Crusader Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Early this year I sprayed my guitar with Nitro and followed all the safety warnings. I wore a mask during the whole operation and I did it outside keeping upwind of the breeze. The guitar has dried out for a few weeks and now I have put the hardware on and strung it up The smell of the Nitro is still quite strong and I'm wondering if it can have anything to do with me feeling ill. I have read a lot about Nitro making people sick but its usually problems with breathing. But I have not experienced this at all, its in my stomach Can Nitro make you sick in the stomach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 No medical expert here, but I would think there are two main factors to the hazardous-ness of spraypaint - the airborne particles of vaporised paint while spraying and the fumes. Fumes can linger long after the paint has dried, and most products containing solvents will warn of headaches, dizziness, nausea etc when exposed in sufficient quantites. Maybe let the guitar air for a week or two in the shed away from indoors enclosed spaces to allow the fumes to finish dissipating? Do a search for the for the nitrocellulose lacquer MSDS to check for any safety warnings on the product with regards to ventilation while drying and drying times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 The nausea sounds a little ominous. As evil as nitrocellulose and its solvents can be, it sounds like you had reasonable exposure mitigation during spraying. I wouldn't bring the instrument into a living area until I could hardly smell a solvent or paint smell with my nose up to the guitar body. Smelling strongly is a bit warning signal to me, and one that makes me think you should be keeping this in an area free of ignition sources also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Also, what KIND of mask did you spray with. Not all masks are created equal. You don't want just a dust mask for spraying, you need an organic vapor cartridge mask. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Sounds like the spraying isn't the problem Chris - the paint is still outgassing well after this. Perhaps the paint was laid on a little thick and lots of the nasties have been trapped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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