Full face mask , PPE kit ???

Health and safety would flip out on overload. If the saw the jobs I used to do.
Our PPE a pair of shorts. Work boots, maybe a skid lid.
Today you pretty much need a spacesuit.

So odds are good you will survive. Particularly if you get a good fan and trunk to bring in fresh air. Long term risk to your health, Can’t be good for you. Apart from brain damage, there is bound to be a cancer risk.
You don’t want to inhale that stuff. A simple respirator, isn’t good enough for epoxy or other solvents you need a external air supply. To a mask or suit.
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Uricanejack said:
Health and safety would flip out on overload. If the saw the jobs I used to do.
Our PPE a pair of shorts. Work boots, maybe a skid lid.
Today you pretty much need a spacesuit.

So odds are good you will survive. Particularly if you get a good fan and trunk to bring in fresh air. Long term risk to your health, Can’t be good for you. Apart from brain damage, there is bound to be a cancer risk.
You don’t want to inhale that stuff. A simple respirator, isn’t good enough for epoxy or other solvents you need a external air supply. To a mask or suit.
Fans just don’t cut it today


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I have been spraying cellulose on and off for many years. Brain seems to be doing reasonably well, not so sure about the rest of me.
 
vyv_cox said:
I have been spraying cellulose on and off for many years. Brain seems to be doing reasonably well, not so sure about the rest of me.
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The cellulose is not to bad just don't smoke at the same time o_O It's the two pack isocyanates that are really dangerous.
 
To increase air flow in a combined space a vacuum cleaner can be handy. Something like a "Henry" where you can reverse the air flow and blow fresh air into the area you are working in - but - yes still make sure you have the correct grade of PPE as well.
 
vyv_cox said:
Yes, that's why I asked about the fan assisted mask. I would love to spray 2K auto paint, I did once many years ago, results were superb.
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My ex brother in law owned a body shop and when they were first introduced he built a new dedicated spray booth, a fairly simple affair of stud wall and 4 by 8 panels with taped joints, a big extractor fan at one end and dust filters at the other so there was a clean dust free airflow. He then donned a disposable paper boiler suit, nose and mouth mask with the appropriate replaceable filters, the only parts exposed were his hands and eyes, he wouldn't wear gloves or eye protection. He is still alive and kicking and apparently doing the odd special job for his son who took over the business, it's 35 years or more later and he is 73.
 
I used a Vitrex (I think) dust mask with replaceable filters when I renewed my head lining with contact adhesive. I used the organic filters and was really impressed by how little you could smell the glue through them.
 
Keith-i said:
I used a Vitrex (I think) dust mask with replaceable filters when I renewed my head lining with contact adhesive. I used the organic filters and was really impressed by how little you could smell the glue through them.
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Thanks Keith, that sounds like an answer to my original question. I'll still check with 3M though.

I wonder whether not being able to smell the stuff, indicates safe isolation from it?
 
PPE is a last resort; engineering controls such as fanned air ventilation as already suggested should be used as well.

The safety information you posted looks to have come from a Safety Data Sheet. Part 8 of the SDS should give information about appropriate PPE. Both the paint supplier and mask suppliers should also be able to give you specifications of suitable masks.
Once you have a mask, it needs to fit properly – many don’t. You should feel it draw in to your face as you breathe in gently, even when moving around.

Filters don’t last and need replacing often; the only maintenance free ones are short lived disposables.
 
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