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- From: plb@dcdwest.uucp (Phil Blais)
- Subject: Re: Epoxy (sensitization)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.165634.9963@dcdwest.uucp>
- Organization: ITT Aerospace/Communications Division - West
- References: <BxzyBr.9MD@acsu.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 16:56:34 GMT
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- In article <BxzyBr.9MD@acsu.buffalo.edu> v064myby@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Christophe J Quaranta) writes:
- >
- > I have read about people over time developing an allergy to CA,
- >but it's of the familiar runny nose, itchy eyes type.
- > It's possible someone could develop a sensitivity to epoxy, to
- >this date I've never heard of it. I've been epoxying for a few years
- >now, and the only thing I don't like is the fact that you can't wash
- >it off easily.
- > Latre,
- > 'Q'
-
- Epoxy sensitization is definately alive and well. I have a very vivid picture
- in my mind of a doctor building his own composite airplane i.e. EAA type
- homebuilt, in a full respirated body suit. The picture was in EAA magizine
- some years back. I don't remember the exact wording of the accompanying
- article but either he was very concerned about sensitization or he was so
- sensitive to epoxy that the body suit was a last resort. Obviously he wanted
- to build that plane real bad :-)
-
- In conjunction with composite airplane construction and the resulting cases
- of epoxy sensitization a product known as SAF-T-POXY was developed
- specifically to minimize the sensitization risk. It is still in use and very
- popular with the EAA/homebuilt crowd.
-
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