Fresh air

A couple of months ago, some bonehead scraped the side of my car pulling out of a parking space. Of course, I noticed the car in the space next to me was askew, but I parked anyways (mistake). The idiot did not even write me a note, so now I am stuck with it (unless they were so clueless that they did not realize they scraped it up!). It is not a huge scratch, but it is down to the metal. I did have touch up paint that Ford sent me at home. When I read the bottle, I did not want to use it due to the following warning: "This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and other reproductive harm." Mike and I figured that saving a few bucks was not worth exposure to whatever is in the bottle.
I stopped by a body shop today, and the guy suggested to use the touch up paint. I told him about the warning on the bottle, and his response was that the warnings were similar to warnings on McDonald's coffee. I do not consider myself an alarmist, but I think people are too casual about their exposure to chemicals around the house. I recently heard that even your plug in air fresheners can cause lung damage. You forget that fresh smell is a chemical released in small droplets. The same person using that would not tolerate a plant in their area discharging droplets of chlorine in the air! I could not imagine spraying Raid at a roach, even though I think they are really gross. I guess I should stop my hippie rant now, but maybe I will go check out what type of masks may help from the hardware store.