PPG Concept safety

[Gray E Fowler]

Some people will be much more sensitive when exposed than others. You 
really do not want to find out that you are one of the more sensitive 
types.
Concept is an "industrial" product not "Commercial". There are different 
sets of rules (like OSHA monitoring) for industrial....that is why 
technically we as modelers should not possess Concept..we are commercial. 
But, no problem buying the stuff from the local car paint guys.....no 
questions asked. And as everyone knows...we as modelers deserve the best....

"Banned" paints such as the K&B epoxy had nothing to do with the organic 
epoxy matrix or solvents...it was banned because th K&B formula was very 
old and used "newly" restricted heavy metal pigments.....Lead yellow, 
Cadmium red etc.  The epoxy portion was run of the mill epoxy cured with 
polyamide (which is why the white always yellowed). K&B in their financial 
state must have chosen not to reinvest in new formulas, which by the way 
were produced by  Deft I do beleive.

Flyings colors was made to match Ultracote??? No wonder my red is a shade 
off my monokote!!



Gray Fowler
Principal Chemical Engineer
Composites Engineering




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Thanks Gray.......

Now I can sleep again with the belief that I might still live to see 
another day :-)  I just finished painting a turtledeck, cowl and pants for 
my 35% EDGE, THEN I read all these 'your gonna die" posts on here, talk 
about a reason to lose sleep ;-)  Figured, I did paint it outside on a 
breezy day and stood upwind so I wouldn't coat my glasses and used an HVLP 
gun at about 35psi. 

Anyhow, I do believe that some folks are allergic to this Concept stuff, 
just like CA glues cause some serious discomfort and nasal trauma for many 
many modelers.

BTW, I hope the government doesnt try to protect us from ourselves again 
by banning PPG Concept paint.  I have NEVER ever used a better paint and 
RC Flying Colors matched the Ultracote colors (3) perfectly.  Throw enough 
money at something and it just might turn out right, eh?

Rick Hannah
St. Joseph, Michigan

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