I have built my projector out of mdf (wel lstill in progress) and I was reading on a other website that its important that MDF is sealed so it does not give off dangrous fumes ??? 
And when heated it can give off even more fumes
I have looked at some stuff which is painted onto the mdf to seal it
My question is if i sprayed ontop of it using spray paint would it just peal off with the heat?
And how dangrous is the fumes it gives off??
I did a search but couldnt find anything relating to this.
And when heated it can give off even more fumesI have looked at some stuff which is painted onto the mdf to seal it
My question is if i sprayed ontop of it using spray paint would it just peal off with the heat?
And how dangrous is the fumes it gives off??
I did a search but couldnt find anything relating to this.
Hay there nick,
I used to work on cars and have a lot of frends who are into the modding thing where they spend ££££ on this, But one thing i remember is that car part shops sell spray paint for engine parts that are heat resistent you should get the coulor you want there, If you have a shop near you pop in and ask about them.
Hope this helps you out.
I used to work on cars and have a lot of frends who are into the modding thing where they spend ££££ on this, But one thing i remember is that car part shops sell spray paint for engine parts that are heat resistent you should get the coulor you want there, If you have a shop near you pop in and ask about them.
Hope this helps you out.
MDF is made with formaldehyde resins. Here's a link if you want to do more reading on it. http://www.ohiotoxicmold.com/formaldehyde.htm
I have just been looking into the MDF business and i remember when i first powered my projector up I had a headache shortly after...dont know if this was because of the large screen and sitting quite close, but when a freind came round the other day, 30 mins later he said he had a headache.
I read that MDF dust can cause this but my mfd is sealed (might be gaps 😱)
Could this be the cause?
I am quite worried now
I read that MDF dust can cause this but my mfd is sealed (might be gaps 😱)
Could this be the cause?
I am quite worried now
I've never felt sick or even light headed working with MDF. Mostly the work I do with it is just cutting, hole drilling etc... which creates alot of sawdust. But sometimes I burn the scraps with other wood outside in a bonfire. Never gotten a headache from that... I also have ground off the ends of screws that are sticking out of MDF which causes the screw shaft to heat up and often makes the wood around it smoke a bit.
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