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Will it blow up??
Posted by SOU Fan on Saturday, January 27, 2007 11:25 PM

If I spray Badger Modelflex paints and turn a normal house fan on(the square type), will it spark and catch on fire??

Thanks,

Smoke

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Posted by tstage on Saturday, January 27, 2007 11:37 PM

Smoke, 

Only if you have a horrendous amount of paint concentration in the air.  (You'd probably pass out way before you even got to that point.)  Are you ventilating it out of the house?

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Posted by nedthomas on Sunday, January 28, 2007 8:59 AM

Badger Modelflex is water based. It would still be a good idea to exhaust to the outside.

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Posted by stebbycentral on Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:14 AM

Will it blow up?

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Posted by Railfan1 on Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:24 AM
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Posted by BRAKIE on Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:31 AM
 Smoke wrote:

If I spray Badger Modelflex paints and turn a normal house fan on(the square type), will it spark and catch on fire??

Thanks,

Smoke

No..Let's face the truth..After years of using floquil in the can with a fan  I haven't blown myself to kingdom come..The past few years I been using Poly S and still haven't blown myself to kingdom come.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:05 AM
Badger paints definitely won't, as they're water based. I've been using water based latex paints for many years and haven't had any real problems to speak of, other than that they tend to make my handkerchief different colors when I blow my nose.

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Posted by larak on Sunday, January 28, 2007 11:57 AM
 stebbycentral wrote:

Will it blow up?

"Why else would a grown man play with trains?"

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Actually, you are safe for two reasons. 

1) Water based paints do not contain large amounts of explosive solvents

2) A standard window fan should use a type of motor that does not spark. Under normal conditions only brush type motors spark (dremel tool, cordless drill).

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Posted by underworld on Sunday, January 28, 2007 12:35 PM

Give it a shot!!! Tongue [:P]

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Posted by usersatch on Sunday, January 28, 2007 12:47 PM
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Posted by CAZEPHYR on Sunday, January 28, 2007 12:58 PM
 Smoke wrote:

If I spray Badger Modelflex paints and turn a normal house fan on(the square type), will it spark and catch on fire??

Thanks,

Smoke

A word of caution.  Do not use a house fan for paint that is not water based.  

I use one of the squirrel cage type of fans.  The motor is isolated from the air stream and thye can move a large amount of air. 

Durning a time when I could not use my paint booth inside, I painted outside a few times on a concrete slab behind a wall to protect my from any light wind, but used a garden hose first to water down the entire area to eliminate any dust from the area.  You cannot paint when any major wind is blowing outside but it is possible to prepare an area and get good results outside in 70 degree weather.  

 

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Posted by bighead on Sunday, January 28, 2007 3:46 PM

you should be alrigth the worst thing that could happen is: "BOOOOMMMM!!! Sign - Oops [#oops]"

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Posted by snagletooth on Sunday, January 28, 2007 3:56 PM
 It won't blow up. worst that can happen is a quick burn- off of fumes. on the bright side, eyebrows DO grow back!Whistling [:-^]Wink [;)]Laugh [(-D]
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Posted by R. T. POTEET on Sunday, January 28, 2007 6:26 PM
 Smoke wrote:

If I spray Badger Modelflex paints and turn a normal house fan on(the square type), will it spark and catch on fire??

Thanks,

Smoke



I didn't know Modelflex marketed nitroglycerin!!!

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Posted by galaxy on Sunday, January 28, 2007 8:13 PM

 jeffrey-wimberly wrote:
Badger paints definitely won't, as they're water based. I've been using water based latex paints for many years and haven't had any real problems to speak of, other than that they tend to make my handkerchief different colors when I blow my nose.

 

Just the handkerchief?? As one who is severly asthmatic, I have to say "just think what pretty colors it turns the inside your lungs"!. Wink [;)]ANd for those who own cars or take public transportation and say we are NOT polluting the air, I say attach a hose to the end of your exhaust pipe and run it up inside a bag over your head while the engine is running. See how long you can breath! Whistling [:-^]

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Sunday, January 28, 2007 8:15 PM

I'd have to say that this is the best title I've seen for a thread in a long time.

And the Gomez Addams line may be one of the best replies.

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