Re: hull extension in progress with picks
Re: hull extension in progress with picks
I've been meaning to ask...I guess enough time has passed since you created those dust storms by sanding with no mask. Have you experienced any respiratory problems (increased lung sludge, productive cough, ear or nasal infections, etc)? Also, include any noticeable increase in sensitivity to fiberglass products.
I've worked with glass, resin & catalysts, and foam for years and in spite of my best efforts I sometimes experience that increased sensitivity. Working with exotic hardwoods can produce some of the same problems. Be safe.
EXELLENT QUESTION.
in short.....no.....
i do not have any infections, skin rash (except after direct contact with dust, but this goes away after a few hours).. acetone with out a mask now just about makes me pass out (when im cleaning a gun.....a little on a rag and wiping is just fine).....no porblems with styerene.....i still get the itch......but with the bio med suit.....this only happens when i quickly grab the grinder and do a small part with out suiting up....(it takes me about 20 mins to get dressed to grind)....as far as lung butter....well....im a smoker...lol
ondarvr and i discussed this over a beer one night......he said "in all my years of doing this....i have not heard of one person getting problems from poly based materials"....(it was forgone that he meant using basic safety equipment)....."epoxy is a different story"
however..
when we were sanding the hull.....we did not wear masks...we were higher than the boat (as the hull was flipped) and only using hand powered long boards, so the kick up was minimal for sanding.
now-a-days.....i repair hulls for a living and i use different safety equipment, like a full face resporator and a bio med suit with coveralls over top.
i am under boats all the time.....when i blow out a room there is in inch of dust from just one hours sanding/grinding.....the dust is immence...and really nasty stuff.
my gf says i wheeze at night.....this tends to subside over a week or two from a major 5 day session. as cartridges for my mask are 10 bux each....i just blow them out with air lots and change a small filter in them often ranter than the whole cartridge every day.
just recently.......i changed the filters on the aircompressor......(i am really anal about keeping the compressor free of dust, but this was the first time i changed the compressor)
plastic parts of the compressor filter cage were so badly clogged with dust ie used wire brushes and acetone to clean them......the stuff was like rock....
this has challenged me to further think about proper breathing aperatus and better ways to keep the area properly vented in the winter. !
this is real serious stuff guys......the side of the shop i work in is just about the size of the average one car garage.....(we call it the dust bowl) the big door is closed due to winter.....and the dust stays in the room........ if you are sanding or grinding in an enclosed area like this..... take extra special care of your safety equipment.
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