A friendly warning for all my ratty welder friends...

[kingsting]

Good article about mixing common cleaning chemicals with welding...

http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm

 

[stretch]

thats crazy.. lucky he lived to heed us all a warning. thanks so much for sharing.

 

[XC204]

Wow normally I don't have that around but if I did I could see myself using it to clean before Tig But no more! Thanks for the Warning.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Wow I could see myself doing the same thing. Thanks for the warning, now I know one thing NOT to do.

 

[g-ratter]

And how many of us are doing things like spray painting without the proper mask??? Just because you are outside or wearing one of those paper masks does not mean you are safe.

 

[Spokeshave]

Yeah that could be any one of us. I printed our several copies and handed them out to my men at work.
thanks for the heads up.
Jeff

 

[krate-mayhem]

Thanks for info,sometimes we don't read now I am going to look and read twice.
peace,
justdave

 

[JLarkin]

Holy crap. I usually slough off wild stories but that one sounds legit and very scary. Thanks for posting it.

 

[GameBent]

Just an FYI that some chemicals don't need anything at all to combust while others can do so by simply mixing vapors. Chemical vapor is invisible so we tend to ignore the potential, but it some chemical vapors can poison on their own with no assistance.
If you store chemicals in your house or garage, please make sure that they are tightly sealed and no air can escape.
It's always a good idea to research any chemicals you use and heed their safety and storage suggestions.
I try to avoid unnatural chemicals as much as possible in whatever I do.
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