fsir

Is bicycle paint toxic? Specifically, yellow paint?

I recently purchased a black and yellow micro folder and stumbled on this article today:

https://thestir.cafemom.com/healthy_l...s_towels_walls

From the article:

"...yellow dyes found in items that many of us have in our homes ....could contain a dangerous chemical called PCB-11."

"may contain traces of polychlorinated biphenyls, which are linked with cancer, birth defects, irritations, developmental problems in children, and severe acne."

rydabent

Just dont lick your bike!!!!!

fsir

OMG, but we've already had sex!

linnefaulk

Yellow is one of the more difficult colors to replicate. But I thought lead was used, not PCB.

fsir

Wish I knew this before I purchased.

Isn't the Mercier TT sold in yellow too?

linnefaulk

Lead isn't harmful as a paint additive. Bikes are usually clear coated. Just remember not to eat any paint chips.

fsir

Well, I'm not just concerned with my health but I was wondering if this stuff eventually finds its way into the planet's ground water.

linnefaulk

Good point. I guess you can never get rid of the bike. Never recycle.

fsir

Well eventually, I could have the paint safely stripped off and repainted with lead free yellow.

It's also possible this already is the lead free "yellow" as the frame color doesn't look to be a true yellow in good light but more of a greenish yellow.

Corben

And whats the color of most pencils we used in school?
I sense a conspiracy here!!

Whiteknight

I looked at the article. Largely total nonsense. The color has nothing to do with the PCB. PCB had been commonly used as an anti-oxidant in paints, plastics and rubber products. At one time few labs could tell the difference between the various forms of PCB out there in consumer goods. I have always taken the track that any chemical based on phenol has the potential to be a carcinogenic. In varying degrees and different people react differently to exposure to various cancer causing agents we encounter in our daily lives.

A lot of articles such as the one linked to are written by people with utterly no chemical industry background. Most are a joke.

DBA

then you're screwed.

I-Like-To-Bike

This thread is a joke.

fsir

ok ya bloke, you wanna fight, do ya??? You wanna fight??? Why I'll knock ur block off, tough guy!!! I'll knock ur block off!!!

fietsbob

NB: Paint pigments are different things than Dyes to change the color of other materials ..