Volatile Organic Compounds
By:Pete Rudie
Date: 4/21/1999, 8:52 pm
Date: 4/21/1999, 8:52 pm
In Response To: Re: toxic vapors (builder)
Quite right. A can of Interlux Clipper 1-part polyurethane on my shelf says 450 grams/liter of VOC's. That's high, and high is what you can get if you don't wear proper safety equipment.
> A friend of mine who reads labels discovered that a lot of the so called
> water based urethanes had the same level of VOC (Volatile Organic
> Compounds) as most modern varnishes. Even if the finish contains no VOC's,
> there are a lot of other nasty synthetics that are not VOC's that can nail
> you quickly. The bottom line is wear a good respirator so you keep your
> brain cells for playing with boats.
Messages In This Thread
- toxic vapors
lee -- 4/21/1999, 11:30 am- Re: toxic vapors
builder -- 4/21/1999, 8:45 pm- Volatile Organic Compounds
Pete Rudie -- 4/21/1999, 8:52 pm- Epoxy fumes?
Bruce H. -- 4/21/1999, 9:22 pm- Re: Epoxy fumes?
Pete Rudie -- 4/22/1999, 12:26 am- If you don't mind my asking
Bruce H. -- 4/22/1999, 3:50 pm- Re: If you don't mind my asking
Pete Rudie -- 4/22/1999, 11:14 pm
- Re: Epoxy fumes?
Don Beale -- 4/22/1999, 11:48 am- Re: Epoxy fumes?
Pete Rudie -- 4/22/1999, 1:02 pm- Allergic to gloves
Dean Trexel -- 4/23/1999, 9:45 pm- More gloves
Paul Jacobson -- 4/26/1999, 8:00 pm- Re: Allergic to gloves
Pete Rudie -- 4/24/1999, 2:15 am- Re: Allergic to gloves
Greg Steeves -- 4/24/1999, 2:30 pm- Barrier cream under gloves
Pete Rudie -- 4/25/1999, 1:52 am- Re: Barrier cream under gloves
Greg Steeves -- 4/25/1999, 4:28 pm
- Re: Barrier cream under gloves
- Barrier cream under gloves
- Re: Allergic to gloves
Don Beale -- 4/24/1999, 2:09 am - Re: Allergic to gloves
- More gloves
- Allergic to gloves
- Re: Epoxy fumes?
Roger Donahe -- 4/22/1999, 11:26 am- Re: Epoxy fumes?
Pete Rudie -- 4/22/1999, 12:40 pm
- Thanks Pete
Bruce H. -- 4/22/1999, 10:21 am- Amines
Pete Rudie -- 4/22/1999, 11:32 am
- Re: If you don't mind my asking
- If you don't mind my asking
- Re: Epoxy fumes?
- Epoxy fumes?
- Re: toxic vapors
Pete Rudie -- 4/21/1999, 11:58 am- Re: toxic vapors
lee -- 4/21/1999, 12:11 pm- Re: toxic vapors
Pete Rudie -- 4/21/1999, 12:38 pm
- Re: toxic vapors
- Volatile Organic Compounds
- Re: toxic vapors