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Brake Cleaner/Phosgene article

Started by 35-709, July 26, 2009, 10:28:58 PM

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35-709

A MUST READ ARTICLE FOR ALL OF US!

Like me, I'm sure we've all misused spray cleaners at one time or another...

This article might load very slowly, be patient it is worth the wait to read it.

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

Geoff N. 

1935 Cadillac Sedan resto-mod "Big Red"
1973 Cadillac Caribou - Sold - but still in the family
1950 Jaguar Mark V Saloon resto-mod - Sold
1942 Cadillac 6269 - Sold
1968 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible - Sold
1950 Packard 2dr. Club Sedan
1935 Glenn Pray - Auburn Boattail Speedster, Gen. 2

Carl Schreiber

Geoff -

Well-done.  I think if we were all to take a serious look at our shop habits, this could just as easily have been one of us.

He's right folks - this IS a must-read article for anyone who does their own work - heck, for any one who buys cleaners, etc at the local auto parts parts store (Wal-Mart for that matter).

Thanks again, Geoff.  As James Dean once said, "...the life you save might be mine..."

Carl Schreiber

Mike Josephic CLC #3877

Many types of chemicals we use in the hobby can be dangerous -- especially if they are:

--mixed improperly with other chemical products provoking a chemical reaction
--heated to the point of chemical decomposition (where the by-products can be inhaled)
which is what happened in this case
--absorbed through the skin by not wearing proper gloves and face masks
--not using the CORRECT kind of chemical resistant gloves for the product being used
Example:  latex vs. vinyl vs. nitrile rubber, etc.
--not having adequate ventilitation when using ANY chemical

Phosgene was used as a poison gas in WW I -- he's lucky to be alive.  It's something that's
used to make polyuerthane materials (which I'm quite familiar with) and a few PPM's can
kill you without much warning.  It has a faint almond odor -- which is usually the last thing
you'll smell.

Take heed of how you handle all cleaners, paints, coatings, adhesives, etc.  The life
you save may be yours!!

Mike
1955 Cadillac Eldorado
1973 Cadillac Eldorado
1995 Cadillac Seville
2004 Escalade
1997 GMC Suburban 4X4, 454 engine, 3/4 ton
custom built by Santa Fe in Evansville, IN
2011 Buick Lucerne CX
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The Tassie Devil(le)

I was also informed that burning AC Gas, Freon 12, can release Phosgene Gas.

Bruce. >:D
'72 Eldorado Convertible (LHD)
'70 Ranchero Squire (RHD)
'74 Chris Craft Gull Wing (SH)
'02 VX Series II Holden Commodore SS Sedan
(Past President Modified Chapter)

Past Cars of significance - to me
1935 Ford 3 Window Coupe
1936 Ford 5 Window Coupe
1937 Chevrolet Sports Coupe
1955 Chevrolet Convertible
1959 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon
1960 Cadillac CDV
1972 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe

Otto Skorzeny

Didn't read the article yet but Phosgene gas was marketed as Zyklon B in Germany as a pest control product in the '30s. It was then used in the NAZI gas chambers.
fward

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TJ Hopland

You were not kidding about it taking a long time to load.   That must be on a dial up server miles from nowhere.
StPaul/Mpls, MN USA

73 Eldo convert w/FiTech EFI
80 Eldo Diesel
90 CDV
And other assorted stuff I keep buying for some reason