Jim

Don’t use this, folks.

I’m very surprised PW has this on their site… seems like a dandy opportunity for a lawsuit.

It’s disappointing and irresponsible.

Spoken like a personal injury lawyer. Maybe you should put the coffe cup down, step off of your chair, and just take a few deep breaths. You must have missed where Bob mentioned it was a powerful oxidizer, and must be used carefully, respirator, and gloves used when mixing and handling. You know your own habits, so if you frequently splash chemicals you are working with in your eyes, I would suggest eyewear to protect you from yourself. The MSDS goes into oral obsorption, I would think anyone would forego this as a snack food. As with any substance on earth the MSDS for it is used primarily as an industrial tool for folks with long work related exposures to chemicals. Time of exposure, amount of exposure (dose related), and a multitude of other things are taken into consideration when figuring a chemicals toxicity. For a woodworker who is just going to be around this product for a very short period of time, your arm waving histronics are not warranted, if the user, just uses a bit of common sense, and dons appropriate protective garb. If you want to go all willy nilly, I suggest you start looking at every product you touch in your woodworking finishes, as a good many of them have what may at first appear to be very disturbing MSDS information. I`d also suggest when looking for valid information to NOT look at the wiki for info being correct, go to a site with credibility. For chemicals I would suggest MSDS, and though MSDS may be added on a wiki post, the nature of wiki is that information can be modified, changed, or falsified.

Also suggested is to let the product dry, and then dispose of it where it cannot enter the water system. I would hope that logic is used on all finishing products, garden chemicals, and cleaners from your household.

From the MSDS:

“May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled. May cause genetic defects.
May cause cancer.
May damage fertility or the unborn child.
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if inhaled. Very toxic to aquatic life.

Obtain special instructions before use.
Keep/Store away from clothing/ combustible materials.
Do not breathe dust/ fume/ gas/ mist/ vapours/ spray.
Wash hands thoroughly after handling.
Avoid release to the environment.
Wear protective gloves/ protective clothing/ eye protection/ face protection.
Wear respiratory protection.
IF ON SKIN: Gently wash with plenty of soap and water.
IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/ physician.

May be fatal if inhaled. Material is extremely destructive to the tissue of the mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract.
May be fatal if absorbed through skin. Causes skin burns.
Causes eye burns.
May be fatal if swallowed.”

Don’t use this, folks.

I’m very surprised PW has this on their site… seems like a dandy opportunity for a lawsuit.

It’s disappointing and irresponsible.

Whatever you do, don’t rinse the excess down the drain. Mix it up in a disposable container, let the leftovers dry out, then, if you don’t have any local hazardous waste facility, put it in the regular trash so that it goes to a landfill instead of ending up in the water supply.

-Steve