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#1 ·
Hey Guys, this is a little bit of a "panic post". I recently did the undercarriage of my jeep with some Fluid Film and also did some minor bed lining with Rustoleum rattle cans. I wore a mask, but realized after it wasn't an "organic vapor mask" - now I'm freaking out and worried I'll get lung cancer or something.

Has anyone else done these types of jobs? what kind of masks did you wear, etc? (if any?)

Just want to know if I'm worrying too much and if the warnings on the cans are just to cover their butts...
 
#2 ·
You should match the mask to the product you're using, and fit test it for proper fit. Having said that an occasional user should be OK w/o proper protection, but it is very important and should be used.

There are plenty of people spraying all kinds of products w/o any protection at all. In fact I see it all the time on the Velocity channel watching guys build cars, restore them, whatever. It's stupid but done everyday. Next time get the right equipment, and for now worry about something else. You should be fine!
 
#28 ·
In case anyone was curious, I contacted 3M. This was the response they sent me for these two products:

"A reusable respirator with an organic vapor cartridge and a P95 prefilter is suitable for most of the components in the Fluid Film and Rust-Oleum Topcoat aerosol products, with the exception of the propellants. For both products, a cartridge or filter is not available for the propellants (LPG, propane). For the other components, the 3M 6500 Series Rugged Comfort Half Facepiece Respirator (6501/6502/6503) with the 6001 Organic Vapor Cartridge, 5P71 P95 Prefilter and 501 Retainer is a suggested option for you to consider. The 6500 with 6001/5P71/501 may be used for exposures up to 10X the occupational exposure limit (OSHA PEL). Depending on your use conditions, such as ventilation and quantity of aerosol sprayed, it may be possible to use a disposable model with the nuisance organic vapor feature such as the 8577 P95. The 8577 is suitable for most particle hazards, inc luding the aerosol mists, and nuisance levels (non-harmful) of organic vapors in the Rust-Oleum topcoat. Product links are provided below.


3M Reusable Respirators

Reusable Respirators | PPE | 3M Worker Health & Safety | 3M United States


8577 P95

All 3M Products | 3M United States espirator-8577-P95-with-Nuisance-Level-Organic-Vapor-Relief-80-EA-Case?N=5002385+8709322+8711017+8711405+8720539+8720542+8720776+8729354+3294780240&rt=rud


Thank you for choosing 3M."

also here are the Safety Data Sheets for these two products:

http://www.fluid-film.com/downloads/aerosol_msds.pdf

http://www.rustoleum.com/MSDS/ENGLISH/248914.pdf
 
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