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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

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

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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.”

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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

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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Monday, December 2, 2013

What happens when paint toxins get in your eye?

It's basic and true that we should all wear eye protection as all paint has a certain level of toxins. But the truth remains many of us don't wear anything or we only wear it when required. So what happens when paint gets into our eyes?

I feel this is like the cigarette commercials that aired on tv a few years ago in the US - informing people about the effects tobacco. So, over the last few weeks I've contacted the best of the best eye doctors in the US. Here are a few replies I got back:

(still awaiting from to hear from the American Optometric Association)

Varying by paint type and pH. The damage will range from minor irritation to corneal/eyelid damage. Oil and two part paint will most likely cause the most damage; however, the chemicals in latex will harm the eye. I recommend protective eyewear, non-fogging goggles to avoid any issues.
-Willis Eye Hospital

As you know from being a professional painter, paint is toxic. It can cause irritation to your eyes, dryness. As long as you flush out your eyes every time you paint, you should be ok. Flushing out your eyes will help in keeping your cornea and tear film free of the toxins.
-The Eye Institute

Whenever you work in such a way that dust, mist, fume or any other projectiles become airborne, you should be wearing eye, and possibly face, protection. There always exists the possibility of eye damage from being struck by a particle irrespective of whether it is toxic or not. The product MSDS or SDS would need to be consulted to determine what specific chemicals are present in the paints as well as what the acute and chronic health effects would be.
-OSHA / HI Gov

Bottom line: once these toxins / paint enters the eye something happens.

To say it doesn't impact or have an effect on our eye / body somehow is like pulling the trigger of a loaded gun as saying trust me nothing will happen I've been doing it for years.

Why, I am on this?

Bottom line: I want to know the truth & to flush my eyes with water after every time I spray rising concerns. Plus, I hope to clearly see my wife & grandchildren. Maybe nothing well come of this, maybe I'm just young, or maybe I am on to something.

Thanks for your interaction and thoughts.

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