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Painting metal swingers... what do you use?

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RonsPlc:
Plus "rattle can" paint is FAR from being "environment friendly".
By comparison the TiO2 is a much better choice.

But what do I know, I'm not a chemist.

Spacebus:

--- Quote from: RonsPlc on February 17, 2023, 10:12:44 AM ---Plus "rattle can" paint is FAR from being "environment friendly".
By comparison the TiO2 is a much better choice.

But what do I know, I'm not a chemist.

--- End quote ---

Rattle can paint is also not safe for humans or our skin, so a moot point. TiO2 dust can cause serious problems. So far the tape has been the most economical, safe, and environmentally friendly option.

It turns out the properties that make TiO2 so desirable in many soaps and cosmetics also makes it kill bacteria in soils. There are also studies that suggest TiO2 is carcinogenic in any application other than eating it, which is also kind of suspect.

I would never have even thought to look into any studies on TiO2 until I saw that Dave said it's safe and eco-friendly. Turns out he isn't wrong, just using dated information, which is why I said recent studies.

Something else to note, I mentioned that in Dave's application TiO2 is most likely not a problem. Keeping it wet mitigates the dust risk, and keeping it isolated to one area of shooting should mitigate and environmental problems. There's probably a lot of lead frag in the vicinity, which would be a much more significant health and environmental issue anyway.

This is all just academic anyway, there's no judgements or fingers being pointed. Just wanted to mention that there are some risks with TiO2 to folks not familiar with it.

Firewalker:
Regretfully, the studies done have been refuted and I'm not saying to go ahead and eat it, although you DO eat it if you ever eat anything white. The opinions that it is a health risks are "maybe" and not known.

Bottom line: Don't breathe Nano particles of Titanium dioxide dust. 

Again: Meh...

Court Reverses EU Ban on Titanium Dioxide
Dec. 6, 2022
Says EU relied on flawed study; consumer group still warns against the popular food colorant.
Pan Demetrakakes

"The concern with titanium dioxide centers on its tendency to break into nanoparticles that can accumulate in the lungs and elsewhere in the body. But the court ruled that the scientific study on which the EU based its ban was unreliable, and that the danger posed by titanium dioxide was “non-intrinsic,” since it is not designed to decompose into nanoparticles and does not invariably do so."

Also: "Titanium dioxide dust, when inhaled, has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen, meaning it is possibly carcinogenic to humans. The US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends two separate exposure limits. NIOSH recommends that fine TiO
2 particles be set at an exposure limit of 2.4 mg/m3, while ultrafine TiO
2 be set at an exposure limit of 0.3 mg/m3, as time-weighted average concentrations up to 10 hours a day for a 40-hour work week."

 "Titanium dioxide" (PDF). 93. International Agency for Research on Cancer. 2006.
 "Titanium Dioxide Classified as Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans". Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety. August 2006.
 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. "Current Intelligence Bulletin 63: Occupational Exposure to Titanium Dioxide (NIOSH Publication No. 2011-160)" (PDF). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

splitbeing:
Star stickers like you used to get in school at dollar tree or the like.  Cheap and recreate that shoot out the red star with the m1a1 challenge from boardwalks of old.

Hoosier Daddy:
I work at a Plastic Color Concentrate Compounder. We get TiO2 in by the 2,000+ lbs "Super Sack" and can go through 4 or 5 of those in a shift.
Just about every color has "white" on it.... even the FDA compliant ones ;)

I have brought some home and mixed it with "Baby Oil" for my Bell Target and applied it with a small paint roller.
Got the idea from the Trap / Skeet range where the had a big steel plate with a full size paint tray and roller for guy's to check their pattern.
Works well, easy to apply, but it is messy. NEVER dry's and the TiO2 by itself is a "waxy" powder and will pack like a snow ball.

Now I just use cheap Krylon flat white, black, or blaze orange spray paint.

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