I've learnt a helluva lot about paint in the last couple of days, mostly from the paint industry.
1. The safest way to go is to know exactly what the paint is made of, this via an MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet).obtainable from the supplier.
2. In general, PVA or common or garden housepaint is safe to fly, but once again, if it is used in an industrial capacity it might be made to spec, e.g. paint used on an oil rig (flameproof) or to paint the walls of a laboratory, may be specially mixed, and may contain "additives", therefore, go the MSDS way to be sure.
3. Of course, it remains for the shipper to declare these differences. Agreed, FWA NATCA, paperwork must be accurate.
Is there anyone out there who has had a spillage of PVA and did it prove problematic, need some history on this? We've had a scare, scheduling a lifting of floors, and will lab test anything found to make sure.
Has anyone read a doc ISO 3856-7:1984 and if so will it be worth the CHF54 pricetag to me? It deals with the mercury content of PVA pigments.
