Careful with FSR

I always use disposable gloves when applying FSR and have assumed that it would be irritating on bare skin. On Saturday I was trying to get rid of some mystery rust (?) spots in the cockpit and on the coaming. When I rinsed it off I forgot one section of coaming and Nancy pointed out that I got some of it on the back of my shirt. I changed shirts and didn't think more of it until this morning.

What I thought was a scratch under my arm has now turned into what is pretty obviously a chemical burn. I'm lucky, it is only a 1" by 4" red welt, but if it had been bigger or near the eyes it could have been a lot more serious. Since I didn't notice it at all until the following morning when showering it had about 12 hours to burn without me realizing it. If I get it on clothing again I'll make sure to not only change clothing but also wash off any skin that may have gotten hit.

Another lesson learned.


-Sven

Hey Sven,

Yeah I found that when I'm using FSR I can feel a little burning. For this reason I take a shower after any project (glassing, cleaning, etc.....). I'd rather give my money to my boat than my doctor.


Pat
E29
'73
#224
Holy Guacamole

Hey Sven,

Yeah I found that when I'm using FSR I can feel a little burning. For this reason I take a shower after any project (glassing, cleaning, etc.....). I'd rather give my money to my boat than my doctor, At least my boat will take me out once and a while (my doctor won't).


Pat
E29
'73
#224
Holy Guacamole

peelaway works

We spent a good part of January using PeelAway #1 to strip the bottom paint. It works very well, but we found a few places where it got on our skin and we didn't notice until a few hours later. We were using big speader knives and one gallon buckets to spread the caustic stuff. It's kind of a concentrated lime paste.

Indeed as it warns, it peels skin too. I heard there is some kind of lotion you can put on which will protect exposed skin. It is easily deactivated with vinegar or by rinsing with water.