King Bait Co. Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 What about super glue and duct tape for cuts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Don't laugh King; I've closed cuts that should have had stitches with super glue before. Works good. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 No thats what we did when I worked in the field doing sheetmetal. Cheaper than an ER visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Wasn't super glue deeloped for medics in the Vietnam war. It would take a brave man to apply it to a raw burn though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 I am not sure what they made it for. You don't put it on burns. Some people or the hospital will do it to close open cuts or a gash. I think it heals faster that way by being glued shut. Then their is no return visit to the doctor to get stiches out. I think the insurance companys tried it out first to save them money on pay outs. Just so the doctor could use glue and pass the savings on to the insurance company's:wink:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Here is an opportunity to compare the difference between a boiling water burn and a plastic burn. I did mine 10 days ago. I was pouring 1.5 liters of coffee through a sieve. The water ran round the curved sieve and then leapt out over my hand. Like all accidents it was stupid, bordering on comical. So how is your middle finger healing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Sock Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Ahh the coffee burn!! I was heating some coffee in the microwave( not the same microwave:-) and hit the door taking it out, me standing in my undies at 6 am and coffee spilled all over my crotch, woke the house faster than any alarm clock. Thank god it wasn't too too hot, i could only imagine if it would have been plastic.. It's the same reason i don't make my own weights. I thought about doing it until my wife said how many times have you poured hot plastic on yourself? So now 2.89 for a pack of weights seems very reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 I saw a guy in a bar, knock a glass of some flaming shot over his lap. The sight of him beating the flames out with such gusto, scarred me for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I was deep into pouring some worms the other day. Then the dogs started barking and made me jump a little. Got a little on my hand but I had gloves on. Got lucky their! I was so foucsed on what I was doing I forgot the world around me. I think that makes me a addict to pouring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 As for gluing cuts closed; you first have to stop the bleeding with pressure and binding. Then you pull the skin together and touch the glue in several spots on the cut. Hold until the glue sets. Yes it does heal quickly(depending on your health) and yes it stings like a bugger. Don't get excited if you see you blood bubble. Do it right the first time because you all know what desolves super glue and you don't want that in your cut. This all sounds silly but it's not and it works. Also, I'm not a doctor. I'm only telling you what my experience is with doing this on myself. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass4cache Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I've had my share of burns and I've tried all kind of gloves and I could never find one that I could work in that wasnt too bulky. I started thinking about the molten plastic and how it sticks to the skin. I found some nitrile gardening gloves, they worked but the back is more or less an open cotton glove, not good plastic still could burn through that, but the thin Nitrile dipped coating worked pretty good. Then I remembered that they make Nitrile exam type gloves. I bought a box of black nitrile gloves. I decided to see if it they would hold up to the plastic so I blew up a glove like a balloon and then I heated up a cup of rejects to about 400 degrees and proceeded to dump the plastic onto the glove, I figured if the glove popped (melted) I would still get burned. Well it didnt pop! So then I filled the a glove up with plastic and made a giant rubber hand. The gloves held the plastic in and still didn't melt. Needless to say these Black Nitrile Gloves are the best dang thing for pouring. I have yet to dump any hot plastic on my hands since I started using them, but I can grab hot plastic with my fingers and not get burned, oh its hot but it doesnt burn thru the gloves. Oh and another cool use for the gloves, at least for us northerners is for cold weather fishing. Like all gloves of this nature your hands do sweat, but I can deal with sweaty hand versus blisters and missing skin for 4-5 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomah21 Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Ive used it plenty and have found it heal much quicker and allow me to get back to what I was doing much faster (no worries of it opening back up again if you do it right) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbass Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Hey guys, Riplip has it right. Electrical tape(espcially 3M super 88) is the best bandage. Just fold over 1/2" to 3/4", depending on the size of cut, cover and wrap. Be careful to not wrap to tight. Being an electrician, have done it for years. Zbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troul Hawk Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I have been using my neoprene fishing gloves, full fingered version. I accidentally poured hot plastic out of the back of the cup when I was trying to stop a stream too quickly and even though I can feel the heat through them, I wasn't burned. Well insulated I guess. Another bonus is that they go up over my wrists as well. I can still grab small items because they are so forming, and push the start button on the micro., put caps back on colorant, and they make opening a jar of glitter a breeze. LOL. They are a tad warm here in TN, but I can deal with that for safety sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Has anyone tried using US Military-issue Nomex Flyer's gloves? I know they protect from flash and flame; I just don't know how they'd stand up to molten plastic. I would think that some heat would be felt, but I think they would prevent a deep burn like the one in the beginning of this thread. Can any of you aircrew members jump in with more information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
