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Heh, don't worry, I wash my clothes daily (otherwise they get really nasty). I've learned that certain kinds of jeans have a high percentage of polyester in the fabric, rendering them more susceptible to conflagration... the most recent though was from my Carhartt's being old and worn out, time to throw them out soon :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Russell
My hands are nice & soft now... Just ask that utility knife blade that just dug a quarter inch deep - inch long furrow across my left thumb. :mad:
I had just stopped & looked at what I was doing, double-checked that I had a good angle, and wasn't about to hurt my self... then the blade slipped.
The missus told me she was confiscating all the utility knives as of now. LOL
Paper towel & some vetwrap, and I'ma finish this pile of stuff I need to break down before bed.
Allow me to take this opportunity to do a PSA on maintaining your tetanus vaccination if you're in this line of work!!
I have used Loctite super glue for years to repair the really deep cracks. I asked my doctor about it once and he said alot of surgeons use the same thing..I'd bet they didn't get theirs from Home Depot though! LOL! O'keefe, I think, makes a paste in a little green tin, about the size of a snuff can, that really does a good job too. You can usually find it at the farm stores around the Bag Balm area.
All of us, scrappers and refiners alike, deal with things that have any number of weird or strange bacteria or other compounds, chemicals, minerals, etc, that are harmful to our skin. To combat this I make ionic silver at 20 ppm. If you get an infection all you do is spray ionic silver onto your cut or wound and no infection. This isn't a testimonial, or something I have not personally experienced, this is what I do. I even go as far as to spray my hands with ionic silver after I work with certain types of material because it kills bacteria, dead.
Just another suggestion, I am not making any medical claims, just relating what my own personal experience has been. There is a ton of information on the internet you can google about this type of thing. As bacteria becomes more and more resistant to antibiotics, ionic or colloidal silver will be the only thing capable of killing infections like MRSA, it literally can kill MRSA within 30 minutes of application. It's used extensively by American companies overseas, but here in the US it's really a kept secret, although more and more information is coming out about this type of treatment, all the time.
If there is anyone who wants to try the external, topical treatment out, you can message me and I'll send you a small bottle at cost, it would just be a buck or so for the bottle and whatever for shipping. Or, if you would like the name of the company that makes a complete unit to make it yourself, I'll give you the information on that as well. The actual amount of silver is so small that it really doesn't even amount to pennies so it's not expensive at all. But it really works.
Scott
I've been in the wrecker business for about 10 years and I have this problem every time I scrap a burn job we get stuck with. This last one was the worst of all! This last one was a 2005 Peterbuilt 378 so I spent almost as much time on the job as I did washing my hands. I go to the drug store and get some shea butter cream and cotton gloves. I use as bout as much of it as I do soap. And then put the gloves on. It's recomended to do it before u go to bed but when I get any kind of down time thks gloves are on. I'm also in a band so I need my calices. This dissent affect them at all. Bag balm is a good also my method is just cheaper round here anyway.
"Okeefes working hands".. the wifey noticed my thumbs cracking and in rough shape and saw this stuff at Lowes. Been useing it a couple times a day for about a week now, and see a great improvement. Doesn't take much and doesn't leave any oily sticky residue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Junker