Re: HELP!! My husband spray painted starband!/?

[Guest guest]

I sprayed my daughter's band with krylon spray. Once the smell was gone(overnight) everything is fine. I am also an artist and I specialize in children's themes so I have used a lot of paint products for kids. The spray will not hurt them in my experience. Mackenzie has been in her band over a month and I painted it the night we got it. As long as there is no paint on the inside foam, ( I have a DOC so I am not sure what is inside the starband) I would bet everything is fine. Also the Techs at Cranial Tech asked me how I painted hers and what I had used(spraypaint, deco podge, stickers, acrylic paint and 3 coats of poly varnish) and they did not act alarmed in any way. Take care,

Mackenzie's mom

DOC 7/28

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I see you haven't gotten any responses yet, so I thought I'd throw a

couple of ideas out there!

Have you checked the Files/Decorating Tips folder here at the

group? There are two files that list some decorating tips and

brands. Although it doesn't list what paints NOT to use owing to

toxicity, etc., it may be helpful to see what other parents HAVE

used. I think one file DID mention use of paint designed for

children's toys.

I also put in the subject line. created one of the

decorating tips files, and maybe she has some insight into safety

and whatnot. Maybe other parents who decorated bands can also

provide input about paint or decorating odor, when it faded, and

what they were okay with...

I think you made a great decision to call the paint manufacturer to

get some sort of guidance. I would be leery, too, and in the

absence of no concrete answer, I might look into seeing how to

remove the paint without compromising the Starband. You'll

definitely need to work with the ortho to find out what would be

compatible and not affect the bands function.

I wish I could be of more help, but I chose repo-only to treat my

daughter's plagio - we didn't do any band decorating, so I have no

first-hand experience to pass along!

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

> Oh My Gosh! My husband primed and spray painted my 5 month old

> daughter's starband. I noticed that it still has a slight odor

> after 5 days and decided to take a look at the paint cans. They

say

> they are safe for kids toys, but they also have awful warnings and

> say that they contain toluene and xylene, which are very toxic.

She

> hasn't been sleeping in the band yet, by the way. Also, she's

only

> worn it part of the day for the past few days (we just go it.) So

> I'm assuming no harm has been done. But what do we do now?!! I

> called the starband place and the guy said that he has had kids

with

> spray painted helmets. He suspected that the paint is not toxic

> once it is dry. I called the 1-800 Rusoleum number and they said

> that when you can smell the paint, the toxic level is 1 part per

> million and that OSHA considers 50-100 parts per million to be

> dangerous to an adult. They said that once you don't smell the

> paint, it is not toxic. I'm just not sure, though! This is way

too

> scary! If we try to remove the paint, will it have absorbed into

> the plastic of the helmet and could it still have some kind of

> affect on my daughter? If anyone has spray painted their child's

> helmet or if you have any advise, PLEASE help!

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I know of other parents who have used rustoleom products (not the

spray, but similar). They are designed for children's toys and

such. How does it smell now? Did they indicate how long it might

take to dry completely? Have you tried putting it in the sun? Since

you also used a primer (which is a good idea) it may be very

difficult to remove. When you don't prime the paint peels right

off. I used alcohol to remove the first paint job that had primer.

This was on acrylic paint. Alcohol is stonger than you think. If

you use something else you have to be VERY careful not to get it on

the foam - it could it it or be absorbed and cause skin irritation.

I know the doc band is not porous so once the paint was removed it

was gone. Not sure about the STARband but suspect the same.

Let me know how it's going. On a side note I am a Chemical engineer

and 1 ppm versus 50-100 ppm sounds OK but I understand your alarm -

this is your baby.

mom to na

DOC Grad

SC

> > Oh My Gosh! My husband primed and spray painted my 5 month old

> > daughter's starband. I noticed that it still has a slight odor

> > after 5 days and decided to take a look at the paint cans. They

> say

> > they are safe for kids toys, but they also have awful warnings

and

> > say that they contain toluene and xylene, which are very toxic.

> She

> > hasn't been sleeping in the band yet, by the way. Also, she's

> only

> > worn it part of the day for the past few days (we just go it.) So

> > I'm assuming no harm has been done. But what do we do now?!! I

> > called the starband place and the guy said that he has had kids

> with

> > spray painted helmets. He suspected that the paint is not toxic

> > once it is dry. I called the 1-800 Rusoleum number and they said

> > that when you can smell the paint, the toxic level is 1 part per

> > million and that OSHA considers 50-100 parts per million to be

> > dangerous to an adult. They said that once you don't smell the

> > paint, it is not toxic. I'm just not sure, though! This is way

> too

> > scary! If we try to remove the paint, will it have absorbed into

> > the plastic of the helmet and could it still have some kind of

> > affect on my daughter? If anyone has spray painted their child's

> > helmet or if you have any advise, PLEASE help!