Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy
WARNING!
open tub +
750 ML Acetone + Rag draped across the tub (wet) +
Electric Mixer =
FIRE!
I had prepared two tubs of PB getting ready to work on the stringers. Grandson was using my cordless drill. I decided to use the mixer to mix in the mekp. set my timer....mixed in the mekp. thought...I need to clean this off. Stuck it down in the acetone and turned it on....BIG mistake..I am standing in the back of the boat by the way. Fire ball erupts out of the Acetone. I have to make a split second decision. Try and put it out inside the boat and risk it spreading in the boat. Or do I throw it out, risking injury to myself and saving the boat. I had this towel in the boat. I could cover the tub and smother the flames, but I felt the risk was too great that it would contain the flames. burning liquid fires are tough to control from what I know....which is not that much.
I opted to throw the tub outside the boat and fight the fire out in the open. The towel helped. It was difficult to put out. Luckily no one was near the boat, nor were there any more chemicals close to where I pitched the flaming tub of Acetone. It was not easy to contain, even with the towel. I had a big pitcher of tea that helped douse the flames.
I got lucky, only got a few missing arm hairs...
Took almost 4 minutes to get the fire out. Hopped back in the boat, put the CSM fibers in my batch of PB and still managed to get it put in before it got too sticky.
Just a reminder....these chemicals are dangerous....don't forget it!
