Chemical Warning

Post by **racer12306** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:09 am

http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm

Be carefull when using stuff that you use everyday.

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:59 am

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.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:24 pm

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.

There are very few places anymore that don't have those warning signs up.

Post by **racer12306** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:30 pm

Well, CA is special. Everything causes cancer in CA.

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:30 pm

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.

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:29 pm

^ Yes in fact its just a nerve gas it was used during WWII

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:36 pm

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.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:40 pm

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.

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:57 pm

good info i will pass it on.

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:09 am

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

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:09 am

Wow, holy shit. I just read the article (I didn't before because it took so long to load the image).

Holy fucking shit.