I wanted to share this article with you all. This is very Sad!

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If anyone is interested in more information on static electricity and fire danger, google "static electricity at the gas pump". Some earlier posts touched on this subject.

Another interesting article if you google "LCT 1025 Bonding and Grounding of Flammable Liquid".
 
Thanks for bringing this up. Something I've never even realized was a issue. That being said the numbnut that owns the shop I work at and one of the guys who worked there when I started never thought anything about smoking around the mixing station.:mad: Needless to say I expressed my displeasure with a few choie words for both of them the first time they did that around me. The owner of my shop is proof that you don't have to be smart to be successful. Heck the one guy used to buff cars with his extension cord (including the connection to the buffer) lying in puddles of water!!!!!!! First time I saw it I could not believe it. And he was completely clueless about it. Needless to say OSHA would have a field day where I work.
 
Thanks Chris! Its amazing how many risks we take that could be so easily avoided with little or no effort or expense.
 
I know this is old but I want to share a tip as electricity never gets old or changes. I know this tip is probably widely used or may not apply but I put an old logging chain over the rear axle while painting as an old timer told me it will keep the static electricity off of the car. Just wanted to share this after reading the article I just had to.
 
I use a wide wire braid running from the car body to the ground on the compressors motor to prevent static buildup. It doesn't have to be a wide braid but it is flexible and flat so it covers easily with duct tape so nobody trips. Having worked with electronics my whole career I'm very familiar with how and where static can build up especially in the winter months when humidity can get very low.

Mike
 
curt b;n76172 said:
If I can ever get a link to one to post I will but for some reason it ain't cooperating. I don't know about the safety of it and sparking or fire. Guess that's my bad for not thinking about it being a safety issue. I was just looking for a easier way to get it out of the 5 gallon can, I'm not but 5' tall so the can ain't much shorter.
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Exactly what I use for $25-30 at your jobber.
 
tgwise;n85300 said:
I know this is old but I want to share a tip as electricity never gets old or changes. I know this tip is probably widely used or may not apply but I put an old logging chain over the rear axle while painting as an old timer told me it will keep the static electricity off of the car. Just wanted to share this after reading the article I just had to.
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No it won't. There is a thread on it somewhere with a lot of explaining on how it could be done and it still would not be an end all for the issue.
 
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