Modeling in General: Health and Safety
Have a question about what is safe or an experience that might warn others?
Have a question about what is safe or an experience that might warn others?
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paint thinner
konigstiger
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Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 08:01 AM UTC
i spilt a bottle of paint thinner in my room and i cleaned it up and closed the door but left a window wide open for 2 days. It still smells bad in there. is it safe to go in or what?
insolitus
Goteborgs och Bohus, Sweden
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Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 09:13 AM UTC
Donīt be in there if you donīt need too, but I donīt think itīs that dangerous. Just remember to go out if youīre starting feeling bad or getting headache or something.
Andreas
Andreas
GI_Babycakes
Alaska, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 09:23 AM UTC
man, that stinks. haha!
do you have a portable fan you can put in the room to help with the air circulation?
do you have a portable fan you can put in the room to help with the air circulation?
Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 09:28 AM UTC
Been there. Dun that.
Rule of thumb--if you can smell it, you are getting to great an exposure.
Of course, I grew up breathing mists of mineral spirits and Floquil Dio-Sol, and it shacn't huret mes anygi at al,ml . dO yUo no whstdcs i meen?
Rule of thumb--if you can smell it, you are getting to great an exposure.
Of course, I grew up breathing mists of mineral spirits and Floquil Dio-Sol, and it shacn't huret mes anygi at al,ml . dO yUo no whstdcs i meen?
jazza
Singapore / 新加坡
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Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 09:58 AM UTC
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i spilt a bottle of paint thinner in my room and i cleaned it up and closed the door but left a window wide open for 2 days. It still smells bad in there. is it safe to go in or what?
The real question is what did you use to clean it.
I would soak it up nicely with lotsa water and all the relevant carpet cleaning stuff if it was spilled on the carpet before trying to blow dry it with a hair dryer to speed up the process.