On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:48:33 -0500, Norminn
wrote:

mm wrote:

For a long time I've wondered how epoxy spray paint works. I've used
it and it is great, as hard as the paint that came on the washing
machine in the first place, but I thought epoxies were those which
mixed two ingredients at the time of use. Is that true? That doesn't
happen in a spray can does it?


And... About 12 sqare inches of my washing machine has chipped off
paint with some rust. It's not a removable part, and I can't take the
washer out of the basement. I think I can paint it in 2 minutes of
spraying, 12 or fewer 10-second sprays.

Would you be willing to do this in the basement? I could wear one of
the good? masks, costs about 30 dollars iirc, that has a charcoal
filter that absorbs vapors from paint, solvents, glues, thinners, and
pesticides, it says,

AOSafety, model 95050. Do you think it's safe for 2 minutes. I only
have 40 years left to live anyhow.


I don't know about epoxy, but it may not be the cure. If the paint is
coming off due to rust from
the inside, paint won't stick either.

All of this is moot because of your last suggestion, below, but I
answered anyhow.

I don't think it is rusing from the inside -- it's still quite thick
and strong -- but 'm not positive what the cause is. I think that
because I occasionally dried laundry on the side of the washer, that
is what damaged the paint. It's only in the front, and one place on
the side. This is a on old whirlpool machine where the whole top
lifts up (the lid is mounted to the "top"), and that piece is not
rusty in the slightest. Only the front piece (and that one spot on
the side), the piece that goes all the way to the floor, is rusty

Twelve square inches of paint
should not take more than
a few seconds of spraying and for that minimal amount, I wouldn't bother
with more than holding
a wet cloth over my nose/mouth. Is the stuff flammable?

I suppose. I haven't bought it yet. Even though I'm not going to
spray much, and I don't think it will reach explosion level, I guess I
should turn off the furnace until a while after I finish .I'll do
that.

You could also
fashion a barrier around
what you are painting with clear plastic and have nothing to inhale.

That is just a great idea. Great, great, GREAT. It will also keep
spray from drifting onto everything else, which I didn't even ask
about, because I thought it was hopeless and decided it was a burden I
would bear. (There is little there to protect, but the overspray, even
on a cardboard box would annoy me.) I've got lots of thin,
transparent, plastic drop clothes. Maybe I'll hang the middle of it
from the ceiling, and tape the sides lightly to the top and front of
the washing machine. Thanks a lot.

If this works, I'll look for a job in a clean room, or doing semi-
robotic surgery.