Anybody else have a bad (medical) reaction using Cetol?

[RussC]

I decided to try out this wonder finish that I keep hearing about called Cetol on my Vic 18 teak. so I laid the pieces all out on the table in my shop, opened the doors, turned on the fan, and proceeded to brush on the first coat. just about the time I was finishing up, I started getting a bit dizzy so I quickly headed outside for some fresh air. moments later I was wreching also. The worst of it lasted a few minutes, and I stayed away from the shop the rest of the day, but still felt crumby all afternoon. Today I gathered up the pieces and placed them on a table outside the shop, donned my high dollar respirator and gloves, and laid a second coat. When I finished the second coat I felt ok, but shortly after removing the mask and gloves I did feel a bit iffy when nearby the drying pieces.
I've done a lot of auto painting over the years in conditions that should have killed me off long ago, but I've never had this kind of reaction to a product before.
So is it just me, or have others had similar reaction to Cetol??

 

[justsomeguy]

MSDS for various Sikkens ProLuxe finishes.

http://www.perfectwoodstains.com/safety-sheet

 

[PAC3142]

You may have built up sensitivity to certain standard paint chemicals, and you only noticed it with the cetol. I can't work with fiberglass cloth anymore without gloves due to sensitivity to the sizing. I first noticed it on a cheap heavily sized cloth, now I can't even touch the aerospace grades of glass cloth. It would be interesting to see how you do working with auto paint again. Hopefully not too interesting.

By the way, I did all my removable teak this winter with the teak colored cetol and didn't have any reaction, despite using fewer safety measures than you.

Paul

 

[BigEasy]

Russ,
I have used it several times over the years, sometimes outdoors & sometimes in my garage. I have never had a reaction like yours--not even a headache. Evidently, you must have an intolerance to it. Maybe try using it outdoors only with your organic vapors mask.
I have read of some posters using Cetol in the interior of the boat, which I totally don't understand. I think there are better finishes if one needs to use a finish on the interior. After the reaction that you had, I know that you wouldn't even go there!

 

[sesmith]

Just to the price!

My guess is you've built up a sensitivity. I used to work on cars for a living. No longer do, but toward the end, just a small amount of exhaust in the shop (someone running without a hose on the exhaust) would give me an instant (and pretty severe) headache.

 

[Joe]

The only reaction I've had to Cetol has not been respiratory, more like visual.

 

[jssailem]

Russ this is not good. No product is worth that type of result. Our health is more valuable then chemical poisoning.

 

[Gunni]

Those are all known symptoms of respiratory exposure to Cetol marine coatings, most people don't have them, but it sounds like you got a good dose and your CNS doesn't like it. Here is a correct link to the Cetol marine coating MSDS:
http://datasheets1.international-coatings.com/msds/IVA290_USA_eng_A8.pdf