Is Paint Good In Your Eyes?

We don’t usually think of paint as a hazardous or toxic chemical. However, paint does contains pigments, solvents, resins and others ingredients to give it color, texture, spreadability, durability, and curing time.  Many of these ingredients are harmful to your eyes and hazardous to your health.  Almost every MSDS sheet regarding paint reads, “If you do get paints or solvents your eyes, flush with water for 15-20 minutes and then seek medical attention.”

These chemicals / toxins enter the body through absorption (skin/eye), breathing (inhalation), or swallowing (ingestion), which are commonly know as "routes of exposure".

Jack Scully from the Wills Eye Hospital said, "Paint is toxic. It can cause minor irritation to corneal and eyelid damage. I recommend protective eyewear, non-fogging goggles to avoid any issues.”

What are some Health Hazards of Paint?

• Low level paint exposure can cause fatigue, eye irritation, dryness, corneal scaring, anemia, and headaches.
• Higher level paint exposure can cause liver, kidney damage, and some can even cause cancer or birth defects in laboratory animals.
• Animal studies have reported testicular damage, reduced fertility, maternal toxicity, and delayed development from exposure to glycol ethers, methoxyethanol, and other chemicals.
• A possible effect on sperm quality and testes size in workers exposed to glycol ethers has been reported.

*www.epa.gov

OSHA's guidelines include, personal protective equipment, commonly referred to as “PPE”, is equipment such as safety goggles, face shields, safety glasses, or full-face respirators generally are available to the spray painter. These safety protectors are primarily designed to protect the eyes from projectiles; however, they are not user friendly in the “Paint Overspray Market.”  Painters don’t want to use safety protective eyewear for spray painting because it requires constant stopping to put down the spray gun to clean off paint from the eyewear so that clear vision can be retained.  Continuous clear vision is paramount to a spray painter. For this reason, most spray painters will not use eye protection that creates frustration.  

The ProBlocker™ Spray Eyewear is designed to guard against overspray and yet, the painter can see and continue to spray without the need to maintain it.   The eyewear consists of a foam and “bubble eyes” plastic frame with viewing slits.  The stagnantly sealed interior space creates an invisible air barrier that blocks out paint overspray.  The painter can see through the slit even if airborne paint is deposited onto the frame.  Also, the user’s body heat expands the air barrier outwardly somewhat to resist the intrusion of airborne particles through the slits.  The overspray cannot accumulate on the slits to obstruct the painter’s vision.

The NINJA™ spray goggles is just the first version of the ProBlocker™ Spray Eyewear product line.  Future improvements, refinements and versions will eventually provide for a customized line of spray eyewear for the painting industries and others with similar problems.  The Ninja is so unique that it can be worn by itself or worn over safety glasses for added protection. Wearing the Ninja over the safety glasses will help to preserve clear vision for the painter.

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Paint Overspray Eyewear Market.

Please allow me to introduce you to the “Paint Overspray Eyewear Market.”  This market may be very misunderstood.   Spray painting is a process that produces paint mist from the jet of the spray gun. Spray painting is universally used in industrial fabrication, such as automotive production; the furniture industry; and in painting ships, aircraft, building structures and machinery; as well as in the residential and commercial construction industries. However, the drawback to spray painting is the out-of-control overspray paint mist from the spray gun.  How is the market defined?

The “Paint Overspray Eyewear Market” Criteria:

1. Blocks overspray from the painters’ eyes.
2. Does not fog-up while in use.
3. Does not require the painter to stop spraying to maintain clear vision.
4. Can be used with a respirator.
5. Requires little or no maintenance during use.
6. Enables direction continuous clear vision while spraying

OSHA guidelines advises painters to use personal protective equipment (PPE) which includes: 

Personal protective eyewear, such as safety goggles, face shields, safety glasses or full-face respirators are what’s generally available to the painter.  These safety protectors are primarily designed to protect the eyes from projectiles; however, they are not user friendly in the “Paint Overspray Market.”  

Painters don’t want to use safety protective eyewear for spray painting because it requires constant stopping to put down the spray gun to clean off paint from the eyewear so that clear vision can be retained.  Continuous clear vision is paramount to a spray painter. For this reason, most spray painters will not use eye protection that creates frustration.  

Your thoughts?

In an industry where 80% of all spray painters use nothing at all

Check out this short film release (48sec) by Problocker, Inc., and Ninja spray goggles by clicking on the YouTube link: http://youtu.be/11MO2FeKkQI

In an industry where 80% of all spray painters use nothing at all to protect their eyes from the chemicals and toxins in paint overspray, ProBlocker works to solve the problem without the frustration of stopping to clean, peel, or manipulate the eyewear!  

Problocker’s NINJA™ spray goggles offers a solution for the painting contractor who wants an eyewear that lets his spray painter “spray 60 minutes an hour” without putting his spray-gun down to fiddle with the eyewear, as well as the spray painter who wants an eyewear that he can “just put it on and spray till the job is done.”

Visit www.problocker.com to read testimonies from professional paints and for additional information.

Eyewear Solutions For The Painting Contractor & Sprayer

In an industry where 80% of all spray painters use nothing at all to protect their eyes from the chemicals and toxins in paint overspray, ProBlocker.com works to solve the problem without the frustration of stopping to clean, peel, or manipulate the eyewear!  

Problocker’s NINJA™ spray goggles offers a solution for the painting contractor who wants an eyewear that lets his spray painter “spray 60 minutes an hour” without putting his spray-gun down to fiddle with the eyewear, as well as the spray painter who wants an eyewear that he can “just put it on and spray till the job is done.”

What are professional painters saying about the product?

“Before I used the Ninja goggles I thought they would be a nuisance.  After using them twice, I would not spray anything interior or exterior without the Ninja goggles " -Tony Kokata-Tabar (Professional Painter: 15+years)

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TEN PAINTING FACTS & A COLORFUL JOKE OR TWO

10. The use of paint has been linked all the way back to the first century. The first place on record to use it is in China. Archeologists have also unearthed evidence of paint in ancient palaces built around this same timeframe. They figure ancient craftsmen applied ground pigments such as ochre to wet plastered walls to “paint” those interior surfaces!

9. Paint colors can affect your mood. Cool tones invoke feelings of calm, peace and happiness. Warmer tones can provoke feelings of anger or energy.

8. The surface coverage of a gallon varies between 25 and 44 square yard depending on the color of the paint.

7. More than 1.57 billion gallons of paint are sold in the United States each year.

6. Roughly 65 gallons of paint are discarded in the United States each year.
5. The Golden Gate Bridge has been the same color since it was erected. That color is called International Orange.

4. In the United States, lead-based paint was banned for use in residential paints in 1978, but many other countries banned it prior to 1920.

3. It takes 570 gallons of paint to cover the exterior of the White House in Washington D.C.

2. Latex paint is recyclable, but oil-based paints are considered hazardous waste and should be disposed of by a qualified waste management organization. All paint should be properly eliminated to avoid contamination of public utilities.

1. The first known residential paint application of any kind are cave drawings.

On the lighter side....#1
A blonde canvassed a wealthy neighborhood looking for odd jobs. She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had anything for her to do.
"Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?"
"How about $50?"
The man agreed and told her the paint was in the garage. A short time later, the blonde came to the door to collect her money.
"You're finished already?" he asked.
"Yes," the blonde answered, "and I had paint left over, so I gave it two coats." Impressed, the man reached in his pocket for the $50.
"And by the way," the blonde added, "that's not a Porch, it's a Ferrari."

#2
Don't you love it when people in school are like, 'I'm a bad test taker.' You mean you're stupid. Oh, you struggle with that part where we find out what you know? I can totally relate see, because I'm a brilliant painter minus my god awful brushstrokes. Oh, how the masterpiece is crystal up here but once paint hits canvas I develop Parkinson's.

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PAINTING INDUSTRY & PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THE SPRAY PAINTER. PROBLOCKER, INC

Problocker was established in Hawaii in July 2011 by Kendall Kikuyama.  The purpose of the company is to bring to market a proprietary new approach to overspray eyewear for use by painters, especially spray painters.  Spray painting is a process that produces paint mist from the jet of the spray gun.  Spray painting is universally used in industrial fabrication, such as automotive production; the furniture industry; and in painting ships, aircraft, building structures and machinery.  Spray painting is well used in the residential and commercial construction industry.  However, the drawback to spray painting is the out of control overspray paint mist from the spray gun.

Personal protective equipment should be worn while utilizing spray painting techniques.  The part of the body most frequently ignored or abused are the eyes.  The eyes are a sensitive and important external organ, yet workers daily ignore basic steps to protect themselves.  Personal protective eyewear, such as goggles, face shields, safety glasses, or full-face respirators are recommended when a hazard exists in painting.

However, the reason why spray painters do not use protective eyewear is because they are frustrating and require constant handling to work.  When protective eyewear is used, it's generally quickly covered over with paint overspray that impairs visibility to a point which demands the user's attention.  A search of one blog for painters that discusses these issues reveals comments such as "I don't wear them (safety glasses) when spraying.  They're a waste of time if you ask me and not that practical," or "Back when we did a lot of commercial painting, while we were in the man lifts, we would pop the lenses out of glasses, so that no one could tell from the ground."

Kendall Kikuyama is the President of Aloha Painting Company, Inc., of Honolulu, Hawaii.  Mr Kikuyama stated Aloha Painting in 1976 and is a long-time observer of the problems of providing eye protection while spray painting.  As the owner of a commercial painting company, he is sensitive to the industry issues of health and safety, as well as the concerns of his employees.  Mr. Kikuyama has spent the last several years developing his own proprietary design of overspray eyewear specifically for the professional spray painter.

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