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Hazards of the Hobby?

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Hazards of the Hobby?
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 28, 2006 12:45 PM
I was just curious as to the amount of risk we undertake as modelers. My main concern is using proweld. It works great but I read the SBS on it, and it turns out to be a nasty chemical and so from then on I would just use it outside to disperse the fumes. Is there anything wrong with this logic? Or is there something I should be worrying about more? I was also thinking about purchasing a respirator too. Is this too much?
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Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, May 28, 2006 12:54 PM
Unless you are going to sit over the open bottle all day, everyday, the amount of exposure from modeling is minimal.  There really isn't that much of a health /exposure issue to the miniscule amounts of chemicals we use as modelers.  Health/exposure warnings for chemicals are mainly for the people who work with large amounts of them on a daily basis.    If you are concerned though, go with the respirator.

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Posted by grandadjohn on Sunday, May 28, 2006 2:15 PM
I would also add to use in a well ventalted room
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Posted by ruddratt on Sunday, May 28, 2006 4:09 PM
Yep, good ventilation is a must. You don't want to be breathing in too much of that stuff. A respirator mask is a great investment, and a good thing to use to filter out fumes and sanding dust, especially from resin. Also, some decent eye protection for when you power up your dremel tool. Modeling's no fun if you cannot see what you're doing.

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Posted by bablenw on Sunday, May 28, 2006 8:29 PM

I agree about the ventilation and the respirator. I bought a nice one for about 30.00. A 3M large fit one. Best investement in modeling I made. Even if one uses acrylics it's a good safety and health measure to were one. Some of the Tamiya laquers are very toxic along with the alclad metalizers and the enamels and any finishing clear coats as well. 

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 29, 2006 12:31 AM
thx for the info guys
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Posted by RadMax8 on Monday, May 29, 2006 4:41 PM
While gluing I dont use a respirator, but while airbrushing its a must! A couple times I didnt use one and I ended up with blue boogers. So I learned the hard way I guess.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:13 AM
definately need a respirator when using spray gloss as I found out last night! I sprayed my car body in the garage and man its a strong smell.
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Posted by mfsob on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 11:00 AM

Blue boogers? Well, that's better than blue ... nope, not gonna go there.

I am religious about using my rattle cans out on the back porch, and during warm weather letting the work dry completely while outside. In the winter, though, I have to compromise by letting it dry for about 5 minutes so the worst of the fumes dissipate, then bringing the piece inside to finish drying. Not great, but the fumes are not too godawful that way.

Where I screwed up was when I was brush painting the bottom of my current aircraft carrier project with a Floquil enamel. It didn't look like a lot of paint, but it sure stunk up the apartment in a hurry, which necessitated opening some doors and windows and flipping on the ceiling fan.

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Posted by espins1 on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 11:45 AM
If you have a spray booth that ventilates to the outside you can use the nasty stuff in the spray booth.  I am fortunate in that I have the Pace Peacekeeper which is so big that I have a huge workspace to do all that stuff in.  It's ducted to the outside so I just crank the fan on high and work away.  

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 1:24 PM

I use pro-weld, it does contain MEK which can be rather hazardous if used carelessly or improperly and in large quantities....or if swalloed.

Just don't do what I did quite a while ago....DO NOT under any circumstances try to suck on your floquil needle to draw more pro-weld into it. No I didn't swallow any spit it out immediately, but it sure made me feel wierd for a day or 2 and my tongue didn't quit tingling for about 3 days....YES I KNOW, completely stupid on my part....but something I'll never do again.

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Posted by Hippy-Ed on Thursday, June 1, 2006 12:17 AM
 H2O_MARK wrote:

I use pro-weld, it does contain MEK which can be rather hazardous if used carelessly or improperly and in large quantities....or if swalloed.

Just don't do what I did quite a while ago....DO NOT under any circumstances try to suck on your floquil needle to draw more pro-weld into it. No I didn't swallow any spit it out immediately, but it sure made me feel wierd for a day or 2 and my tongue didn't quit tingling for about 3 days....YES I KNOW, completely stupid on my part....but something I'll never do again.

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LoL I just picked up some of this stuff on my last trip to Reno. How's it work? I aint used it yet.Shy [8)] By the way, How's it Taste?!?!Wink [;)]Laugh [(-D]Yuck [yuck]
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Posted by Jeff Herne on Thursday, June 1, 2006 1:35 PM
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 1, 2006 1:41 PM

Pro-Weld is best applied with a floquil needle, which you should be able to get at any hobby shop whether local or on the net. Pro-Weld fuses the plastic by capillary action and works really well in some applications and not so good in others. When I don't use Pro-Weld, I either use CA or Tamiya Thin Cement. Be careful though as Pro-Weld can turn the parts your trying to glue into a big mess if you use to much and aren't careful...

It didn't taste good that's for sure! What little I managed to taste before my tongue was "fried" and my brain engaged "you SoapBox [soapbox] dummy, you just sucked up poison now spit"...it was bitter and hot and definitely had a chemical taste. Dunce [D)]Dunce [D)]Dunce [D)]

I'll stick to Dr.Pepper or the occasional alcoholic drink, but never again will I sip something through that straw...LOL

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