I use acetone to clean up everything.
Polyester resin hardener contains nitroglycerine.
Thomas
Doris wrote:
> Calvin Grandy wrote:
>
> > Are you indicating that I should discontinue my use of body fillers and
> > fiberglass polyester resins? The catalysts for each are MEK or worse MEKP.
> >
> > I think you over react.
>
> If that's the extreme you want to take it to Calvin go right ahead. ;-) :O)
>
> I guess it was MY bust when I posted because I was thinking of MEK in it's
> purity (one to fifty gallon size liquid containers) along with the sheets that
> I read on a particular brand at that time. It was just something I remembered
> being a common household and workplace item that we searched out during
> inspections for toxic chemicals. Most people liked to use it to clean the
> grease off their bodies just like Trike or Toluene.
>
> But then it's in a lot of things like your filler. Lacquer Thinner comes to
> mind which also has Toluene in it. How many people still clean their arms and
> hands with lacquer thinner? I see it quite often.
>
> All I'm saying to the uninformed of the List is wear the proper safety
> equipment for the product you are using if you care anything about your health
> and the loved ones that may be around you at the time.
>
> Whether it be impact or splash goggles, leather or chemical gloves, hardhat or
> ear protection, full plastic face sheild or welders shield, just wear what
>will
> keep you safe.
>
> MEK, Trich, Toluene are toxic chemicals and as with all toxic chemicals their
> toxicity and health hazard vary with the product they are in due to whatever
> formula the manufacturer is using. Just be informed of what you are using.
> You can search out what you want to know by product name or manufacturer to
> find out what health hazards exist for that particular brand. Material Safety
> Data Sheets (MSDS) apply only to the brand it was written for.
>
> A good starting place for the uninformed would be the following:
>
> http://www.ilpi.com/msds/index.html
>
> If I remember correctly, Ross had taken a co-worker in for an eye injury not
>to
> long ago. It's my understanding that he is doing well and my hope that he
> wears safety goggles when needed.
>
> Okay, I got off the soap box, just be safe. :O)
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