Getting your hands dirty
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Getting your hands dirty
Postby Zynster » Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:27 pm
I had no idea Kero was so toxic. My garage is open (no door=bad for bike shots), so ventilation was ok. What do you do for gloves? Do you wear a mask? Are there reasonable alternatives to Kero?
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby philip » Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:19 pm
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby il padrone » Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:45 pm
Seriously, latex is not so good for you. Some people develop allergic reactions to it. Have a look at the gloves they use in hospitals next time you're there. They are marked as latex-free.
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby ValleyForge » Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:01 pm
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby ValleyForge » Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:06 pm
Oh and I HATE the latex-free gloves in hospitals (I work in one). The reason is legal liability: no large workplace wants an employee saying the gloves the employer supplied gave them allergies.il padrone wrote:
Seriously, latex is not so good for you. Some people develop allergic reactions to it. Have a look at the gloves they use in hospitals next time you're there. They are marked as latex-free.
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby Zynster » Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:06 pm
Usually yes. However I don't think this Raleigh has been cleaned since the early 80s.philip wrote: I only use kero for the chain, I don't think anything else needs it.
Damnit! If it's not one thing! I might look at some skin protector creme as an alternative.il padrone wrote:Probably those dissolved latex gloves that gave you the problems .
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby }SkOrPn--7 » Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:06 pm
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby hartleymartin » Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:54 pm
http://raleightwenty.webs.com - the top web resource for the Raleigh Twenty
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby twizzle » Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:44 pm
+1 on the Nitrile butadiene gloves (they are not Latex or Latex Rubber). You can buy them at Woolworths/Safeways next to the latex ones.}SkOrPn--7 wrote:If you dealing with petroleum products your going to need Nitrile latex gloves there designed for the job other wise your standard medical latex gloves will dissolve.
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby grosry » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:05 pm
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby }SkOrPn--7 » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:12 pm
Thanks for correcting that I tend to call all those type of gloves just latex they all feel/look the same so I just brand them latex because sure as hens teeth if you ask for Nitrile gloves your going to get a dumb ass look from most folks. Thanks also for the tip on woolies and safeway stocking them I just buy from evilbay they seemed to be the cheapest location but I will check out the prices of your said mentioned stores.twizzle wrote:+1 on the Nitrile butadiene gloves (they are not Latex or Latex Rubber). You can buy them at Woolworths/Safeways next to the latex ones.}SkOrPn--7 wrote:If you dealing with petroleum products your going to need Nitrile latex gloves there designed for the job other wise your standard medical latex gloves will dissolve.
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:52 pm
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby fatherofmany » Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:33 pm
wipe most of the black off on a dry (old) towel
spray hands with wd40 to get the rest off, wipe dry with towel
now wash hands with solvol or dishwashing detergent and dry.
presto, clean hands, ok nearly clean hands.
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby Zynster » Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:51 pm
Sorry, couldn't resist
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby Nate » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:22 pm
gloves - i'll find those nitrile ones myself
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby fatherofmany » Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:34 pm
yep.. would cost me a fortune at the lbs if I didn't do it myself. Still costs a bit buying parts though, and motherofmany just grins and asks "how much this time?" Oh, and that doesn't count the other 4 bikes being restored/rebuilt.Zynster wrote:Wow. With 13 bikes to look after, you must be an old hand at this.
my young bloke (7) has got the bug too, started with a BMX, I bought him a XS frame roadie (well KRudd paid for it!) to take down to the track, not satisfied with a single speed on his BMX he just had to have gears, so I've built up a mini mountainbike for him as well, now he wants me to build him a kid sized recumbent.
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby Zynster » Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:15 pm
Sounds like my boy in about 4 years time.fatherofmany wrote:not satisfied with a single speed on his BMX he just had to have gears, so I've built up a mini mountainbike for him as well, now he wants me to build him a kid sized recumbent.
Or maybe it's all boys.
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Re: Getting your hands dirty
Postby ValleyForge » Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:59 pm
Yeah No.Zynster wrote:Sounds like my boy in about 4 years time.fatherofmany wrote:not satisfied with a single speed on his BMX he just had to have gears, so I've built up a mini mountainbike for him as well, now he wants me to build him a kid sized recumbent.
Or maybe it's all boys.
I wish it would infect my five year-old!
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