bitingmidge
5th June 2005, 04:51 PM
I like to use a respirator when using epoxy or spraying lacquer, thinners etc, because it makes life very comfortable and I don't end up feeling drunk... (the Douglas Adams' kind of drunk that is.... "Ask a glass of water..."
The proper filters for this task cost a bomb....$30.00 or more and last not very long.... usually a week to ten days after opening.
In the past I have saved all the noxious activities for an annual week-long sprayfest, but thought earlier in the year that I'd try sealing the filters immediately after use.
Straight after use, I wrapped them in Cling-Wrap, as tightly as possible and pop them into a sealed plastic container ($2.00 from the Warehouse).
They've been used monthly more or less since early February, and are still functioning correctly as far as I can tell, (there's no smell getting through).
So... unless someone can enlighten me as to why one shouldn't do this, I suggest all those that think filters are too expensive to use, and risk their health by doing without, give this a go!
Cheers,
P
The proper filters for this task cost a bomb....$30.00 or more and last not very long.... usually a week to ten days after opening.
In the past I have saved all the noxious activities for an annual week-long sprayfest, but thought earlier in the year that I'd try sealing the filters immediately after use.
Straight after use, I wrapped them in Cling-Wrap, as tightly as possible and pop them into a sealed plastic container ($2.00 from the Warehouse).
They've been used monthly more or less since early February, and are still functioning correctly as far as I can tell, (there's no smell getting through).
So... unless someone can enlighten me as to why one shouldn't do this, I suggest all those that think filters are too expensive to use, and risk their health by doing without, give this a go!
Cheers,
P