Mr. Surfacer no longer importable to US?

No surprises here. I work as a hazardous materials emergency response/disposal foreman in California. I get woke out of bed at 2am on Saturday mornings cuz someone left a half full can of paint on the corner. It boggles my mind! The authorities will have the freakin' street closed off!

SST

Bgrigg wrote:

To be honest, it's not just California (though it does seem to attract moonbats, especially around Hollywood). Canada has it's own share of nannyism, so does the UK (perhaps even more than CA). We end up with the governments we deserve. This is what happens when less than half of us bother to vote.

What do you think would have been different if more Canadians had voted? Most people that I know that do not vote see no point. I vote, but I can see the frustrations and the total lack of interest of others.

hi Ed

yeah, I can remember those stickers being labeled on damned near EVERYTHING from as far back as '85 when I first noticed them. It seems I remember that was the problem, one of the new Props that got passed banned certian imports.

 Anyway I will head to GM webstore (never ordered there before) and see what I can get.

 

thanks

David

NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.  I can't live without my Mr. Surfacer!!!!.

*runs to the LHS to buy them out of stock 

 

 

 

CA is against CA? Do they expect us to glue with granola?

To be honest, it's not just California (though it does seem to attract moonbats, especially around Hollywood). Canada has it's own share of nannyism, so does the UK (perhaps even more than CA). We end up with the governments we deserve. This is what happens when less than half of us bother to vote.

Calforina, also know as the Nanny State. Everyting is bad for you.I understand Super Glue is next on the hit list.

I agree it's probably a labeling issue. There's not a work of english on it and that's not always kosher to those who think it matters. I've had cans of Tamiya with a paper label on the outside but if you look close, under the label the can is actually printed in Japanees. I bet they had to have the labels made for the US market.

California has always had rules that other states didn't or don't impose. Back in the day when we shipped Minuteman missile to Vandenburg AFB for launches, our teams were banned from taking certain aersols that they used each and every day. As with most users of the banned items we found a 'work around' to the situation. I would imagine that since the Mr Surfacer label is not in compliance with many a countries labeling requirements they'll have to change if they want to continue to be able to sell to those countries.

Then again there is always the modeling black market.

David:

The Greatmodels Webstore still has the 500 and 1000 in spray cans. I was reading somewhere in Armorama that Mr Surfacer was no longer allowed into California due to the chemicals. I suspect that might be the main port of entry in the states for all Gunze Mr Surfacer and their other products.  If CA is banning this then the manufacturer or distributors might have to find another port of entry.

I live in Taiwan and went down to the LHS and bought two bottles.

Someone had mentioned that California thinks everything will cause cancer, so I looked at a Tamiya Tiger kit I bought and sure enough it says " Warning: This product CONTAINS CHEMICALS which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm" Shucks I was thinking that if I never got around to building it at least I could have it for supper , Darn

 

Ed