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Spartan · 06-21-2004, 10:51 PM

Just paint in a well ventilated area. If she is still concerned then you can pick up a painters mask (not a paper mask, but if a paper mask will get her to let you keep painting....). In my opinion, and I have painted many cars and other things over the years, painting one computer case is not going to give you cancer or any other respiatory disease. It is the repeated and unprotected exposure that can lead to health problems.

-Spartan

edit: They may exist, but I have never seen a non-toxic spray paint. By their very nature acrylic enamel and urethane paints need solvents to keep them suspended in liquid form and the gas for propulsion contains VOC's.

06-21-2004, 10:51 PM	#15
Spartan Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Corpus Christi, Tx Posts: 667	Just paint in a well ventilated area. If she is still concerned then you can pick up a painters mask (not a paper mask, but if a paper mask will get her to let you keep painting....). In my opinion, and I have painted many cars and other things over the years, painting one computer case is not going to give you cancer or any other respiatory disease. It is the repeated and unprotected exposure that can lead to health problems. -Spartan edit: They may exist, but I have never seen a non-toxic spray paint. By their very nature acrylic enamel and urethane paints need solvents to keep them suspended in liquid form and the gas for propulsion contains VOC's. Last edited by Spartan; 06-21-2004 at 10:55 PM.