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custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20376

Aerosol paint safety.

Recently doing some painting Autotek acid etch, Simoniz gloss black acrylic base coat and Simoniz clear coat.

Anyway did my grille with that and all fine and always use a 3M 4291 respirator.

I've not long bought this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271658207263?_tr...EBIDX%3AIT
To do an arch spat, however despite doing everything I can such as good ventilation and PPE.
I have a few concerns about safety especially after reading quite significant health risks over 2k or 2 pack paints.
Are these banned?
Obviously it's once in a blue moon that I ever need to do this but still it's concerning.

Anyone got any advice advice on this?

I know it'd be best some will say if your that concerned to take items to a paint shop but being only small bits and pieces I would imagine they wouldn't be that interested or would turn out to be very costly for minor items.
Of course finally I'm not quite sure what quality of painting would be until you've actually got it completed.

Most paints seem to be vague as to what type of paint it is, they do have the legal warnings etc such as flammable and irritant or harmful ect.

As mentioned above I do always use a 3m 4291 paint respirator and gloves and PPE when doing any painting.

Anyone else do much DIY painting and have any views?

28th Apr 2015 9:44pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

If you were using 2k every day then you'd want an air fed mask but just the odd bit a couple of times a year then a decent mask and good ventilation will be fine. 2k isn't banned but bigger body shops are going onto water based now. I do a few bits here and there and have always used 2k, just done my grille santorrini

Click image to enlarge Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

28th Apr 2015 9:51pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20376

Like that.

Indeed, I don't do it often at all either.

28th Apr 2015 10:25pm

GUM97

Member Since: 05 Feb 2012
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 3555

1997 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Stornoway Grey

Good old 2 Pack

None of this water based rubbish...

Perfectly safe if you take a common sense approach, as with everything. I use it all the time, although in a ventilated booth with air fed suit!

Grille looks good Steve, as per the photos you sent over

An engine to TDi for!
"Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948"

29th Apr 2015 7:51am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20376

Slight bit of orange peel but I can sort that in time.

29th Apr 2015 10:15am

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