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    Respirator for detailing

    I`ve always been extremely sensitive to any type of chemicals, both household and detailing related. Since I`ve started detailing on a daily basis, I`ve noticed my asthma has gotten worse and my nasal/throat passages feel slightly irritated. When I was detailing once or twice a week it was never an issue, but now that I`m using polishers or steamers with chemicals everyday I`m considering wearing a respirator while I`m polishing indoors or using a Tornador/Steamer on the interior.

    I have a gift card to Home Depot and I`m considering this "paint project" respirator by 3M: 3M Paint Project Respirator in Large-6311PA1-A - The Home Depot


    Is there anything I should look for specifically as far as NIOSH classification? Anyone have any recommendations?


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    Re: Respirator for detailing

    Explanation too long to write

    Call me for detailed answer
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    Re: Respirator for detailing

    Quote Originally Posted by Ronkh View Post
    Explanation too long to write

    Call me for detailed answer
    Awww man... I was hoping for an answer too. I was going to get a respirator in the next week or so. Vega, would you mind paraphrasing when you find out the details?

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    Re: Respirator for detailing

    Simple answer is when you get dizzy, take it off and take a break.

    Respirators can reduce O2
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    Re: Respirator for detailing

    I hear ya, but i agree with Ron, it can get complicated / long . I do remember seeing this type of discussion someplace else (cannot remember where) and it got fairly in-depth, to the point where i put the whole "need to get a respirator" on hold until i had more time to research it haha. I`m not experiencing the same issues as Vega so i`ll get back to it at some point.

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    Re: Respirator for detailing

    Ok.... more, Ray, I didn`t get into this with you, so read this too.

    Since asthma is a constriction of the air passages, and respirators make it harder to breathe, it can flare up the asthma too.

    quick demonstration is go get 2 coffee stirrers, put e in mouth and breathe through them for a few min.

    Now remove one and just breathe through the one.

    The mask can also aggravate asthma.

    So besides the stuff on the phone Ray, keep your inhaler close by.
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    Re: Respirator for detailing

    The Driver had some good info on different masks for different chemicals in one of the threads. I just wish I could remember which one.

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    The Driver had some good info on different masks for different chemicals in one of the threads. I just wish I could remember which one.
    That`s the thread discussion i saw, i wasn`t sure if it was here at AF so thanks for refreshing my mind, yes lots of good info in there.

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    Re: Respirator for detailing

    I have acute asthma only flares up in certain situations. Like working in sub 30 degree weather, talking a lot at parties, if its to dusty, if my allergies act up (pollen, dogs, cats.....), if the wife asks me to do something I dont want to. It is a pain in the @&$ I am getting better at seeing it coming but most times I am already wezzing badly by time I realize i need my inhaler and then I have to frantically search for where the heck the closest one is. Nothing worse then being out breath and felling liquid gurgling in your lungs and not having your inhaler.
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    Re: Respirator for detailing

    Quote Originally Posted by trashmanssd View Post
    I have acute asthma only flares up in certain situations. Like working in sub 30 degree weather, talking a lot at parties, if its to dusty, if my allergies act up (pollen, dogs, cats.....), if the wife asks me to do something I dont want to. It is a pain in the @&$ I am getting better at seeing it coming but most times I am already wezzing badly by time I realize i need my inhaler and then I have to frantically search for where the heck the closest one is. Nothing worse then being out breath and felling liquid gurgling in your lungs and not having your inhaler.

    Carry one with you ??
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    Re: Respirator for detailing

    Quote Originally Posted by Ronkh View Post
    Carry one with you ??
    I have one in my truck and one at home and one at work. Wife carries one in my emergency kit (aspirin, inhaler, tums, antihistamine pills, cough drops, lots stuff.......). but once in a while out on the boat or in the toy car or out in one our work trucks (that`s the usual one that gets me dusty nasty transfer stations) i get caught with out one and it can be very frustrating starts with wezzing then gurgling as i breath then coughing that sounds like someone with emphysema.

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    Re: Respirator for detailing

    Ray, my employer won`t allow employees with certain conditions.. asthma included. to even take a fit test for a respirator.
    You should consult your doctor first.

    What Does OSHA Say About Resirator Fit and Safety? | PK Safety Knowledge Base
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    Re: Respirator for detailing

    Quote Originally Posted by ShawnF350 View Post
    Ray, my employer won`t allow employees with certain conditions.. asthma included. to even take a fit test for a respirator.
    You should consult your doctor first.

    What Does OSHA Say About Resirator Fit and Safety? | PK Safety Knowledge Base
    No conditions for tool bags...........

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tpr1634 View Post
    No conditions for tool bags...........
    First dozen are free..lol

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    Re: Respirator for detailing

    Quote Originally Posted by Vega@Autopia View Post
    I`ve always been extremely sensitive to any type of chemicals, both household and detailing related. Since I`ve started detailing on a daily basis, I`ve noticed my asthma has gotten worse and my nasal/throat passages feel slightly irritated. When I was detailing once or twice a week it was never an issue, but now that I`m using polishers or steamers with chemicals everyday I`m considering wearing a respirator while I`m polishing indoors or using a Tornador/Steamer on the interior.
    My quick 2 cents--there are three kinds of things that you can inhale--one is vapors, two is aerosols, three is dusts/particles (which I guess would include mold spores). The kind of respirator you pictured, although it can be equipped with filters for aerosols and dusts, is usually used with an organic vapor cartridge which removes molecules of things like solvents, etc.

    So when you have these sensitivities, are you having from the smell of the products (vapors), or is it when you are spraying (aerosols), or generating dust (polishing)? If the problem is you are inhaling aerosols or dusts then you can get a simpler, disposable respirator, I would recommend one with an exhalation valve, like this one: 3M Particulate Respirator (10-Eaches/Pack)-8511PB1-A - The Home Depot
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