What's the secret? (Fiberglass and bare hands)
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What's the secret? (Fiberglass and bare hands)
Seems like 9 times out of 10 when I see fiberglass being laid down on one or another automobile show on television that the people doing the work are not wearing gloves.
Are they just toughing it out and prefer not to wear gloves or is there some sort of secret to using fiberglass bare handed and not itching for days after wards?
Are they just toughing it out and prefer not to wear gloves or is there some sort of secret to using fiberglass bare handed and not itching for days after wards?
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Re: What's the secret? (CHEAPTURBOdotCOM)
lotion lol last year when i did a couple gauge pods i never used gloves when laying the fiberglass, never really had a problem with that. When it came to sanding that was another story, it just basically dries out your skin. Get some lotion and call it a day.
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Re: What's the secret? (fknslmd)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fknslmd »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont wear gloves when i do fiberglass work, it's the grinding and sanding that makes your skin itchy</TD></TR></TABLE>
same i never use gloves
same i never use gloves
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Re: What's the secret? (anthonycn)
use lotion on your hands and get 5 gallons of acetone to clean your hands afterwards. the itching only comes from sanding and if you get covered in dust really bad take a cold shower it will help get it out of your pores
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Re: What's the secret? (Howitt)
OK, maybe a really stupid question:
What's the difference (as far as itch factor) between say header wrap and insulation vs. fiberglass for fabrication. I know the wrap and insulation make your hands itch like crazy. Is it the length of the individual fibers is shorter in the stuff that makes your hands itch?
I know this is sort of off topic but it is just something I have wondered about not really using fiberglass very much.
Thanks guys.
What's the difference (as far as itch factor) between say header wrap and insulation vs. fiberglass for fabrication. I know the wrap and insulation make your hands itch like crazy. Is it the length of the individual fibers is shorter in the stuff that makes your hands itch?
I know this is sort of off topic but it is just something I have wondered about not really using fiberglass very much.
Thanks guys.
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I agree 100% on the gloves. In addition, using "5 gallons of acetone" is a BAD BAD idea. This is a known cause of Leukemia. If you don't care about your blood, look at someone that uses acetone to clean thier hands regurally after a few years. Thier skin gets all kinds of dired out and cracks easily, it's really gross
I always use gloves when trimming and sanding parts too, splinters of cured carbon hurt like a mother.
I always use gloves when trimming and sanding parts too, splinters of cured carbon hurt like a mother.
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Its funny, i was talking about this with the guy who is doing my front end... he was laughing so hard about how "Reckless" they were being on some of these TV shows. He's been doing this for 18 years, and is always wearing proper protection with whatever he is doing. He won't grind without his 3M mask, and wears gloves 100% of the time... Its amazing watching a true pro in action, and then watching some of these TV shows, or watching someone who really doesn't know what they are doing, or if they know how to do it, they don't know WHY they are doing it that way (i.e. they only know processes because of what they see, not what they know).
Wear gloves!
By the way, as for the itch, the only time you should get it on you to where it may itch (because we're all wearing gloves and safety stuff, right?), is during grinding... and in that case, go home and take a COLD (i really mean COLD) shower, and then switch it over to warm and lightly start washing yourself down... this really works well
Wear gloves!
By the way, as for the itch, the only time you should get it on you to where it may itch (because we're all wearing gloves and safety stuff, right?), is during grinding... and in that case, go home and take a COLD (i really mean COLD) shower, and then switch it over to warm and lightly start washing yourself down... this really works well
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chemicals absorb through the skin and wreak havoc on the kidneys. i know two guys dying from fiberglass in the 70's.
sanding resin alone will not make you itch. its the broken fiberglass fabric strands that make splinters and get into your pores, hence the cold showers to keep your pores from opening.
if you can smell resin, you should have a respirator on, not some dust mask **** that only draws the fumes and dust right past your eyes as it draws in the cracks around your nose bridge.
respirator with organic vapor cartridges and outter dust filters. gloves on all the time.
think healthcare is expensive now? see how big of a dent lung surgery puts in your elderly retirement savings.
sanding resin alone will not make you itch. its the broken fiberglass fabric strands that make splinters and get into your pores, hence the cold showers to keep your pores from opening.
if you can smell resin, you should have a respirator on, not some dust mask **** that only draws the fumes and dust right past your eyes as it draws in the cracks around your nose bridge.
respirator with organic vapor cartridges and outter dust filters. gloves on all the time.
think healthcare is expensive now? see how big of a dent lung surgery puts in your elderly retirement savings.
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