Bru Peckett wrote: > Lets try that again from the top with words this time! ...
I seem to have unearthed a can of worms with the painting thread ;-) >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allan Cazaly <snip> > Or the on/off switch for that matter. Or a lightbulb going 'pop'. It > doesn't need some pillock to strike a match in the vicinity to ignite > solvent fumes, somebody walks in and turns on, or off, the lights > (possibly even after you've knocked off for the day) and KABOOM. Any > electrical gear within the 'spray booth' ie; in this case the wet dock > (and ideally there simply shouldn't be any - not even light fittings) > needs to be ATEX certified for use in a potentially explosive > atmosphere and you're fryer most certainly wouldn't be ... nor for > that matter would any of the electrical equipment in the dock > (lights, power points etc.) Agree with that. I know of a whole floor of a building destroyed by the use of a single non-flameproof fridge bought in error! <snip> > > That's a relief to an extent but what sort of mask? When I said a > respirator I *meant* a *RESPIRATOR*. That's breathing apparatus with > either a self contained air supply or an air supply drawn from outside > the spray booth not just a mask. There isn't a mask on the market that > will filter out the airborne particles from paint spraying and it's > nasty stuff. Paint has all sorts of nasties thesedays - SCBA is the only way (or air hood, but the bl**dy hose is a pain!) > > In the bad old days, I used to know some old boys who were paint > sprayers where I did my apprenticeship and back then all they had were > face masks. They all wheezed like nobodies business and they mostly > died young of lung disease. Oh and they were high as a kite a lot of > the time too! And what mask to most people resort to? Usually a dust mask! Not much use for paint. You can get dust type masks with charcoal in them, not worth the money - won't stop much. All of us at work have a full face respirator (to protect *eyes* as well as lungs) with a multifunctional cannister - removes all gasses and dusts, for handling chemicals outside a fume cupboard. *But* they have a very limited life - no good for paint spraying as the cannister would soon saturate (I do have a hood type on the boat with a triple cannister on a belt - not bad for dusty and smelly jobs, still have to watch for saturation) >>> The other problem, IMO, is that if you get a spray paint job right >>> the finish is far too good! That may sound daft but a high gloss >>> coach finish a la Rolls Royce is the last thing you want on your >>> average narrowboat 'cos it tends to show up every little >>> imperfection in the steelwork. Betsey is not flat enough for a high quality spray job. Not that I wanted one. > Fine if that's your thing, not to my tastes though and never looks, to > my eye, right on a narrowboat Just wait until he runs into the first hedge.... :-) > Larger insects that would leave a significant blemish don't usually > get stuck to tacky paint, only wet stuff, and are removed when you > lay off. If there are any bad blemishes they can be retouched if > you're really fussy but, when all's said and done, it's a narrowboat > not a flamin' Roller! <snipping compressor data - not my scene> Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
