Furniture stripping

Chemical Protective Clothingfor Furniture Stripping, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., Mar. 11,1991. 

Health nsks during furniture stripping using dichloromethane (DCMj... 

Toys, office furniture Strip steel, for painting and forming ... 

Table 3 summarizes personal occupational exposures measured in various industries using dichloromethane. The levels vary widely by operation and within operations. Concentrations exceeding 1000 mg/m have been measined, e g., in paint stripping, in the printing industry and in the manufacture of plastics and synthetic fibres. Full-shift exposures to levels above 100 mg/m of dichloromethane are possible, e g., in furniture-stripping shops and in certain jobs in aeronautical, pharmaceutical, plastic and footwear industries. 

McCammon, C.S., Glaser, R.A., Wells, V.E., Phipps, F.C. Halperin, W.E. (1991) Exposure of workers engaged in furniture stripping to methylene chloride as determined by environmental and biological monitoring. Appl. occup. environ. Hyg., 6, 371-379... 

Very high airborne methylene chloride concentrations have been detected in the USA during furniture stripping. The TWA concentration was above 50 ppm in all five plants investigated. The highest TWA level was as high as 854 ppm. In individual samples, concentrations up to 2160 ppm were detected. In Finland, the 8 h TWA concentration has varied from 26 to 380 ppm. The highest sample concentration was 850 ppm. Local exhaust sys-... 

Methylene chloride (MC) is a solvent that is used to remove oils, fats, greases, waxes, resins, bitumen, rubber, and cellulose acetate. It is also used as an ingredient in adhesives, inks, or paint strippers. The most common uses for MC are paint stripping, metal cleaning, and furniture stripping. 

Do you have any hobbies or side jobs that require you to use chemicals, such as furniture stripping, sand blasting, insulation or manufacture of urethane foam, furniture, etc ... 

Use as solvent in paint and varnish removers manufacture of aerosols cold cleaning and ultrasonic cleaning and as a solvent in furniture stripping. General dilution ventilation local exhaust ventilation local exhaust ventilation personal protective equipment substitution. 

Questions and Answers— Methylene Chloride Control in Furniture Stripping... 

Many older finishes can be removed with single solvents or blends of petroleum solvents and oxygenates. Varnish can be removed with mineral spirits, shellac can be stripped with alcohols, and lacquers can be removed with blends of acetates and alcohols (lacquer thinners). The removal mechanism is one of dissolving the coating, then washing the surface or wiping away the finish. This method is often used to reamalgamate or liquefy old finishes on antique items of furniture. 

Tubes and profiles remain a small but important market for PPVC, with garden hose being one well-known end-use. Other examples are trim and edging strips for furniture. 

Such conditions are particularly prevalent in the car industry where moulded foam is used for chair backs, chair seats, head restraints and knee strips. The furniture industry also widely uses moulded products. 

Rubber in strip form widely used in upholstery for domestic furniture and all forms of transport seating. There are two main types of mbber webbing - solid mbber and mbber reinforced with threads or fabric. There is also a woven type in which the warp threads consist of mbber filaments wrapped together in a cotton covering, the weft threads being of jute. 

Wood furniture and fixtures Automotive metal containers Machinery and equipment Factory-finished wood Metal furniture and fixtures Sheet, strip, and coil Transportation (nonautomotive) Appliances Electrical insulation Marine... 

Parts cleaning and stripping are integral process operations for industries that repair, maintain, or manufacture parts and equipment. Manufacturing groups generating metal wastes include metal furniture manufacturers, metal fabricators, machinery manufacturers, electric and electronic equipment manufacturers, instrument manufacturers, and many others. 

Baskets and wicker-work are often found in historical and anthropological collections. Baskets can be made from any natural flexible material. Popular plant materials used in basket-making include grasses, reeds, bark, straw, thin strips of wood, vines, and pine needles. Wicker is a term used to describe furniture and other items made of interlaced branches (usually willow). 

Examples of some of the current uses for these adhesives include retention of automotive gaskets, weather stripping, side trim, and wiring harnesses athletic shoes swim masks shotgun recoil pads arrow feathers dolls and doll furniture circuit board component mounting and wire tacking and lipstick tube and compact mirrors. Aledical devices include balloon catheters and tubing sets the adhesives are used by morticians to seal eyes and lips. 

Methylene chloride is a common ingredient of paint strippers. On a house, an alternative is to heat with a heat gun, then scrape off the paint with a putty knife. Other solvents are needed for stripping finishes from furniture. Epidemiological work suggests that methylene chloride can cause cancer of the liver, bile duct, and brain.214 It is possible that a professional furniture refinisher could be hired to remove the finish by ultrasonic cleaning or bombardment with particles. Further work is needed. 

Poll your friends to see how many of them prefer shiny cars, shoes, floors, and furniture. In many cases, substituting a plain finish for the glamour finish would reduce solvent use. It has been possible to eliminate the shiny metal bumpers and strips on cars. 

If you are stripping very old paint, check for lead content. Avoid plastics and PVC use untreated wood and natural fabrics on cots and other nursery furniture. 

Be creative with your existing furniture. An old sofa can be re-covered or livened up with a bright throw. Battered wooden furniture can be stripped and repainted, waxed, stained, or stenciled. 

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