ORIGINAL: gilbertfh
Ok my turn... OP your arguments seem to bounce back and forth whether you know it or not.
The damage caused from a paint fleck getting into your wound is insignificant compared to the potential harm that can be caused from an unpainted prop.
Ultimately the individuals are responsible for ensuring they keep appendages free of the propeller but the paint is yet another tool to help us live more safely.
I'm not out to change anyone's mind about all of this...
The obtuse argument is the result of someone else doing something very similar, namely that they were not arguing the point, and resorted to something a bit pedantic.
The doctor who attended me raised the paint issue, based upon other wounds he had attended (not necessarily related to RC) that had been problematic.
He suggested that paint may not be the best way to go about all of this.
I do agree that something is better than nothing.
I just raised the issue/viability or nonsense involved in seeking or asking about something else.
ORIGINAL: gilbertfh
In order for manufacturers to keep the majority of the hobbiests happy with multicolored props they would have to charge a lot more due to the retooling necessary for changing colors between batches.
That I don't know. Is it really that expensive or difficult for them to do this?
It seems that nowadays molded multicolored plastic items are easy to manufacture.
ORIGINAL: gilbertfh
Plus the hobby stores would have a hard time with keeping all the different styles and colors in stock.
I don't know, but could be.
Master Airscrew sells theirs prepainted white.
AFAIK this hasn't hurt their sales or their stocking.
People do seem to buy them.
They don't offer yellow or red tips, nor grey props though.
ORIGINAL: gilbertfh
And last but not least most paint is fairly nonhazardous once dry (unless you are using lead based... but why would you do that). The paint is about as hazardous to you as the grass fragments left over on the prop or a bit of dirt off the ground.
Aren't most people using fuel proof paint?
I used ( or rather a car painter used ) automotive paint on my heli canopies to prevent fuel related problems.
Don't most fuel proof paints have toxic substances that remain once they dry out?