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Re: Face mask, Respirator

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:52 am
by Rad_Schuhart
Ok, maybe a bit overkill for this, and I have no clue if it works with solvents, but looks cool and why not to try it?

I have one of this ones, but at home in spain, so I can not check for you if it works or not. :'(

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=gp ... k&_sacat=0

But If I remember well, the filters are made of carbon, are cheap to replace, and if I remember well, the carbon could be reactivated if you introduce your filters in the oven.

There are many military gasmasks on ebay, but dont buy one too old, because old filters could contain asbestos, and is a dangerous thing.

There are more models: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=ga ... k&_sacat=0

But I only have the GP 7.

Re: Face mask, Respirator

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:26 am
by Jake79
8O geeeeez Rad I don't know what my G/F would say if I walked around the house wearing one of those :D. A little overkill for me mate only using a few tam paints. Prefer a half mask, I think I'd feel a bit claustrophobic in one of those.

Re: Face mask, Respirator

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 8:20 am
by Rad_Schuhart
Lol, some people uses those gasmak in sexual games, so your girl might like it!

Yep, you are right, they are claustrophobic and a half mask is a better idea.

But if the zombie apocalypse or the nuclear doomsday arrives you will regret of not having one.

You have been warned, dont cry later.

Re: Face mask, Respirator

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:52 am
by Afrikakorps
LOL, dont cry while you are wearing one, otherwise it will fill up with water like a fish bowl. :crazy: :haha:

Re: Face mask, Respirator

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 11:31 am
by Estnische
Afrikakorps wrote:LOL, dont cry while you are wearing one, otherwise it will fill up with water like a fish bowl. :crazy: :haha:
PMSL!

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Re: Face mask, Respirator

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:30 pm
by 43rdRecceReg
Jake79 wrote:Sorry to go on, heres what I copied and pasted from amazon for your mask..

Premium Half Mask Offering Comfort and Protection
• Upgraded "Press to Check" Filters
• Durable, thermoplastic rubber
• Low Profile Filters, Push and Quarter Turn Fitting
• P3 High Effciency Dust-Only Filtration

So the mask initially comes with filter especially for dust not paint or solvents at £24.99
you would then have to buy the two extra cartridges for £18.99 to make it usefull for spraying etc..this now makes it quite an expensive mask.
Would it not be a better idea to buy a mask that already comes with the right filters in the first place ?
It did, Jake. It came with the A1 filters; proof agains VOCs (i.e. the solvent crap you get from Paints, varnishes etc..). I could have picked other options, but would have died of boredom checking out all the details. Besides, this one works.
This is a fuller description of what the A1 filters do (the Mask itself, for GIMP or other purposes, is merely the starting point.) I think you'll find the gear used in spray booths etc would cost an awful lot more than the modest price required for one of these...and don't forget- as if you could :haha: the cartridges are replaceable. Your health isn't.
..."The hugely successful MaxiMask is now even better as the FORCE 8. This version gives gas filtration for Organic (naturally occurring) vapors/gases. A1 protection is the recognised European standard and is designed for the workplace, DIY or the factory floor. A! filtration is gas-dedicated but there is secondary dust protection where dust is not the main hazard. Filter life on gas concentration and type, work rate, and breathing rate. The time to change filters is assessed by an increased taste or smell or an increased awareness in the level of vapour in the air. A general guide is that gas/vapour filters are changed around 28 days from 1st use, but user discretion is as important as any hard and fast ruling. This FORCE 8 Mask is a ready to go to work package. The thermoplastic rubber ensures best fit to most face shapes. The uprated exhale valve is low resistance for comfortable breathing. It prevents the build up of heat, water vapour and Carbon Dioxide within the mask. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids. VOCs include a variety of chemicals which may have adverse health effects. Concentrations of many VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to ten times higher) than outdoors. VOCs are emitted by a wide array of products. Examples include: paints and lacquers, paint strippers, cleaning supplies, pesticides, building materials and furnishings, office equipment such as copiers and printers, correction fluids and carbonless copy paper, graphics and craft materials including glues and adhesives, permanent markers, and photographic solutions. Organic chemicals are widely used as ingredients in household products. Paints, varnishes, and wax all contain organic solvents, as do many cleaning, disinfecting, cosmetic, degreasing, and hobby products. Fuels are made up of organic chemicals. All of these products can release organic compounds while you are using them, and, to some degree, when they are stored..."
Now, if you're still awake and a glutton for punishment, you could look at the manufacturer's website to run through their comprehensive, if not so scintillating, list of options. :D
https://www.jsp.co.uk/link/en/respirato ... 0l5-n00/p/

Re: Face mask, Respirator

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:43 pm
by 43rdRecceReg
Oh, and this is what can happen if you choose the wrong respirator..as Woody Allen found out in '"sleeper". Here he's using a pepper pot to filter the air, whilst spray painting (not very successfully it appears, judging by his face.. :haha: ), but clearly he's overlooked his considerable proboscis. The Force 8 would have been a better option :lolno: :lolno:
Pepper pot face mask.
Pepper pot face mask.
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Re: Face mask, Respirator

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:44 pm
by Jake79
How odd I've never heard of or seen that film..being a bit of a film buff that's weird for me I thought I'd seen all his films.

ahhh I think I must have been looking at wrong version of this mask, your link earlier on in the thread linked me to the mask that came with just dust filters. I'm sure I've found it now..yeee :thumbup:


Re: Face mask, Respirator

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:35 pm
by c.rainford73
This looks like the guy who's been spamming the hell out of us....