Resin/Bondo Fumes/Dust Harming Me?
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Topic: Resin/Bondo Fumes/Dust Harming Me?
Posted By: Coomer
Subject: Resin/Bondo Fumes/Dust Harming Me?
Date Posted: June 17, 2004 at 6:53 PM
Hi,
Recently, I've been working with lots of fiberglass and body filler. I've been laying the wet body filler and fiberglass outside without a mask, and I've been sanding them both outside, with a poor-quality particle dust mask.
What I'm wondering is if this could be affecting my health. Lately, I've been sneezing and had a runny nose every day, and I figured it was just allergies, but usually they don't last this long and are mostly in the spring. So I got to thinking, maybe the fumes and dust are doing this to me. Do you guys think that's what might be happening?
Before I do any more work, I'm going to go buy a nice $35 respirator mask at my body shop supply store, but I'm curious as to if the symptoms I'm experiencing now might be due to the fumes and dust.
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Posted By: Teamrf
Date Posted: June 17, 2004 at 6:55 PM
I would say your assumptions are correct. You need to be in a well-vented room with a dust mask on. Those fumes are very hazordous.
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Posted By: jaymes
Date Posted: June 17, 2004 at 8:45 PM
GET THE RESPIRATOR... 35 bucks to live past 30.. i;d do it.. fiberglass is horrible stuff for the lungs/brain.
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: June 17, 2004 at 9:10 PM
Go for a 3M respirator mask manufactured for vapors and small particulates ( # 6000 ) and use the PINK filters ( # 2097 ) as this is the best that I've found for vapors and small particluates.
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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: June 17, 2004 at 9:26 PM
Cancer? Read the label on the mekp.
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Posted By: markcars
Date Posted: June 17, 2004 at 10:46 PM
Health is wealth (what my father always taught us). Without health, there isnt anything in life or life itself, so I would advise you to listen to the advise of all those who are helping with their ideas. I've heard that those fumes are not just dangerous but seriously dangerous. You might want to check yourself up with a doctor just to make sure you haven't gotten anything bad or if you did, at least you can cure it, the sooner the better. Good luck and I hope you're well.
Posted By: Thack79
Date Posted: June 18, 2004 at 6:19 AM
Man i just back from the hospital on tuesday from the getting the fibergalss debris from my lungs. Thought it was a common sinus infection but after two weeks it wouldnt go away. The money i paid for the deductable haha i could have bought the mask. not worth it.
Posted By: Coomer
Date Posted: June 18, 2004 at 10:22 AM
Man, that's some scary stuff. Today I'm buying a nice respirator mask after work.
Thack, how do they get the fiberglass debris out of your lungs? How long have you been working around fiberglass?
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Posted By: pureRF
Date Posted: June 18, 2004 at 10:32 AM
damn not good news to me.
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Posted By: Coomer
Date Posted: June 18, 2004 at 11:10 AM
pureRF wrote:
damn not good news to me.
Have you been being stupid like me and not wearing a mask too?  -------------
Posted By: pureRF
Date Posted: June 20, 2004 at 11:50 PM
The most i did was wrap my tshirt over my nose when sanding. but next time ill not do that.
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Posted By: Thack79
Date Posted: June 21, 2004 at 6:31 AM
Ive havent been working with glass very lung, but after some xrays they just gave me some over the counter stuff since it wasnt extreme. Dont get the cheap white mask that you cut the grass with either... 30 mask one time.
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