wearing a respirator? I sure hope so, there are numerous harmful things in lacquers, safety and your health should be the number one concern. Buy a respirator if you don't have one, or wear if it if you do.

[geofroley]

Originally Posted by mikemechanic

Were you wearing a respirator? I sure hope so, there are numerous harmful things in lacquers, safety and your health should be the number one concern. Buy a respirator if you don't have one, or wear if it if you do.

I need to get one. Hopefully tomorrow I can. Any reccomendations for respirators? If it means anything, I didn't smell a thing when I was airbrushing it.

[JTRACING]

i only use laquers, dupli color to be exact. i find there is almost no odor from them.
i normaly paint in my garage and open the door so there lots of ventilation.
i also wear a normal dust mask. and it seems to work good.

[geofroley]

Originally Posted by JTRACING

i only use laquers, dupli color to be exact. i find there is almost no odor from them.
i normaly paint in my garage and open the door so there lots of ventilation.
i also wear a normal dust mask. and it seems to work good.

I work in my basement with a door opened and a fan running.

[StephenDeli]

I just got that stuff in my eye today...

[carlisimo]

Supposedly, you need to use a canister-type respirator. Looks like a gas mask. I don't know much about the effects... I just know that the airplane modelists I know who use enamels and lacquers more than acrylics use fancy respirators...

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No seriously, some kind of respirator is a good idea if you don't have a really good ventilation. Normally I put up some plastic over the stove and shoot my laquers over there, hardly any smell in the apartment as the fan sucks almost everything out. One thing to think about if you are going to use this, make sure there is a brushless motor in the fan as sparks can ignite the fumes Here we have a central fan on the roof so I don't think there is any risk of starting a fire.

Cheers!
Niclas

[Vric]

Originally Posted by StephenDeli

I just got that stuff in my eye today...

You know, you can order colored eye lens.. it's more expensvie, but so much easier.


Btw for lacquer, I simple paper mask is fine. It's not that harmfull (no need of a respirator) a simple paper mask will keep the small particle out of your nose and do the job for less than a buck

[minniebanister]

My cans of Dupli-Color acrylic lacquer have this label on the back...

"This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm"

So, if you don't plan to live beyond 50 and don't plan to have any children, don't bother with a respirator.

[Vric]

It's dangerous only in California

[iceblend]

Originally Posted by Vric

It's dangerous only in California

[Vric]

It's strange, I have never seen so much thread about "dangerous thing" and "harmfull stuff" in 3 years. And 80% of those thread come from the same 2 or 3 member... They never learn and/or are completly paranoid

[geofroley]

I'll be spraying automotive paints soon, so I will need a respirator.

[dag65]

Originally Posted by geofroley

I'll be spraying automotive paints soon, so I will need a respirator.

And don't just get a paper " dust mask " like someone above suggested they are for dust not volitale chemicals and vapors. The paint vapors go right through them