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Tried a cheap Amazon respirator on a big paint job and ended up coughing for three days straight
I grabbed a $15 mask off Amazon for a full Mercedes respray last Friday and halfway through clearcoat I could taste the paint, so what do you guys actually trust for lung protection that won't break the bank?
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hernandez.blake2mo ago
@jordanc32 has a point about the organic vapor cartridges, but I'd actually say even the single strap masks can help with solvent fumes if you get the right cartridge type. You had a cheap dust mask, not a proper respirator, which is why you were tasting clearcoat. Did you check if the cartridges were rated for organic vapors or just particulate?
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jordanc322mo ago
Man, you could TASTE the clearcoat? That's terrifying honestly. I've done that before where you think you're good and then you get that metallic chemical taste in your mouth and you know you're screwed. Three days coughing sounds about right for that kind of exposure. Those cheap masks with the single strap are basically just for dust, not solvent fumes.
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Respectfully, a good half mask with organic vapor cartridges changes everything.
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