testors paint question
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posted05/17/2011 09:22 PM (UTC)byMRXDX2 Member Since
02/13/2011 10:44 PM (UTC)
My testors enamel paint has a warning on the label that says it has a chemical in it that can cause cancer and birth defects has anyone had any problems with this paint if so this sucks because testors is all I can find around here.
The-One •05/17/2011 09:22 PM (UTC) •0
I wouldnt worry about it, those warnings are pretty standard. You have to be exposed to a ridiculous amount for anything bad to happen. Also, just found this on their site; "Cancer warning" on the bottles of enamel paint are due to the presence of an extremely small percentage of a solvent called Toluene. It is not put into the paint as a component during manufacturing, but may possibly be present in a very small amount in one of the raw materials that goes into the paint (i.e. much less than 1 %). Since California has a statute ("Proposition 65") that requires this specific warning statement on any consumer product containing Toluene, it has been the advice of Testor's legal department (and many other paints manufactures), to include the warning statement, even though the amount present (if at all) in the final paint is very, very small. In addition, Toluene is a volatile solvent, and any amount present evaporates when the paint dries, and therefore would not be present in the dried paint. Testors Acryl water-based paints are less toxic than the enamels in its wet state. In fact, it is independently certified as non-toxic as packaged. In addition, all of Testor's water-based and solvent-based paints are completely lead and heavy metals free, and have been for over 40 years.
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