Paint and DG
Hello all SafetyBods,
We all know paint is listed in the IATA manual as DG. It seems to me, however, that since it does not distinguish paint types (oil or water based PVA) that certain shippers in my neck of the woods have decided that PVA water based paints are not DG, and may be flown in any quantity required! Their argument is that being waterbased, it is non-flammable, but what about corrosion?
Having asked the paint industry for answers and doing some research of my own, I have come across ISO documents suggesting that your common or garden PVA may contain mercury, and we all know that mercury and aircraft don't mix all that well.
Remember that can of old PVA in the corner of the garage, which when moved after a couple of years or three, dropped its guts on your shoes because the can had corroded completely?
Is there anybody out there from the flying side who can shed a bit more light on this subject? I'm still waiting for the paint industry to respond.