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So I'm reading the labels (yes, I do that with everything) on the greasless compound I bought here.

This stuff.

And the label says:

Warning: Always wear MSHA or NIOSH approved respirator and eye protection while buffing. Inhalation of silica dust may cause silicosis. Buffing causes lint and silica dust to become airborne.

So apparently I need to invest in some protective gear before I use this stuff.

What do you recommend?

I started with a canister mask but later discovered supplied air which I love. positive air pressure at the face means no dust/gasses reach your respitory system.

to keep from using air inside my shop for the mask... a 4" furnace duct to the front of my shop supplies the air pump. to reduce possible exhaust dust and road dustcoming I put a furnace filter on the intake and the supplied air is very clean.

I used something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/New-3M-Whitecap-Pow ... 7C294%3A50 to provide that air

and something like this for the mask: http://cgi.ebay.com/MSA-AIR-MASK-RESPIR ... 7C294%3A50

the whole setup cost me less than $75 and decreased my overall buffing time due to less fatigue than a canister mask setup.

to remove the dust/fibers/buffinf compound... I have a roof vent fan mounted behind the buffer that vents directly to the outside. just cut a hole in the wall and mount the fan in it.

Many thanks for info Mrks. Much appreciated.

happy to help.

I simple canister mask is good enough for light use.

if you dont remove the buffing dust from your shop/garage eventually every crevice and crack will be coated with a ultra fine black dust thats very tough to get rid of.