Bill Boyd
Well Known Member
Cured paint allergy, anyone?
Since I started the cut and buff process in earnest, I have ruined many tee shirts and shorts with the paint slurry that gets slung out of the random orbital sanding pad - you would think that the fine sanding particles of cured paint would be inert enough to wash right back out of the cotton fabric when laundered. You would be wrong, too . The stuff has the staying power of RIT dye.
I have also noticed my hands starting to itch intensely off and on throughout the day without any signs of dryness or rash, flaking or redness. I wondered what environmental things might be triggering this since I have done a lot of odd jobs around the house this past week, up and down ladders, etc. But my suspicion keeps returning to the paint sanding residue as the likely offender. I had noticed a tendency for my arms to get itchy and red the last few times I did composite layups (could I finally be developing an epoxy allergy after 30 years of fooling with RV's ?!). Now I'm pretty sure I'm showing some kind of allergy to the paint particles generated by the wet sanding process. Anybody else had this happen to them? I'd hate to have to wear nitrile gloves while sanding but I will if it will fix this itch.
After 40 (okay, 39) years in primary care medicine, I should be answering instead of asking this question but I really am curious if what I suspect is going on with me has happened to anyone else.
Since I started the cut and buff process in earnest, I have ruined many tee shirts and shorts with the paint slurry that gets slung out of the random orbital sanding pad - you would think that the fine sanding particles of cured paint would be inert enough to wash right back out of the cotton fabric when laundered. You would be wrong, too . The stuff has the staying power of RIT dye.
I have also noticed my hands starting to itch intensely off and on throughout the day without any signs of dryness or rash, flaking or redness. I wondered what environmental things might be triggering this since I have done a lot of odd jobs around the house this past week, up and down ladders, etc. But my suspicion keeps returning to the paint sanding residue as the likely offender. I had noticed a tendency for my arms to get itchy and red the last few times I did composite layups (could I finally be developing an epoxy allergy after 30 years of fooling with RV's ?!). Now I'm pretty sure I'm showing some kind of allergy to the paint particles generated by the wet sanding process. Anybody else had this happen to them? I'd hate to have to wear nitrile gloves while sanding but I will if it will fix this itch.
After 40 (okay, 39) years in primary care medicine, I should be answering instead of asking this question but I really am curious if what I suspect is going on with me has happened to anyone else.