What's Best to Clean Paint?

[norwegen]

I just painted my porch this weekend. Now I have paint on my hands, and I don't think I can go to work this week.

What's the safest and most effective way to clean paint off skin?

 

[Meister]

I just painted my porch this weekend. Now I have paint on my hands, and I don't think I can go to work this week.

What's the safest and most effective way to clean paint off skin?

Go fishing, tell the boss that's the only way.

 

[Mr Natural]

Latex or oil based paint?

 

[norwegen]

Latex

 

[Delldude]

I just painted my porch this weekend. Now I have paint on my hands, and I don't think I can go to work this week.

What's the safest and most effective way to clean paint off skin?

Wear latex gloves for openers.
There are commercial paint removers available, probably at home depot.

You're not going to work due to paint on your hands?

 

[norwegen]

Go fishing, tell the boss that's the only way.

Even when I'm at work, the supervisor thinks I'm out fishing.

 

[Delldude]

Latex

LOL.....you mean water based?

Try dawn dish soap

 

[norwegen]

Wear latex gloves for openers.
There are commercial paint removers available, probably at home depot.

You're not going to work due to paint on your hands?

I work in a Clean-No-Contact environment.

My understanding is that commercial paint removers are not good for skin.

 

[Delldude]

BTW, on the can there is a paragrapgh called 'clean up instructions'

 

[Delldude]

I work in a Clean-No-Contact environment.

My understanding is that commercial paint removers are not good for skin.

It will come off with soap and hot water.

 

[norwegen]

LOL.....you mean water based?

Try dawn dish soap

Been trying. It's coming off too slowly.

 

[Delldude]

Been trying. It's coming off too slowly.

Scrub brush, veggie oil, to get under the edge of the paint, wash repeat.

I use latex gloves a lot, helps big time.

There also are barrier creams for water based and/or solvent based fluids.

 

[okfine]

Warm vinegar and toothbrush.

 

[norwegen]

Good suggestions. Thanks.

USMB is better than Google.

 

[Delldude]

Good suggestions. Thanks.

USMB is better than Google.

Or you can hire someone else.....

 

[toobfreak]

I work in a Clean-No-Contact environment.

Yet you couldn't manage to keep your hands clean painting a porch? Didn't think that one through did you? Latex is WATER-based so use hot water and soap. It wipes right off if you hadn't let it dry, so use a stiff brush and scrub like hell.

Geeese---- I had better common sense when I was 12 years old.

 

[Missourian]

Vinegar.

 

[skews13]

I just painted my porch this weekend. Now I have paint on my hands, and I don't think I can go to work this week.

What's the safest and most effective way to clean paint off skin?

denatured alcohol.

 

[westwall]

Been trying. It's coming off too slowly.

Use a wire brush to break it up. Just lightly, unless you are into the whole BDSM scene in which case, have at it!

 

[Muhammed]

I just painted my porch this weekend. Now I have paint on my hands, and I don't think I can go to work this week.

What's the safest and most effective way to clean paint off skin?

An angle grinder or machete.