On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > Be careful with this stuff...it can be toxic. Many brands require > certification now...the painter must take a course to be allowed to apply > it, it is very bad for you if used carelessly. Many brands have multiple > additives to control how the finish applies...accelerators for cold, > inhibitors for hot, fish-eye eliminators, flex additives, etc etc. > Difficult to learn, but pretty easy to work with, if you are careful... > When we painted with it in my boatyard we always work a fresh air supply > respirator and full tyvek suits to keep it out of our pores. Rumor has it > that there were deaths involved in the early applications of one > brand..Awl This is why I dont use spray. Only rollers and brushes. Urethane paints contain isocyanates. Droplets react with moisture in the lungs and soon lungs are covered with toxic plastic. And one of the properties of good PU paint is that it wont come off, no matter what and can withstand almost any mixture of chemicals for long time. If one didnt have asthma before, after PU exposure one probably has. If one had asthma already, no need to worry: breathing is now impossible. My brother and my mother both have asthma. I am still breathing nicely and won't try my luck with this stuff. |
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