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Posted: 6/23/2002 3:21:37 PM EDT
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This thread is both a question and a warning to others to be a bit more careful with their cleaning products. First, has anyone else here developed a sensitivity to CLP or any other cleaning products or solvents? I have withheld judgement on this until 100% sure, but I am now certain I have become allergic to CLP, breaking out even after incidental exposure. I get an itchy, ugly, poison ivy-like rash on my index fingers, where most of my CLP contact has occurred (contact dermatitis). Gets better after 1 week, takes another week to disappear completely. I believe it gets worse with each exposure. I don't notice any reaction to other cleaning products or oils. Anyone else get this? I think I may be a special case - I used to be a chemist for Sony, working with UV-curable monomers and oligomers, compounds notorious for sensitization problems. I think skin exposure to these materials may have given me a head-start in becoming sensitized to CLP. So, if anyone else has problems like this, what oils and solvents do you use? Have you noticed problems with other products? |
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Break-free brand CLP. Rem oil is my next choice, but I don't know if the reaction is PTFE-related or something else. If it's a teflon-based lube problem, Rem oil is out of the picture for me. I really do like CLP though. Higher viscosity, it hangs around longer than Rem oil. Too bad. |
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I've never had any problems, but I now try and remember to wear rubber gloves when working with Hoppes-naptha (or whatever is in this stuff) can't be good for you. The fumes from this stuff can't be good for you. Better safe than sorry-I have heard of guys who have problems from lead exposure, mostly guys who either made their own bullets and a cop who was a pistol trainer years ago when the indoor ranges weren't ventilated. Nobody back then thought a thing of that being a big deal either. |
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i always wear latex gloves when cleaning my weapons, my girlfriend could always tell even like 5 hours after cleaning them and washing my hands thoroughly. "you've been cleaning guns, haven't you?" personally, i LIKE the smell, but common sense tells me that something designed to remove copper and lead deposits, probably isn't supposed to go on your hands. 
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| While I am not able to say why, I have noticed that I have developed a sensitivity to Breakfree/CLP. I have a respirsatory reaction whenever I use it. It causes me to become congested and gives me a headache. No scientific research, just what I've noticed over the past few years. I switched to Tetra about 4 years ago and do not have the same problems. |
Sensitivity is usually developed at the point of contact, with more severe reactions possibly developing as time goes on. At Sony, there was a woman who couldn't tolerate being in the UV area - over time, any skin contact she had would provoke a rxn in the respiratory system, ie. lungs. This is turning into an interesting thread. I'm glad I asked. |
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LarryLove- In addition to my reaction, I know a firearms dealer (I've worked for him on an off over the last 20 years)who has the same type of reaction as I do, only more severe. I should point out that this is caused regardless of the delivery system (i.e.- squeeze bottle or areosol can) with both of us. Please keep me informed of any further developments. Maybe medical testing may be in order down the road. Beachboy |
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