[TheForge] msds for incralac

Fri Jun 6 01:56:00 2003

I am just going to play devils advocate here for a second, while I do agree,
any overexposure to solvents is bad, and I do extensively use a full face
respirator, but there are way more toxic things than solvents under your
kitchen sink, some of them more carcinogenic, if you read the fine print or
the non-existant print than you can even believe.

Motor oil.... BAD STUFF

PVC pipe WORSE STUFF

Tygothane tubing used to keep you blood flowing during surgery BAD BAD BAD
BAD BAD.

Carpet in your house with formaldyhyde as a plasticizer and glue binder WAY
BAD so bad its classified as terrible almost doomsday.

So?  pick your poison......................

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Catherine Jo Morgan" <[email protected]>
To: "'Blacksmithing mailing list'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 2:34 PM
Subject: [TheForge] msds for incralac

> Just to fill in a bit on what's already been said - any solvent based
> lacquer is hazardous to liver and kidneys (as is lacquer thinner.)
> Unless you're doing a brief touch up outdoors, a real respirator (with
> paint fume cartridge) is the only way to play it safe.
>
> Other ingredients mentioned - xylene and toluene can cause birth
> defects. (Male smiths may think this is irrelevant, but the rate of
> cancer and respiratory problems in children is linked to fathers who
> work with solvents like this. In other words, it comes home on your
> skin, clothes, and get this - in the air you breathe out after your own
> exposure.) MEK is even worse.
>
> Acetone, on the other hand, is a much less toxic solvent. (Don't bathe
> in it, but it's not as toxic as the above.)
>
> You can take an msds and look up each chemical at www.chemfinder.com,
> which has links to studies on health hazards. The osha site has some
> good info too. Here's another link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html
>
> I've got a long list of links because 2 or 3 years ago I did a lot of
> internet research, to decide which finishes to use. It got pretty
> agonizing as I found a lot of information that was unpleasant to learn.
> But it led me to some clear decisions about what I'll use and what I
> won't. Everyone has to decide for themselves (unless their shop comes
> under government regulations) where to draw the line. But the
> information is very much available if you look for it.
>
> Catherine Jo Morgan
> Morgan Sculpture
> Iron and mixed media vessels
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>
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