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Glider repair health issues?
I have sprayed a bunch, four airplanes and my HP-18. Used acrylic enamel on the glider, Imron on the RV-6 and PPG base clear on the RV-10 and Rans S-20 and a German base/clear on the Reno Racer I was crew chief on. Was a good boy and used positive pressure on most of them and a good cartridge filter on the rest.
What got me was sanding carbon fiber. On the Reno Racer I built a complete new nose bowl and several other parts out of carbon. Just a dust mask for most. Well that got me pneumonia like symptoms from dust inhalation. I have breathed in a lot of fiberglass in my day with no effect, but apparently the carbon is not so benign. Bruce Patton Still flying HP-18 69S |
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Hi JJ:
Your pulmonologist is partly right -while it's true that the particle size of most fiberglass is too large to stay airborne and reach the terminal branches of the lung, flame-attenuated fiberglass particles are, like asbestos, fully respirable and can. Unlike asbestos, the body can process some glass fibers which offers a bit of protection but the best bet is not to breath the stuff in the first place and never ever smoke. Best, Ray Warshaw |
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Glider repair health issues?
Becoming sensitised to the amines in epoxy is a real thing.
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On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 5:30:42 PM UTC-5, Charlie Quebec wrote:
Becoming sensitised to the amines in epoxy is a real thing. JJ, How are you !??? I did not know there was a smell in my shop ........ All good so far Heinz |
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Glider repair health issues?
Not to worry Heinz’e, it’ll take more than epoxy stink and fiberglass dust to due in a U-2 Pilot!
Still remember you doing a max rate turn over Truckee in the bird, your contrails looked to be about 20 mile radius! Pat says hi, JJ |
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