Speaking of painting...Respirator tips

[Clay Schmidt]

Hello all,

I sell Dupont brand out of my parts store.  A word about the 3m Masks.  They are widely and almost exclusively used by all the professional painters in my area.  One thing you DO want to do when storing the mask in the re-sealable package along with cleaning them thouroughly is to remove and dispose of the canister pre-filters. If you do not, the canister will deteriorate just has if a painter would use them everyday.  New pre-filters are available from anyone selling the masks.

Clay Schmidt

From: humptybump at comcast.net 
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  Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 8:10 AM
  Subject: Re: Speaking of painting...Respirator tips


  I get my respirtors at a (reputable) professional auto paint supply store that specializes in PPG paints. They are less expensive than the retail hardware stores , and they will give you the correct respirators that fit your face properly.

  Just be up front and tell them what you are spraying , where you are doing it , and what kind of ventilation you have.Tell them you are spraying R/C models on a part time basis. Most counter people are interested in what you are doing. I found out ALOT about working with PPG acrylic paints from these guys. Obviously they work with professional painters all day long ,and get feedback from them often. They know what they are doing. I had some problems with fish eyes at first (PPG concept)..they helped me eliminate it.

  The mask they give me is a 3M  dual cartridge for organic vapor( #07193 large). They charge me about $22. This is more of a service they provide rather than a profit maker....They make their money on the paint. Of course your face may be smaller / larger and the part # will change based on the mask size.

  3M professional respirators come in a resealable plastic package. Make sure it is sealed tight after putting back in the bag.

  Health tip....Clean the inside of the mask thoroughly once a day with rubbing alcohol before putting it on. This will cut down on the bacteria that grows in the mask ,and lessen your chance of catching a cold / sinus infection. After a few nasty sinus infections over the last 20 years....i finally found out why.....duh.... It wasn't the paint.

  Another health tip.....Get out the shop vac and clean the dust in your spray booth/area after several hours of drying time. I vacuum the exhaust fan thoroughly. I even do the walls after completely done with a plane. Empty the can outside with respirator ON. Make sure you are up wind of the can/filter when you open the shop vac container.Another sinus tip from experience.

  May your finishes be like GLASS!

  John Gausby    Richmond , Va     


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    > I have a local body shop that I get to do it for me. He does a good enough 
    > job for me and he understands the concept of keeping it light. I gave him 
    > $50.00 for the labour to paint all the glass parts on my last plane. No mess 
    > to clean up after AND my lungs didn't smell a thing. 
    > 
    > Alan Hewson 
    > 
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    > ----- Original Message ----- 
    > From: "Bob Kane" 
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    > Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 7:54 PM 
    > Subject: Speaking of painting 
    > 
    > 
    > >I noticed all the breathing filters sold in the paint 
    > > dept. at the local stores say, in fine print on the 
    > > back, "Not for use with isocyanates" which what I 
    > > believe PPG Concept is. So what do you do? What is a 
    > > safe, reasonable solution. I do not paint for a living 
    > > so my exposure is limited to painting my airplanes. 
    > > 
    > > 
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