Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Tanning bed acrylic is cracked?

is it ok if the acrylic in a tanning bed has alot of hairline cracks right where you put you head at? will it eventually break? What causes it? it would make me feel more at ease if I knew what the problem was. Im scared its gonna break on me!! lolTanning bed acrylic is cracked?
Let the personnel of the salon know about this problem. They might not even be aware of it. Let them know that you are uncomfortable tanning in this unit and ask to use another one. If they don't have others, or don't co-operate, go to a different salon. The tanning industry is pretty competitive so there probably will be another salon in the area.





In all seriousness, the chances of it breaking all the way through and having your head go through it to the lamps is slim. The acrylic isn't a material that breaks that way. But if you are uncomfortable using it, by all means, you shouldn't have to.Tanning bed acrylic is cracked?
The cracks are caused by crazing of the acrylic probably due to contact over time with chemicals from hair gels / shampoo's etc that have left residues on the acrylic. These leach into the acrylic and work their way in between the structure of the acrylic causing the polymer to be pushed apart giving the hair line cracks.


These cracks severely weaken the acrylic and if a bed is in this state when you come to use it you should refuse to use it as there is an increased chance of failure.





You should not use a bed with no acrylic on the top tubes as the acrylic absorbs some of the more harmful UV...





The bed is probably made from extruded acrylic which is more prone to this sort of failure. Cast acrylic is better although more expensive.
Its caused by wear and tear and also WRONG PRODUCT!!


As an ex salon owner, i would actually charge those that broke the acrylic (they are 1200$)


when you use store bought lotions like from walmart that say they are for indoor use, they are NOT!!! They contain mineral oils that absorb into the pores of the acrlyic and clog it causing them to crack!!





It will eventually break if you get into the bed too hard or if you continue using mineral oil based products in the beds!





Tell the person behind the desk BEFORE u go in so they dont blame U for it!! They have EVERY RIGHT to make you pay for it if your the culprit using the outdoor lotions!





Those acrylics are made to hold up to 500lbs so its not normal for them to break when people get in them, they are made to sustain that, its caused strictly from the mineral oils in lotions or if someone JUMPED into the bed which you would hear!





It is safe to tan it, they do not shatter like glass for acrylic is plastic but u can cut urself if it were to completely break.
I got in a tanning bed one time where the top cover(over the bulbs) was completely off. I got in it anyways, but it scared the sh** out of me the whole time! lol





It came off because it had alot of cracks in it, and so the whole thing just kinda fell off. But it was on top, so your may not do that. But just to be safe, I would get it replaced when it gets to bad. Or if your bed has a number to call, do that.


Good luck

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