Brake cleaner and welding don't mix. MUST READ!

[t0x1k]

http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm

It's pretty scary. I've been meaning to post this article. It was posted at ranger-forums.com.

Apparently the brake cleaner reacts with argon gas creating an even deadlier gas, and can kill you within hours or days.

 

[jr dragster T]

Yes, Brake cleaner is very nasty stuff to breath in, Let alone vaporized from the heat of welding! But most of that is the older chlorinated brake cleaner.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

This reminds of something I found in the back of an old Pact chronograph manual.

DON'T BE A DUMB ***!

Note that this manual was written in 1992, near the end of the time period in which instructions were written in plain english and nothing more. People were expected to take responsibility for their actions back then, so it wasn't half disclaimers.

 

[modelengineer]

I've posted that link so many times, lol. But it's good that it has it's own thread. VERY scary stuff.

It creates phosgene, which is a chemical weapon.

 

[dowies]

Wow! This is really good to know...and scary at the same time. I've been doing this for years now. I've just always let the metal completely dry of any chemicals before I started welding. I guess I've been really lucky.

 

[Walter Keller]

good old brake cleaner

I use the stuff all the time and tig weld too. Good info -Thanks

 

[That One Guy]

That's pretty scary. Good to know, as I'm sure we all weld, and I usually do 5 days a week. Thanks t0x1k.