On Saturday 04 March 2017 19:45:02 David Bagby wrote: > Hi all, > > The marine 2 part paints are very good re finish and durability, > however many of them are not for amateur use. You can get them from > marine suppliers, but they don't encourage sales to DIY folk. > > Many of the best two part marine topside paints are LPU (Linear > Polyurethane). LPU paints (ex: Awlgrip, Sterling etc) can give a > beautiful durable finish (I've been repainting major parts of my boat > over the last two seasons with Awlgrip). > > HOWEVER if you intend to use them, I STRONGLY ADVISE that you take the > time to lookup and read the MSD sheets for the paints and also get and > read the manufacturer's application instructions! > > Two part LPU paints can be very, very bad to inhale. Brush application > requires good organic vapor respirators at a minimum and exposed skin > protection. Spray applications (which atomize the paint) require full > body paint suit protection with external filtered air supplies. THe > stuff is nasty and will absorb thru your skin. Also the organic > solvents that the paints give off are very strong - you would not want > to apply them indoors; I've had neighbors a block away come see what > the smells were coming from. The recommended clean up solvent for > Alwgrip is MEK - which is itself hard to get here in Calif (it is > considered bad stuff these days due to VOCs - and it's mild compared > to the paint). > > Frankly, you do NOT want to get this stuff into your lungs. The > effects are nasty and for (at least some LPU paints) cumulative (your > body will not process the chemicals). The Awlgrip manuals flatly warn > that by the time you notice the symptoms it is too late.... > > Safety first when working with two part paints!
Thanks for the heads up. The only place I could get them was S-W, a gallon of each part. And north of $100 a can. I said no, thanked the girl and went over to H-D and got 3 different cans of Rustoleums high temp stuff in nearly the right color. This apron is only about 2/3rds of a sq/ft. On of them claimed to be a binder/primer with an etchant component so maybe it will stick if I wash it down with acetone first. > > Dave > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >-------- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's > most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
