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Originally Posted by ol'George
I cannot over emphasize the precaution of wearing a respirator like Mike mentioned.
The chemicals will get you in the end if you don't.
A cheap dust mouth/nose mask is not a respirator!!!!!!!!
Make sure it is rated for paint with appropriate filtration.
I remember the days when we lived with asbestos and they didn't tell us it was bad for us, now we have it haunting us.
Same as for paint, if you cannot afford a good respirator, please wait till you can.
Your family, yourself, and lungs will thank you later.
The idea that respirators are for professional painters,
not a hobbyist like me, is not applicable.
If you never buy another tool, do purchase a good paint respirator.
It's your life, protect it.
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Sound advice! I used to never wear one, then I got a small one with a cloth type filter. Finally went to one with the pear shaped filters and charcoal canisters. I've had a couple of those, used for other things such as adding insulation to my attic or sandblasting. I generally give them a day to dry out inside then put them in a gallon Ziploc bag for storage.
I do worry about my lungs more these days when I think back to all the dust and pesticides I was in on the farm, All the paint and rust I ground off tractors I was restoring. As I had a dr tell me, no need to worry about the past because we can't alter it, do the right thing going forward.