<VV> some POR-15 facts

[Hank Kaczmarek]

All
Please take John's Warning about Isocyanates VERY SERIOUSLY.

The reason my friend Eric has so much time to spend helping me with the EUM
is that about 2 years ago, someone in the restoration shop he was working in
sprayed some Isocyanate containing material, and Eric was not wearing a
respirator, thinking whatever they were doing he was far enough away in the
building not to be bothered.

Within 48 hours he had cystic pneumonitis....You could go to WebMD and read
about it if you like. If you do, you will be careful with Isocyanates.  For
over a year he couldn't walk more than 25 feet without losing his breath. He
had no health insurance, and had to get a lawyer to sue his former employer
and his insurance company to get them to pay his medical bills, and not much
more did he get. no Million dollar settlement here.

IMO, anytime you are spraying ANYTHING through your spray gun, have a well
fitted respirator on, with filters that are changed on a regular basis.  As
I tell people who tell me they don't want to quit smoking because they know
they will gain weight......

You can go on a diet tomorrow, and if you fail, you can try again...it's
free.
But the bill is high, and the line long for lung transplants, if you can get
one.

Food for thought...

HANK




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John McMahon" <jmac2112@adelphia.net>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 7:53 PM
Subject: <VV> some POR-15 facts


> 1) POR-15 contains isocyanates, so be especially careful if spraying it.
>
> John McMahon
> 1965 Monza coupe
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