Removing Fiberglass resin from your hands - how to

[DaveyJ]

Anyone who has ever worked with fiberglass resin has managed to get this stuff on their hands and removing it has always taken a lot of work.

I made a discovery years ago after getting fiberglass resin on my hands while working on car. I tried numerous cleaners with little if any affect until I reached for a very unlikely candidate. I had a can of Brake fluid sitting on my bench and in desperation I poured some into my hands. I was absolutely amazed as I watched the fiberglass resin literally lift off of my hands, with no effort.

I have known many people working in the fiberglass industry and none of them have ever heard of this before, but it is the fastest and easiest way of removing resin that I have ever seen.

Do yourself a favor and the next time you get fiberglass resin on your hands use brake fluid to remove it. :lol:

[Rod Tait]

I would be interested to know how much of the dissolved resin was assisted to be absorbed into your skin and circulatory system by the brake fluid?

I usually recommend to customers to use simple vinegar to remove uncured resins and anything that does not come off, let it cure and them it will come off eventually as your body sluffs off dead skin.

[hoz]

Vinegar is the best. It neutralizes the resin and then the mess can be washed off with plain soapy water.

I dripped some poxy on a new sweatshirt a couple of days ago. After saturation with vinegar and then run thru the washer the spot is gone.

:eyebrows

[Doug]

Latex gloves?

Doug

[Kurt Loup]

I use vinegar and one of the citrus based hand cleaners with pumice. I prefer the orange smell on my hands rather than vinegar, but both works well enough.

Kurt

[mtpocket]

In the video I got from Newfound Woodworks on fiberglassing, they say to use waterless hand cleaner. I tried to be careful and used latex gloves, but still got some on my hands. I used the waterless hand cleaner and it worked like a charm. I too like the citrus smell as opposed to vinegar, YUKKKKKKK

[Glen Smith]

Instead of removing epoxy from your hands, why not prevent the hazard in the first place?

When handling epoxy you should wear latex or nitrile gloves. An alternative to gloves is a product called "Gloves in a bottle". It is a lotion which, when applied to your hands, will prevent epoxy absorption through the skin. Any epoxy and the lotion can be easily washed off afterwards without using hazardous products that can thin the epoxy and drive it into the skin pores.

Gloves in a bottle is sold by Lee Valley: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx ... at=1,42207

[patrick]

It seems that there is no way to avoid getting stuff on your hands, even if you do wear gloves. I have found that Goo Gone works well and leaves your hands smelling like oranges. cool, huh?

[canoebuildinggolfer]

It dosn't matter that you wear gloves you ALWAYS seem to touch something after you have finished....I've found that you can remove the offending stickyness by using masking tape to stick sticky to sticky...works every time ! how do I know? TC

[hoz]

my Grandad used to say, "I don't care if it's shit or perfume, if you're working with it, you're bound to get some on ya!"

:big grin

[canoebuildinggolfer]

Maybe off topic, but i'm currently listening to...http://www.radioyesteryear.org.au/....and a canoe in Calypso is where I'd like to be ! TC