Thanks Jay!

When I was in the military we were told your eyes absorb more chemicals then your lungs do . The AF had started using full face respirators that covered the eyes too. We probably don’t need that , when working on a model , but at least have adequate ventilation or fan to move air around

Thanks for warning us, Jay @ssgt

Thanks for the reminder, Jay (@ssgt). I remember the days when I used Floquil and cleaned everything in lacquer thinner. I didn't think twice about breathing it or putting my hand in it. Now I wouldn't even dream of doing that. As much as I hate acrylics, they do have fewer harmful qualities. I sometimes take art classes, and one of my instructors pointed out that everyone seems very careful when using oil paints, especially things with cadmium, etc, but they don't take the same caution when using watercolor paints. Somehow people think they are less toxic when mixed with something acrylic or water-based. She pointed out that the stuff is still toxic, even if it is in a water-based binder. So...I am still careful around acrylics. :o)

Sometimes I cringe when I think about the stuff I have put my hands into in the past, Jay (@ssgt). Lacquer thinner and MEK were just some of them. I am sure the maintenance people on the planes I flew (C-141s and T-37s) encountered much worse. If you think about our paints, it is the stuff that creates the colors in the paint that is hazardous, and it doesn't really matter if the binder in the paint is oil-based, acrylic, or water-based. Hopefully we are more aware of the hazards now than we were before.