Re: [bolger] MEK in paint
Richard Todd Perry wrote:
The fumes are horrendous.It is very effective at stripping paint off of
metal, but even the military won't use it any more in any but the most
controlled shop situations. Forced air breather is the only way toapproach
it.
HJ
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> Just a note that you folks might want to be careful of...A further comment on MEK.The reason it is so hard to get is it is so unsafe.
>
> Seen much discussion about adding MEK to paint - may very well
> work.
>
> Be advised, however, that MEK is NOT the stuff used to catalyze
> polyester resin. That's MEK_P_ (Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone Phosphate)
>
> MEK is a cleaning agent (Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone). Think
> "super-acetone"
> and you've basically got it.
>
> Now... I'm not a chemist, but I have a sneaky suspicion that the
> original author meant MEKP, not MEK (MEK is relatively hard to
> get, in the home market.) and after all... how far is polyester
> resin
> from polyester paint?
>
> Perhaps he could comment?
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard T. Perryperryrt@...
> "Fraser, there's a guy on my corner who asks me every morning if
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> seen God; do you really think he expects me to point Him out?"
> "Well you know, Ray, if you did, perhaps he'd stop asking."
> Ray Vecchio and Benton Fraser, "Hawk and a Handsaw", Due_South
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The fumes are horrendous.It is very effective at stripping paint off of
metal, but even the military won't use it any more in any but the most
controlled shop situations. Forced air breather is the only way toapproach
it.
HJ
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