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== Health and Saftey == | == Health and Saftey == | ||
| − | + | Primer is a mixture of methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, tetrahydrofuran, and acetone. Tetrahydrofuran is a known carciogen in animals, so primer should be used outside, while wearing rubber/latex saftey gloves. In addition, long term exposure of skin to these low-polarity solvents will severely dry your skin out, swallowing primer may result in death, and inhaling primer could most defenitly kill more than a few brain cells. (as with most solvents) | |
| − | + | Be sure to read warnings and instructions. | |
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== Types of Primer== | == Types of Primer== | ||
| − | There are two basic types of building primer commonly used with potato cannons: clear and purple primer(s). Both of | + | There are two basic "types" of building primer commonly used with potato cannons: clear and purple primer(s). The difference is simply that purple primer has a dye added to aid in the enforcment of building codes. This dye is essentialy impossible to remove, as it soaks into the pipe fairly deeply. |
| + | Both of these are manufactured by many various companies and can usually be found at your local hardware store. Purple primer is easier to see when applied, clear primer can often be hard to detect after in dries. However, purple primer often leads to messy and unsightly purple smears on and around the project you are working on, best prevented by a generous application of masking tape around the non-joint area prior to gluing. Both are equally effective at getting the job done; it is up to you to decide which to use. | ||
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Revision as of 20:50, 14 August 2006
A primer is a chemical substance used to prepare an object for painting or gluing. However, to potato-gun enthusiasts, primer is generally used in the process of combining PVC/CPVC fittings and pipes by preparing them for the gluing process.
How to use Primer
Primer is to be applied liberally to all PVC/CPVC joints, pipes or fittings (by use of a brush) where they are going to be connected together. In many cases, a brush is supplied with the primer.
Health and Saftey
Primer is a mixture of methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, tetrahydrofuran, and acetone. Tetrahydrofuran is a known carciogen in animals, so primer should be used outside, while wearing rubber/latex saftey gloves. In addition, long term exposure of skin to these low-polarity solvents will severely dry your skin out, swallowing primer may result in death, and inhaling primer could most defenitly kill more than a few brain cells. (as with most solvents) Be sure to read warnings and instructions.
Types of Primer
There are two basic "types" of building primer commonly used with potato cannons: clear and purple primer(s). The difference is simply that purple primer has a dye added to aid in the enforcment of building codes. This dye is essentialy impossible to remove, as it soaks into the pipe fairly deeply. Both of these are manufactured by many various companies and can usually be found at your local hardware store. Purple primer is easier to see when applied, clear primer can often be hard to detect after in dries. However, purple primer often leads to messy and unsightly purple smears on and around the project you are working on, best prevented by a generous application of masking tape around the non-joint area prior to gluing. Both are equally effective at getting the job done; it is up to you to decide which to use.
External links
Wikipedia article on primer: [1]
