Posted: 1/20/2003 5:13:08 PM EDT
| Can anyone recommend a good fire proofing/retarding spray for cloth/fabric? |
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I don't know if this company is still in business, but here it goes: Flameproof Chemical Company Inc 345 East Terra Cotta Avenue Box 395, Crystal Lake ,Il 60014 1-800-435-5700 815-459-8500 815-459-8560 Fax They sell Dupont flame retardants. Dupont Fire Retardant: for flameproofing natural fibers including cotton, wool, silk & linen, paper, wood, and other cellulosic fibers. Spartan 5M Fire Retardant: for flameproofing synthetic fibers including nylon,acrylic, polyester, & rayon, synthetic blends & cotton/synthetic blends. This comes in a granule form. Mix 1-1/2lbs into 1 gallon of water, stir until dissolved. Apply evenly until fabric is very damp, but not dripping. Dry room temp up to 200*. One 6lb box will cover up to 500sq/ft. You can spray, brush, or dip this stuff. This stuff has a low order of toxicity when working with it. Don't get it in your eyes, wear gloves, avoid prolonged skin contact, yada,yada,yada. After this stuff is dry, I don't know about prolonged skin contact. The last time I bought this stuff, mid '90's it was $30.00/6lbs of Dupont, and $40.00/6lbs of Spartan. This stuff works. When holding a flame to the treated cloth, it would not burn. It would smoke and turn black while the flame was there. as soon as the flame was gone, the smoking stopped. The burnt area was very brittle, and it would disintegrate. You will have to reaplly after a period of time, I don't know what that time is. I stuck a match to that same test piece (100% cotton) several years later, and it caught fire. Also, if you plan on washing whatever you treat, I imagine that you'll wash out the F.R., so you'll have to reapply. I used this stuff for display materials in public places(like shopping malls), where stuff needed to be flame-proofed. I've never worn clothes treated with this stuff, and I'm not a sniper ( a little disclaimer thrown in). This stuff will rust metal, so watch your snaps and zippers. If you pretreat your metal or immediately clean it, it should be o.k. |