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Hi, hoping someone can help me with this.
Our company has always insisted using oil based paints - in particular, Dulux Weathershield.
One of our suppliers has been notified that this paint is slowly starting to be discontinued due to health risks. They have since spoken to other contractors who ceased using the paint some time ago and now use water based paints.
I was wondering whether anyone else has had this situation come up and what have you done?
Thanks
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Beware of tales told by suppliers, who often have other considerations.
What does the MSDS say (if indeed there is a requirement for one)?
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Couldn't see much in it other than this particular paint is now VOC 2010 compliant therefore its limited the amount of env. damaging compounds in it.
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Oil based paints have properties which water based paints do not, so surely it about using the one which is suitable for the task. Whilst oil based paints are generally more hazardous to use and store, we are not talking about a highly dangerous product here. It seems to be a bit OTT and I would very suspicious of the supplier's motivations.
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Keep in mind also that water based paints contain their own hazards. Many will contain a 'preservative', i.e. a biocide. There have been cases where this has taken the form of a 'formaldehyde releaser' that can cause both allergic skin and respiratory reactions. Biocide release can actually continue for several days after the paint has dried. By contrast, with a solvent based paint, once the solvent has evaporatedit is generally inert.
Chris
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Remember too that this is one of the most commonly used examples about balancing of risk (Designers, CDM). Better to paint a structure with a decent oil-based paint that will last, as opposed to having people scamper up it every other year to paint with acrylic-base materlal.
Horses for courses and all that.
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do not forget COSHH as its principals should be followed in your design, application and removal etc risk assessments noting that people are more important than the environment [we know the interface and other environmental arguements!!!!] when it come down to the punch line
Generally we do not us any but the least hazardous [to humans] paints e.g. water based unless there is a particular need and humans are not put to unecessary risk
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Could it be the health risks to the european community at large and a REACH reason why they are being phased out? not just from a worker and COSHH point of view. Perhaps the raw materials are harder to get hold of and in less supply now?
Des
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It's solvent-based, not oil-based.
Even the water-based paints are derived from petroleum products.
A water-based paint is better called an acrylic emulsion.
Essentially, the same product but in a different form of application.
And "water-based" paints are used in the primary application in motor vehicle production now.
Horses for courses: But water based paints are frequently both the PREFERRED option and the BEST option.
And they remove the problems associated with those pesky Volatile Organic Compounds.
Funnily enough, levels of those VOC's found in the home would not be tolerated in industry.
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