Caution, brake cleaner warning

[Hammered]

http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm


This was on some other forums, but I like you guys so I'll post it here.

 

[Justpunchit]

WOW I never thought that was going to be the story from brake clean.... thanks for the heads up... ha

 

[ECKSJAY]

Dumbass.

 

[Original_MudButt]

Wow. Just wow.....

I do some welding here at the university and I am constantly reminding people have to take their stuff back to their lab and clean it up first. Then I clean it all again before I start welding.

That's just scary...

 

[AIbandit]

Lol possible death and symptoms are delayed 48 hours I think a hospital trip would be in order as soon as you found that information out. not "meh I'll wing it".

 

[SeansBlueXJ]

Wow just wow that guy is way lucky to be alive.

 

[Darky]

God watches over the fools and children...guess which one this guy is...

 

[8Mud]

God watches over the fools and children...guess which one this guy is...

You'd have to be a (very competent) chemist to keep track of all the possible poisons you can create with heat or a torch. Freon and a flame can kill you, as will as polyurethane and a flame (hydrogen cyanide).
Mixing this and that will blow you to the moon jiffy quick (ten times more sensitive than nitroglycerin). Toluene is common, the vapors will fry your brain, it is also one of the "T"s in TNT and a component in many explosives.
The shop is full of stuff that can ruin your day.

Edit-> Not so good info for public forums BATFE attention isn't fun times

 

[AIbandit]

Yeah but he still should of went to the hospital as soon as he learned the possible death being delayed 48 hours thing. Unless he just didnt feel like waking up the next morning.

 

[bluejeepkid]

thats crazy stuff

 

[8Mud]

Much of his predicament can be traced right back to over zealous bureaucrats. The carbon tet ban made industry look for alternatives, as did the fluorocarbon based solvent ban.
Carbon Tet is good stuff, it can be used in fire extinguishers. It's heavy vapor can displace air causing suffocation. So they were forced to replace it with alternatives that may be worse than the original.

 

[wolfpackjeeper]

just remember this during the revolution or during the zombie wars, whichever comes first.

Most Chemical weapons are so easy to make it is ridiculous. A couple common household chemicals in a throw jar and poof. I am amazed at the fact that they are not used by insurgents and guerrillas. They may have a stronger grasp on PA than I thought.

 

[8Mud]

You'd have to be a (very competent) chemist to keep track of all the possible poisons you can create with heat or a torch. Freon and a flame can kill you, as will as polyurethane and a flame (hydrogen cyanide).
Mixing this and that will blow you to the moon jiffy quick (ten times more sensitive than nitroglycerin). Toluene is common, the vapors will fry your brain, it is also one of the "T"s in TNT and a component in many explosives.
The shop is full of stuff that can ruin your day.

Edit-> Not so good info for public forums BATFE attention isn't fun times

Sorry put my mouth in gear before engaging my brain.:wstupid:

 

[bigalpha]

He's a dumbass for not reading the warning label and finding out that the brake cleaner can break down into nerve agent when heat is applied.

And for being like "eh, I'll see how I'm feeing in a few days". And "OH SHIT, why am I violently shaking in this funny way? Hmmmm, naw I should still wait to go to the hospital".

 

[Hammered]

something to do when youre bored

 

[alex22]

Thats why the shop I work at and I only buy the cans that say "NON CHLORINATED" and I'm sure to blow the area dry with a blow gun before welding.

When using the non chlorinated solvents make sure there isn't a puddle near where you are working, its flammable.

 

[stewie]

has Darwin taken a permanent vacation?

 

[XJJack]

So I guess it is not good to spray cleaning on hot brakes.

 

[RTicUL8]

So I guess it is not good to spray cleaning on hot brakes.

I once had a brake squeak about a week after replacing the rotor and pads. After two days of listening to the squeak I sprayed some brake cleaner over everything and then drove down the road to test it.
The squeaking stopped.

In retrospect, I wonder if I sent killer vapors into the vehicle behind me while I was out testing the brakes.

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