Imperial Fireplace Mortar and Cement comes up from time to time as a repair material for charring, beginning burnout, and the like. I have recently contemplated using it for a couple of repairs I need to make. The label says it contains sodium silicate, but I was not sure what else might be in the mix. A quick perusal of Imperial's website led me to the MSDS for the Mortar and Cement compound. Here is the link:
http://www.imperialgroup.ca/userfiles/file/KK0306%20Stove%20&%20Fireplace%20Mortar.pdf
I am not quite sure what to make of the warnings. After all, we are all smoking tobacco and receiving ominous warnings from the State of California every time we pick up a tin. What strikes me more than the warning is the great variability in the compound's individual components.
http://www.imperialgroup.ca/userfiles/file/KK0306%20Stove%20&%20Fireplace%20Mortar.pdf
I am not quite sure what to make of the warnings. After all, we are all smoking tobacco and receiving ominous warnings from the State of California every time we pick up a tin. What strikes me more than the warning is the great variability in the compound's individual components.