Olympic paints, varnishes or shellacs
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Apr 23, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Apr 23, 2023the latest report was made
- Sep 13, 2011the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Olympic
- Maker
- PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Paints, varnishes or shellacsCPSC’s product type: Paints, Varnishes or Shellacs (code 960), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Household Chemicals, Paint, & Cleaning Products
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Olympic Premium”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| April 2023 | 1 |
| September 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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First aid Made Apr 23, 2023, sent to the company Apr 27, 2023, published by CPSC May 11, 2023
The product, in the report: Quick Cover by Olympic Exterior Stain scan bar code 99300069111 5
Bought a can of Quick Cover by Olympic Exterior Stain put it on the clean power washed deck Friday. 4/21/23. Sunday morning my daughter went to use the deck along with her wooden rocking chair the stain never dried and it rained Saturday night all stain running into the other half of the deck not completed as we had to move chairs and grill to do 2 seperate areas. The can says exterior wood clean surface dries within 2 hours with temperature of 50 degrees to 90 degrees Max drying time can be up to 24 hours. Done Friday 3pm by Saturday 3pm gave max time it rained in our area Saturday 6pm lightly. The stain indicates as well kepp out of reach of children. If this stain cannot take water why say exterior wood drying time and not suitable to dry on surface causing exposure to children which my daughter resulted in itching episodes on legs and arms.
- Model
- 9300069111 5 Olympic
- UPC
- same
- Serial number
- 1300cs 872824202601 02202
- Bought from
- Walmart
- Bought
- Apr 2, 2023, about then
- Where
- SHAVERTOWN, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 7, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Olympic, made or sold by PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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Hurt, no treatment Made Sep 13, 2011, sent to the company Oct 13, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 27, 2011
The product, in the report: Paint
I purchased Olympic Premium interior, eggshell, latex paint at Lowe’s. The batch number is 02v36486. P.P.G. says the paint was made in February 2011 and there should be an “M” at the end. The Material Safety Data Sheet, provided by Lowe’s was prepared on November 7, 2000, (Product Code 72401). Has the paint’s formula changed in 11 years? I painted a bedroom on September 1. The next day the painted walls smelled stronger than when the paint was wet. I went online and found about 9 cases involving Olympic zero -VOC paint with the same problem. Some said the smell was still there a year later. So I complained to the store on September 5th. By this time, the odor was burning my nose and mouth. On September 9th, Lowe’s manager and Loss Prevention Officer came to photograph the room and collect the leftover paint for testing. On September 13th, I moved out of the house, and received medical attention for acute sinusitis. Other people said the smell was very strong, like formaldehyde, but not burning. The problem was gone when I left the house. I don’t know what happened to my leftover paint. It was not tested. P.P.G. sent an e-mail saying that they tested “retains” from the same batch and other batches of paint. All of them came out pure and clean, all the chemicals are E.P.A. approved, and I am the only one with a problem. What’s more, they said, the loss prevention people didn’t smell anything at all. Is it safe to shellac over the offending smell, or better to tear out the walls? Many other brands of zero-VOC paint have had this problem too. It doesn’t happen with every can, what’s going on?
- Model
- 02v36486
- Bought from
- Lowe’s
- Bought
- Aug 27, 2011
- Where
- Albaquerque, New Mexico: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Olympic Premium, made or sold by PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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