Re: trying to outgas paint

[Guest guest]

Elyse,

Try turning your heat on for a day or two.Get it as hot as you

can.This may help.

KC

> Hi everyone,

> I had an apartment painted with Pittsburgh paint

> nearly 3 weeks ago and it's still not outgassed! Now,

> the paint store tells me that since the " Pure

> Performance " line has a zero VOC base and low VOC with

> tint, that it's likely not the VOC's that are

> bothering me. It might be another ingredient like

> posibly an antimicrobial.

>

> I haven't yet called the company to find out exactly

> what else is in there, but either way, the apartment

> still stinks. I get a headache from only a short

> visit, which means I still can't move in.

>

> I'm looking for ideas. Someone suggested an ozone

> generator (and then of course to air out the ozone).

> I don't know if this would work. I'd like to hear any

> feedback on using ozone or any other suggestions to

> outgas the place. Thanks.

>

> Elyse

>

>

>

> Elyse

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Seven weeks is the usual offgasing time for paints to fully cure. I

think this would be the perfect time to use an Ozone machine- just

be carefull not to breath any fumes from that

> Hi everyone,

> I had an apartment painted with Pittsburgh paint

> nearly 3 weeks ago and it's still not outgassed! Now,

> the paint store tells me that since the " Pure

> Performance " line has a zero VOC base and low VOC with

> tint, that it's likely not the VOC's that are

> bothering me. It might be another ingredient like

> posibly an antimicrobial.

>

> I haven't yet called the company to find out exactly

> what else is in there, but either way, the apartment

> still stinks. I get a headache from only a short

> visit, which means I still can't move in.

>

> I'm looking for ideas. Someone suggested an ozone

> generator (and then of course to air out the ozone).

> I don't know if this would work. I'd like to hear any

> feedback on using ozone or any other suggestions to

> outgas the place. Thanks.

>

> Elyse

>

>

>

> Elyse

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Wow, seven weeks ! I didn't know that! Are you

refering to low VOC paints?

--- carondeen <kdeanstudios@...> wrote:

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Seven weeks is the usual offgasing time for paints to

fully cure. I

think this would be the perfect time to use an Ozone

machine- just

be carefull not to breath any fumes from that

> Hi everyone,

> I had an apartment painted with Pittsburgh paint

> nearly 3 weeks ago and it's still not outgassed!

Now,

> the paint store tells me that since the " Pure

> Performance " line has a zero VOC base and low VOC

with

> tint, that it's likely not the VOC's that are

> bothering me. It might be another ingredient like

> posibly an antimicrobial.

>

> I haven't yet called the company to find out exactly

> what else is in there, but either way, the apartment

> still stinks. I get a headache from only a short

> visit, which means I still can't move in.

>

> I'm looking for ideas. Someone suggested an ozone

> generator (and then of course to air out the ozone).

> I don't know if this would work. I'd like to hear

any

> feedback on using ozone or any other suggestions to

> outgas the place. Thanks.

>

> Elyse

>

>

>

> Elyse

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

It is a rule of thumb, and Low dose not mean none

> Wow, seven weeks ! I didn't know that! Are you

> refering to low VOC paints?

>

>

>

>

>

> --- carondeen <kdeanstudios@v...> wrote:

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Seven weeks is the usual offgasing time for paints to

> fully cure. I

> think this would be the perfect time to use an Ozone

> machine- just

> be carefull not to breath any fumes from that

>

> > Hi everyone,

> > I had an apartment painted with Pittsburgh paint

> > nearly 3 weeks ago and it's still not outgassed!

> Now,

> > the paint store tells me that since the " Pure

> > Performance " line has a zero VOC base and low VOC

> with

> > tint, that it's likely not the VOC's that are

> > bothering me. It might be another ingredient like

> > posibly an antimicrobial.

> >

> > I haven't yet called the company to find out exactly

> > what else is in there, but either way, the apartment

> > still stinks. I get a headache from only a short

> > visit, which means I still can't move in.

> >

> > I'm looking for ideas. Someone suggested an ozone

> > generator (and then of course to air out the ozone).

>

> > I don't know if this would work. I'd like to hear

> any

> > feedback on using ozone or any other suggestions to

> > outgas the place. Thanks.

> >

> > Elyse

> >

> >

> >

> > Elyse

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

I get headaches from latex paint, almost worse than the oil based high voc

stuff, it goes

on for weeks. I really don't like latex.

That being said, a friend painted her office with the " Harmony " paint from

sherwin-

williams? on a Friday, ran a small ozone machine of some kind for a day (when

they were

closed) aired it out for another day, and when I visited on Monday, I did not

have a

reaction from being there for a couple of hours.

I had a room painted with normal, high quality latex paint, and the ozone

machine made

very little difference for it. I am leaving the windows open and hoping for the

best.

The microbials are not good for me either.

> Hi everyone,

> I had an apartment painted with Pittsburgh paint

> nearly 3 weeks ago and it's still not outgassed! Now,

> the paint store tells me that since the " Pure

> Performance " line has a zero VOC base and low VOC with

> tint, that it's likely not the VOC's that are

> bothering me. It might be another ingredient like

> posibly an antimicrobial.

>

> I haven't yet called the company to find out exactly

> what else is in there, but either way, the apartment

> still stinks. I get a headache from only a short

> visit, which means I still can't move in.

>

> I'm looking for ideas. Someone suggested an ozone

> generator (and then of course to air out the ozone).

> I don't know if this would work. I'd like to hear any

> feedback on using ozone or any other suggestions to

> outgas the place. Thanks.

>

> Elyse

>

>

>

> Elyse

>

> __________________________________________________

>