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Best way to remove sticky Araldite from hands?
"Bill Woods" wrote in message ... What is the best way to remove Araldite which has been mixed but has not yet hardened from my hands? I have tried meths, soap & water, Swarfega but none seem to remove the sticky Araldite. Did you say you tried methyl chloride?....Dangerous stuff....I believe that material is similar, correct me if I am wrong, to epoxy and I never found anything to get it off your hands short of peeling it off over a few days....good luck, Ross |
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"Ross Mac" wrote in message ... "Bill Woods" wrote in message ... What is the best way to remove Araldite which has been mixed but has not yet hardened from my hands? I have tried meths, soap & water, Swarfega but none seem to remove the sticky Araldite. Did you say you tried methyl chloride?....Dangerous stuff....I believe that material is similar, correct me if I am wrong, to epoxy and I never found anything to get it off your hands short of peeling it off over a few days....good luck, Ross Try white spirit. Andy. |
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"Ross Mac" wrote in message ... "Bill Woods" wrote in message ... What is the best way to remove Araldite which has been mixed but has not yet hardened from my hands? I have tried meths, soap & water, Swarfega but none seem to remove the sticky Araldite. Did you say you tried methyl chloride?.... I didn't see that. Meths isn't methyl chloride ... Mary |
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"Ross Mac" wrote in message ... "Bill Woods" wrote in message ... What is the best way to remove Araldite which has been mixed but has not yet hardened from my hands? I have tried meths, soap & water, Swarfega but none seem to remove the sticky Araldite. Did you say you tried methyl chloride?....Dangerous stuff....I believe that material is similar, correct me if I am wrong, to epoxy and I never found anything to get it off your hands short of peeling it off over a few days....good luck, Ross No, meths is methyl alcohol not methyl chloride. And don't consider using the latter, it's very nasty stuff, I believe used as paint stripper. Marcus |
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"Marcus Fox" wrote in message ... "Ross Mac" wrote in message ... "Bill Woods" wrote in message ... What is the best way to remove Araldite which has been mixed but has not yet hardened from my hands? I have tried meths, soap & water, Swarfega but none seem to remove the sticky Araldite. Did you say you tried methyl chloride?....Dangerous stuff....I believe that material is similar, correct me if I am wrong, to epoxy and I never found anything to get it off your hands short of peeling it off over a few days....good luck, Ross No, meths is methyl alcohol not methyl chloride. And don't consider using the latter, it's very nasty stuff, I believe used as paint stripper. meths is actually ethanol which has been 'methylated' with methyl isobutyl ketone + some methanol + bitrex ('orrible taste') and a trace or a dye usually fluorescein to show its not potable (in case the small doesn't tell you) Nik |
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"NikV" wrote in message ... meths is actually ethanol which has been 'methylated' with methyl isobutyl ketone + some methanol + bitrex ('orrible taste') and a trace or a dye usually fluorescein Huh? That's green/yellow ... Mary |
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