A anti-itch tip for grinding/sanding fiberglass...

[SUPERJET-113]

Use baby powder or talc power on your skin, it fills the pores so the glass cant get in and also makes it slick so the glass slides off. I like using that Gold Bond powder myself..

 

[chevota84]

Nice! I'll have to try that. Duct tape works good for pulling the invisible splinters out too.

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[IS0LD0UT]

Ill have to give ot a try

 

[hydrostyler]

I like the baby powder idea. I will give that a try this week. Previously, I try to make sure I'm wearing gloves and long sleeve shirts on composite days to avoid contact with the fibers. If I forget, I always step outside with the air hose and blow off my hands and arms before washing with cold water. If you get the itch, its too late and the next few days are gonna suck. However, yesterday I was talking with my neighbor about this since he builds and repairs wind turbine blades. He says you can use baking soda and water to make a paste and apply to the itchy areas. Once it dries, lightly flake it off and most of the fiber particles go with it. Then rinse the rest off with cold water.
This is a good topic Superjet-113. Keep the ideas coming.

 

[air blair]

Use baby powder or talc power on your skin, it fills the pores so the glass cant get in and also makes is slick so the glass slides off. I like using that Gold Bond powder myself..

Can you put it in your ears, hair and eyes. lol.
The itch. Gotta love it.


Air blair cell

 

[BruceSki]

I think I'm immune? I don't get the itch.

I do get red irritation next to both my eyes though if I sand too much glass work.

 

[Scraggly]

I think I'm immune? I don't get the itch.

I do get red irritation next to both my eyes though if I sand too much glass work.

same here itching never been a problem, my friend gets itchy just looking at glass work.

 

[wrighteous]

Simply use tide powder with bleach to wash up with problem solved!

 

[Mark22]

Use baby powder or talc power on your skin, it fills the pores so the glass cant get in and also makes it slick so the glass slides off. I like using that Gold Bond powder myself..

+1 on the baby powder. I keep a bottle in my garage for doing glass work. It also comes in handy for putting on nitrile gloves.

 

[Quinc]

Going to be trying gold bond this weekend!

 

[Scraggly]

Just remember when you do wash up use cold water only. Warm water opens the pores on your hands and arms and makes the itch worse.

 

[Quinc]

I clean up with the garden hose out back so no issues there.

 

[High Speed Industries]

Mark Gomez told me some trick about taking a shower and using baby oil to wipe yourself down. He said it worked so well that he doesn't worry about other precautions like long sleeves.

I'd have to ask him again to make sure what it was, but he seemed very confident in it. He said the tip was given to him by a well known fiberglass shop.

 

[BruceSki]

I think he was hitting on you. Looks like you took the bait.

 

[SUPERJET-113]

Oh, another tip I just thought of when grinding outside... A BIG fan blowing it away from you. I have a big squirrel cage fan from a house furnace/air con that I mounted some flat 2x4 legs on and added a 110 plug on it in a small elec. housing. Blows like a mofo!

 

[jetskifella]

Baby powder works great.

 

[CarterB]

cut at the backside of a big fan and youll have very little get on you. if you dont have a fan use air pressure to clean yourself. any contact will rub it in any talcum powder will help too. shower off your whole body with Head & Shoulders (anti itch). works really well.

 

[smoofers]

Agreed with CarterB. My secret has always been generous amounts of baby powder, then when you're done sanding blow yourself off with lots of compressed air.

 

[BruceSki]

I use the leaf blower when I'm done. Even more volume than the air compressor nozzle


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[b-rad]

I use a vacuum when I'm cutting


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