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Chemical Warning

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:09 am
by racer12306
http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm

Be carefull when using stuff that you use everyday.

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:59 am
by bone-yard-racing
Just think before welding shockingly they make specialty welding flux that works very well to clean stuff before welding. No need to use brake clean.

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:24 pm
by darthroush
I'm not sure why you'd spray something down and then immediately begin welding, but hey...

Every place in CA has "chemicals that can cause cancer or birth defects." Prop "65" warning I believe. If it isn't water, fruit, or vegetable dang near, it needs to have a warning. :tardbang: There are very few places anymore that don't have those warning signs up.

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:30 pm
by racer12306
Well, CA is special. Everything causes cancer in CA. :lol:

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:30 pm
by occasional demons
Isn't phosgene basically nerve gas? I believe you get the same thing when freon (R12/R22 don't know about 134A) hits open flame.

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:29 pm
by bone-yard-racing
^ Yes in fact its just a nerve gas it was used during WWII

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:36 pm
by fixitmattman
darthroush wrote:I'm not sure why you'd spray something down and then immediately begin welding, but hey....
Depending what/how you're cleaning it's pretty common to clean then immediately start welding. Usually acetone is better for cleaning though.

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:40 pm
by INVUJerry
9/10 when you use a cleaner like that, by the time you turn around, put your chemical/rag away, and start welding, it's dried up. You just have to watch out for vapor.

Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:57 pm
by ragek23
good info i will pass it on.

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:09 am
by NickKo
Thank you for posting this, Frank.

Reading the article, makes me wonder what would have happened to the guy *if* he didn't open the door and use the fan for a little extra ventilation.

He may have been a goner.... DONE IN in by a little white puff of smoke. :(

Scary to think that so little, could outright kill a man, let alone disable him for life.

- Nick

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:09 am
by INVUJerry
Wow, holy shit. I just read the article (I didn't before because it took so long to load the image).

Holy fucking shit.