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FYI for those working with fiberglass
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 |
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FYI for those working with fiberglass
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 |
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FYI for those working with 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 Only hackers use fiberglass... |
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FYI for those working with 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 |
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FYI for those working with fiberglass
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 |
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FYI for those working with fiberglass
Scotty,
Come on now. We know you use fiberglass to hold in all that floatation foam. Ron |
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FYI for those working with fiberglass
I wear a face mask now,,,didn't at first,,,,thanks for the tip.
Phil Jax.Fl |
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FYI for those working with fiberglass
"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! |
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FYI for those working with fiberglass
stevej wrote in message ...
Having once worked for Owens Corning on a fiberglas insulation packing line, I can say with some assurance that there is no way to not get itchy when working with the stuff. The only thing that worked for the line workers was to wear short sleeves and take cold showers as already mentioned. Some people are more prone to discomfort from this stuff than others. I found that, I know it sounds crazy, that a couple of aspirins reduced the itching sensation somewhat when I just couldn't stand it any more. We also took salt pills which made us sweat and that also seemed to help. It was hot in that damn hell hole. Makes sanding a boat seem like drinking a beer under a shady tree. SteveJ Phil wrote: 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 Well, a few weeks ago I was sanding a boat in my driveway... Because of the light colored house and dark driveway the thermometer 3 feet off the ground said 128 degrees.... Some beer... |
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