As a boatbuilder who does allot of fibreglass repairs, i find that a good
pair of overalls with masking tape or equivalent round sleeves and neck, a
good pair of riggers gloves or other thick and hard wearing work gloves and
a good face mask and hat works extremely well, but i still have a cold
shower at the end of the job just to get the rest of the glass dust off me.

"NLC" wrote in message
om...
funny noone told you about that before you got started. Before I
fiberglassed my hull, everyone, and I mean EVERYONE I talked to warned
me about how bad it was going to be from all the fibers itching and
such and about all the precausions I should take like duct tape around
gloves and pants legs and throw away all the clothes afterwards. I
didn't go that extreme and I found that the fibers wern't as big a
problem as they said.






"Phil" wrote in message
.net...
After a day of working and grinding the deck of a project boat the one
thing
I didn't think of was,,,,,,,,fiberglass getting all over me.
Well ,,,we learn from our mistakes right!
Some people say to take a pair of panty hose and rub it off,,,,,,doesn't
work,,LOL
I did learn that if you cover yourself with hair conditioner when you
show
and then wash with soap most will be removed.
After the shower take a roll medical gauze and clean yourself it will
remove
the rest of the glass.
Just thought this would be of use to some of the folks that helped me
with
my project boat.

Phil Smith
Jax.Fl

"Phil" wrote in message .net...
After a day of working and grinding the deck of a project boat the one thing
I didn't think of was,,,,,,,,fiberglass getting all over me.
Well ,,,we learn from our mistakes right!
Some people say to take a pair of panty hose and rub it off,,,,,,doesn't
work,,LOL
I did learn that if you cover yourself with hair conditioner when you show
and then wash with soap most will be removed.
After the shower take a roll medical gauze and clean yourself it will remove
the rest of the glass.
Just thought this would be of use to some of the folks that helped me with
my project boat.

Phil Smith
Jax.Fl

Only hackers use fiberglass...

I spent part of summer 82 in a roof space crawling over fibreglass
insulation,
I was working for an OEM Alarm company and installing and fixing a Hospital
system,
wore a boiler suit and it was NASTY.
regards malcolm

"Phil" wrote in message
. net...
After a day of working and grinding the deck of a project boat the one
thing
I didn't think of was,,,,,,,,fiberglass getting all over me.
Well ,,,we learn from our mistakes right!
Some people say to take a pair of panty hose and rub it off,,,,,,doesn't
work,,LOL
I did learn that if you cover yourself with hair conditioner when you show
and then wash with soap most will be removed.
After the shower take a roll medical gauze and clean yourself it will
remove
the rest of the glass.
Just thought this would be of use to some of the folks that helped me with
my project boat.

Phil Smith
Jax.Fl

How about the stuff going into your lungs?
Did you wear a dust mask?
I have found it preferable to wear long sleeves and gloves when grinding
fiberglass.

"Phil" wrote in message
. net...
After a day of working and grinding the deck of a project boat the one
thing
I didn't think of was,,,,,,,,fiberglass getting all over me.
Well ,,,we learn from our mistakes right!
Some people say to take a pair of panty hose and rub it off,,,,,,doesn't
work,,LOL
I did learn that if you cover yourself with hair conditioner when you show
and then wash with soap most will be removed.
After the shower take a roll medical gauze and clean yourself it will
remove
the rest of the glass.
Just thought this would be of use to some of the folks that helped me with
my project boat.

Phil Smith
Jax.Fl

I wear a face mask now,,,didn't at first,,,,thanks for the tip.
Phil
Jax.Fl

"Phil" wrote in message news:7ByVa.11298$uu5.1196@sccrnsc04...
I wear a face mask now,,,didn't at first,,,,thanks for the tip.
Phil
Jax.Fl

I wear a hat and funny glasses... sometimes even a fake mustache!

The Face mask or Particle dust mask is a MUST when working with fiberglass.
Inhaled into the lungs in minute particles the lungs and body have no way of
effectively dealing with the un-natural invader. Serious problems later!!!!
"Backyard Renegade" wrote in message
om...
"Phil" wrote in message
news:7ByVa.11298$uu5.1196@sccrnsc04...
I wear a face mask now,,,didn't at first,,,,thanks for the tip.
Phil
Jax.Fl

I wear a hat and funny glasses... sometimes even a fake mustache!

Mask????? 17 year old working for a cheapskate company

"Scott Downey" wrote in message
...
How about the stuff going into your lungs?
Did you wear a dust mask?
I have found it preferable to wear long sleeves and gloves when grinding
fiberglass.

"Phil" wrote in message
. net...
After a day of working and grinding the deck of a project boat the one
thing
I didn't think of was,,,,,,,,fiberglass getting all over me.
Well ,,,we learn from our mistakes right!
Some people say to take a pair of panty hose and rub it off,,,,,,doesn't
work,,LOL
I did learn that if you cover yourself with hair conditioner when you
show
and then wash with soap most will be removed.
After the shower take a roll medical gauze and clean yourself it will
remove
the rest of the glass.
Just thought this would be of use to some of the folks that helped me
with
my project boat.

Phil Smith
Jax.Fl

"malcolm" writes:

Mask????? 17 year old working for a cheapskate company

Around her, $14 get a box of 20 on your door step.

A lot less expensive than a lawsuit.


--
Lew

S/A: Challenge, The Bullet Proof Boat, (Under Construction in the Southland)
Visit: http://home.earthlink.net/~lewhodgett for Pictures

Scotty,

Come on now. We know you use fiberglass to hold in all that floatation
foam.

Ron