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Post by Teachndad on Aug 25, 2017 21:11:48 GMT -8
Hi Friends,
The other evening, I was working with Butyl tape. I was rolling it up in small lengths to fill a narrow but long gap on a sliding glass window frame in our house. I worked with it for about 35 minutes rolling it between my bare fingers and was up close to the stuff less than a foot away.
Less than 2 hours later I got light headed and almost felt the spins when I was going to bed 2 hours later.
luckily, I woke up in the morning almost 6 hours later and I felt fine.
The only thing I did differently that evening was work with the butyl tape. I was wondering if it had anything to do with the lightheadedness. I don't usually get light headed, the last time I felt this way was when I waxed my car in a garage about 15 years ago. Otherwise, it's never been an,issue.
Cheers,
Rod
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Post by mrmarty51 on Aug 25, 2017 21:57:37 GMT -8
Did it have an odor to it ?
If it did then I would say that being that close may have caused Your problem.
I used butyl tape all over My camper and had no problems like that. maybe I was not working up so close as that though.
thing is, there is most always some kind of an odor in this garage/shop, it never bothers Me much but someone else comes in and they get affected right away. I guess My liver or something must be toughened so it doesnt affect Me so much. i`ll probably pay for that later in life.
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Post by vikx on Aug 25, 2017 21:58:49 GMT -8
I don't think butyl can make you dizzy.
Almost everyone has a dizzy spell once in their life, and many suffer debilitating vertigo. I had an episode many moons ago, and it's not fun. Some people are more prone to "dizzy" than others. It can be inner ear related, migraine related or idiopathic.
Be thankful you had a mild attack. True vertigo can last for days.
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Post by Ross on Aug 26, 2017 3:13:43 GMT -8
I agree. I have never gotten dizzy working with butyl tape, because there aren't any fumes, at least what I have been buying. However, I do get the occasional dizzy spells, from working over a table and not really moving that much, then suddenly straighten up and turning....just last a few seconds, but it sure gets my attention!
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Post by bigbill on Aug 26, 2017 4:00:16 GMT -8
Other thoughts: 1. could be blond 2. could be old age 3. could be the two fifths of vodka  Everyone responds differently to chemicals and smells. My advice is if it happens again start wearing gloves and make certain the area is well ventilated. It is possible that the surface you were applying it to had a chemical on it that caused a chemical reaction as it mixed with the tape. |
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Post by Teachndad on Aug 26, 2017 4:57:35 GMT -8
Hi Friends, Thanks for the responses. BigBill, your too funny. The butyl tape had no odor and was actually about 2 years old. Possibly having not used gloves could have been a cause, but like Vix said, maybe it was just a passing thing and moved on. I was pursuing the butyl tape for the cause of the vertigo/dizzyness because I suspected the word butyl was from the same word root as from butane figuring maybe there was some petroleum in it. However, it seems there isn't any and that might have been a red herring. This morning, I found this PDF describes safety and content of butyl tape. www.lindab.com/uk/documents/ventilation/data_sheets/bt123_datasheet_en-gb_5.pdSo, who knows what it was. I will wear gloves next time just as a precaution. Cheers, Rod |
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Post by theresa on Sept 4, 2017 18:31:39 GMT -8
Teachndad, were you dehydrated? That's ALWAYS the root cause of my dizziness, because I always want to blame it on something else. I just plain hate drinking water. But inevitably, that's usually what's causing the dizziness (or the wine, which I'd much rather drink than water.)
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