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rustyj14@yahoo.com
11-24-2004 13:29:03
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Re: question for cnks iso sentisivity in reply to tommywtwwhowdy, 11-23-2004 10:23:08
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I painted cars for many years, in my line of work. The early enamels didn't have the nasty stuff in it, like the newer paints have! I always used a charcoal mask, painted in a large, well exhausted paint booth, and didn't have any problems! Then, along came the Acrylic enamels, with hardener to be used in it, if we wanted to get a good result, and to make the paint resistant to gasoline, bird droppings, acids, etc. Nobody warned us about how the hardener would affect us, until much later, well after we had been exposed to it for quite a time! Then the paint companies decided they'd better tell us about the bad effects of hardener, and iso's in the paint! And suggested buying a supplied air system. (Which my boss resisted, but i ordered one any way!) Well, after some years of painting , it finally started to affect me. So, i went to work repairing old antique cars, but no painting! Finally, at the age of 72, i decided to retire. Now, at age 80, i can't go anywhere near any body shop or paint shop where the new paint is being sprayed, without going into a full-blown attack, where i can't get my breath, and almost pass out! I have to get fresh air immediately, mostly by riding around with my head stuck into the flow of air coming in my truck windows! Even near proximity to any iso painting does me in! There's an auto body shop across the street from where i get my gasoline, and if they are painting, i have to leave immediately! So, yes, it can affect you big time--maybe not now, but it will later on, if you persist in painting the iso paints! And, there's no cure for it--i'm stuck with it for life! by: Rusty Jones
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