Brakes Wheels 1st Gen Tires Health & safety warning.....

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  1. Crashton

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    #1 Crashton, Aug 9, 2011
    I read this over on the Miata site I frequent. Scary stuff for sure. Take a minute & read it. I posted in the Brakes area because it involves brake clean.

    Brake Cleaner = Phosgene Article
     
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    #2 SNEEEZY - Erika, Aug 9, 2011
    It definitely made an interesting read...but how many people will use argon gas + excessive heat when cleaning brake components?
     
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    #3 Onramp, Aug 9, 2011
    Wow. Wow.
     
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    #4 docv, Aug 9, 2011
    Good article, very scary stuff. Anytime you work with automotive solvents/cleaners or the stuff under your kitchen sink if not used correctly can be deadly.

    Thanks for posting.
     
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    #5 Rae, Aug 9, 2011
    We use brake cleaner all the time for stuff. Including cleaning the windshield of the LeMons car this weekend since I accidentally oversprayed it with spray paint. Not anymore, back to razor blades I go!
     
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    #7 ScottinBend, Aug 10, 2011
    That is certainly a wake up call for thinking about what you are using on a car and making sure you are using the product for the work it was designed for.
     
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    #8 Nathan, Aug 10, 2011
    Just read the article and well...it sure does make me think twice about some of stuff I do.
    Thanks for sharing this.
     
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    #9 Metalman, Aug 10, 2011
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    Good article Chuck, thanks for posting this. I'm aware of this issue in our shop. I took a quick "walk through" this morning. I buy the non-chlorinated spray which does not cause the phosgene problem.


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    For those that don't know, this is the gas they used during WWI to gas the troops in the trenches in Europe..... Nasty stuff...

    So I end my inspection... To my horror I find one can of the same stuff pictured in the article (identical warning label). Asking around, one of my workers brought it in from home to clean a car part during his lunch hour and forgot to take it home. I've since disposed of the can...
     
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    #10 Crashton, Aug 10, 2011
    I've used brake cleaner for years & have never given a second thought to the warning label. This is a wake up call for me. Luckily for me I have been using the non-chlorinated stuff.

    I wonder why the author of the article did not call 911 & seek immediate help. Could have been he was in a stupor from the gas & couldn't piece it together that he was in very serious trouble.
     
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    #11 Metalman, Aug 10, 2011
    Just imagine being a worker, smoking a cigarette in an area that just had some tetrachloroethylene sprayed on a brake job, with the gasses passing over the hot ember of the cigarette. The phosgene would get you before the cancer.....
     
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    #12 iwashmycar, Aug 10, 2011
    Yeah if I ever have a 10-15 minute long siezure better believe im going to the hospital instead of "Phew, glad thats over, lets read up on it."
     
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    #13 quikmni, Aug 10, 2011
    Thanks for sharing the article. It did make be think that I need to be more careful when using chemicals.
     

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