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degbie
May 16, 2011, 03:17 AM
Can you use nitromors on fibreglass

Dr1757
May 16, 2011, 06:24 AM
Nitromors is highly toxic with ingredients that can soften fiberglas gel coat. I wouldn't recommend using it.

ballengerb1
May 17, 2011, 08:26 PM
It is primarily methylene chloride, used as a paint stripper in the UK. After reading some Brit lit on the topic I think I'd skip it.

"Dichloromethane is the least toxic of the simple chlorohydrocarbons, but it is not without its health risks as its high volatility makes it an acute inhalation hazard.[4] Dichloromethane is also metabolized by the body to carbon monoxide potentially leading to carbon monoxide poisoning.[5] Acute exposure by inhalation has resulted in optic neuropathy[6] and hepatitis.[7] Prolonged skin contact can result in the dichloromethane dissolving some of the fatty tissues in skin, resulting in skin irritation or chemical burns.[8]

It may be carcinogenic, as it has been linked to cancer of the lungs, liver, and pancreas in laboratory animals.[9] Dichloromethane crosses the placenta. Fetal toxicity in women who are exposed to it during pregnancy, however, has not been proven.[10] In animal experiments, it was fetotoxic at doses that were maternally toxic but no teratogenic effects were seen.[9]

In many countries, products containing dichloromethane must carry labels warning of its health risks.

In the European Union, the European Parliament voted in 2009 to ban the use of dichloromethane in paint-strippers for consumers and many professionals.[11] The ban took effect in December 2010.[citation needed]

In Europe, the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) recommends for dichloromethane an occupational exposure limit (8h time-weighted average) of 100 ppm and a short-term exposure limit (15 min) of 200 ppm
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