SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO -- SEMI-TRANSPARENT STAIN  -- 8010-01-397-3897
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SEMI-TRANSPARENT STAIN
MSDS Date:03/01/1991
FSC:8010
NIIN:01-397-3897
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO
Address:101 PROSPECT AVE N W
City:CLEVELAND
State:OH
ZIP:44115-1042
Country:US
Info Phone Num:216-566-2902
Emergency Phone Num:216-566-2917
CAGE:54636
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO THE
Address:101 PROSPECT AVE NW
Box:City:CLEVELAND
State:OH
ZIP:44115-1042
Country:US
Phone:800-251-2486/216-566-2242
CAGE:54636

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:MINERAL SPIRITS (VAPORS PRESSURE 2.0 MM HG)
CAS:64742-47-8
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:100 PPM
ACGIH TLV:100 PPM

Ingred Name:MINERAL SPIRITS, 140-FLASH (VAPOR PRESSURE 0.5 MM HG)
CAS:64475-85-0
RTECS #:PY8240000
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:100 PPM
ACGIH TLV:100 PPM

Ingred Name:TALC
CAS:14807-96-6
RTECS #:WW2710000
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3 RDUST
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3 RDUST

Ingred Name:ETHYLENE GLYCOL (VAPOR PRESSURE 0.1 MM HG) (<5% MAY BE
    ADDED  IN TINTING)
CAS:107-21-1
RTECS #:KW2975000
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:C 50 PPM
ACGIH TLV:C 50 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Ingred Name:VOC 5.51 LB/GL
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:UNKNOWN	  IARC:UNKNOWN	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IRRIT OF EYES, SKIN & RESPIRATORY
    SYSTEM. MAY CAUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. EXTREME OVEREXPOSURE
    MAY RESULT IN UNCONSCIOUSNESS, POSSIBLY DEATH. HEADACHE, DIZZY,
    NAUSEA, LOSS OF COORDINATION ARE IND ICATIONS OF EXCESSIVE
    OVEREXPOSURE TO VAPORS OR SPRAY MISTS. REDNESS, ITCHING, BURNING
    MAY INDICATE EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CRYSTALLINE SILICA IS LISTED BY IARC.
    LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO DUST MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE, POSSIBLE CANCER.
Effects of Overexposure:PROLONGED OVEREXPOSURE TO SOLVENT INGRED. MAY
    CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE LIVER, URINARY SYSTEMS. REPORTS HAVE
    ASSOCIATED REPEATED AND PROLONGED OVER EXPOSURE TO SOLVENTS WITH
    PERMANENT BRAIN AND NER VEOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CONTACT WITH CHROME COMPOUNDS(IN
    A33110 ONLY) MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS IN SENSITIZED
    INDIVIUDALS.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHALATION: IF AFFECTED, REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. RESTORE
    BREATHING, KEEP WARM & QUIENT. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA THOROUGHLY
    WITH SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & WASH BEFORE
    RE-USE. EYE: FLU SH WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. SWALLOWING:GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:102F,39C
Lower Limits:0.9
Upper Limits:6.0
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIP, W/SCBA, WATER MAY BE
    INEFFECTIVE. IF USED, FOG NOZZLES PREFERABLE. WATER TO COOL CLOSED
    CNTNR/PREVENT PRESSUE,AUTOIGNITION, OR EXPLOSION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:KEEP CNTNR CLSD. KEEP FR. HEAT, ELECTR
    EQUIP, SPARK, FLAME. CLSD CNTNR MAY EXPLODE W/HEAT. APPLICATION TO
    HOT SURFACE REQ. SPECIAL PRECAUTION. DURING EMERGENCY*

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE AND
    REMOVE WITH INERT ABSORBENT.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTENTS ARE COMBUSTIBLE. KEEP FROM
    HEAT/FLAME. CONSULT NFPA CODE. USE APPROVED BONDING, GROUNDING
    PROCEDURES. KEEP CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.**
Other Precautions:**TRANSFER ONLY TO APPROVED CONTAINERS WITH COMPLETE
    & APPROPRIATE LABELS. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
    CHILDREN. INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY DELIBERATELY CONCENTRATING *
    INHALING THE CONTEN TS MAY BE HARMFUL OR FATAL.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOSURE CANNOT BE CONTROLLED <LIMITS BY
    VENTILATION, WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED ORGANIC VAPOR/PART ICULATE
    RESPIRATOR. WHEN SANDING/ABRADING DRIED FILM, WEAR NIOSH/MSHA
    APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR .
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST PREFERRED. GEN EXHAUST ACCEPTIBLE IF EXPOSURE
    MAINTAINED <LIMITS. REFER TO OSHA 1910.94,1910.107,1910.108.
Protective Gloves:USE GLOVES RECOMMENDED BY GLOVE SUPPLIER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/UNPERFORATED SIDESHIELDS
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER USING
Supplemental Safety and Health
USE ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. AVOID BREATHING VAPOR AND SPRAY
    MIST. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES & SKINS.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:300 TO 448F
Vapor Density:>AIR
Spec Gravity:0.92-1.54
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:32-65%

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
**SPARKS,OPEN FLAME. HOT FURFACES REQUIRES SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:*PREVENTS PRESSURE BUILD-UP/POSSIBLE
    AUTOIGNITION/EXPLOSION WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT. ISOLATE FR.
    HEAT/ELECT.EQUIP,
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BY FIRE: CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON
    MONOXIDE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:*OVEREXPOSURE TO DECOMPOSITON
    PRODUCTS MAY CAUSE HEALTH HAZARD. SYMPTOMS MAY NOT BE IMMEDIATELY
    APPARENT.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE MAY BE HAZARDOUS AS DEFINED BY RCRA 40 CFR
    261. TEST FOR IGNITABILITY/DETERMINE EPA HAZ WASTE NUMBER. TEST
    CHROMIUM OXIDE (A33G110) FOR EXTRACTABILITY. INCINERATE IN APPROVED
    FACILITY. DO NOT IN CINERAT CLOSED CNTNR. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORD
    W/REGS

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