The Upholstery Forum

Hey guys,

I just want to put a word out for all of you to be safe using your adhesives. Many of you may be doing some trim work in your basements or apartments where there may be poor ventilation or a pilot light for a furnace or hot water heater.

Get the Data Spec Sheets on the material you are using too.

-In and out ventilation and wear a respirator.
- Saftey spraying your adhesives around a flame. I would hate for any of our crew on here to ignite when it can be prevented.

Serious input required here @ John and others.

Play Safe!

I read the Weldwood can and wouldn't even open it until I got a respirator! Gotta a lot of life in me and plans made...gonna keep it that way. No garage in my current shop. Found that you're not supposed to use it in a commercial/residential building (apartments above me) so to complicate things more I have to use it at home in my equipment barn. Not sure what I'll do in the winter yet.

What kind of heat system is safe?

Yeah sorry @BigRig I defiantly need to be more safe with this stuff when it comes to breathing in the fumes. Sorry guys.

@John,

I am kinda on edge about fire safety right now as you know ha ha. I never thought a lot about the fumes either but the young lad is making me wear a respirator.

I’m not gonna lie. I never think about respirators when I’m using the glue. I should probably since I have masks around for painting.

@Cody,

My son is a bodyman so gave me the gears.

@BigRig I really wish this thread took off. I'm working in a 30x24 garage, there is a 12' door. It is heated with an enclosed coal stove. The owner says open the garage door a little and the entrance door and spray away. Is that enough ventilation? Even when it was warm, I pushed the air though the open doors with a fan.

I would think that would be enough. If the fumes are being pushed away it’s always better than nothing. But unless you’re spraying all day everyday. Cracking the doors should be plenty.

The flashpoint warnings on DAP are really making me nervous to spray any where near the pilot light of tanks. Many of us are working in a basement too. To date I have just used NON-flammable adhesives and all I have is DAP to do a headliner.

Does anybody have any thoughts on this? I can ventilate the best I can open window fan and block the door to the utility room.

I'm sure you'll be fine as long as you dont directly spray it at an open flame. I dont think you need to worry about a pilot light. Defiantly be careful with any space heaters though.

@John

One full spray pot of DAP for the headliner and no blow up of the house I think I am going to sleep really good tonight thanks DAP

I'm all about safety and proper use of products, but I do believe that some companies are "over doing it" just a bit on some of their precautions. I've used weldwood for the most part and have never had an issue to date with pilot lights or open flames. Not saying I've tried spraying the stuff into a wood or coal stove, but I don't believe it's as volatile as they make it out to be. I feel like they basically throw out all those warnings that way if anything crazy ever happened (cue cousin eddy sewer gas scene) they would have their bases covered and would not be liable.

Thanks guys it really makes me feel a lot better getting that feedback.

@SmokinSCustoms Well put. %100 agree