Solvent Degreaser burns...do be careful!!

Today had a safety mishap that could happen to anyone, so wanted to share. When cleaning/prep'ing metal work [in this case the Landy chassis] I use Upol's Slow Degreaser; it's very, very effective.

Whist under Landy giving the chassis a final clean, I spilt the degreaser pot onto my right hand...I was wearing twin pairs of nitrile gloves but the degreaser poured inside the gloves. Within seconds my hand was "on fire" with a solvent burn Ripped off gloves and soaked hand in running water...10mins later started to work again.

Now, I use large closed cell 20mm thick foam sheets when working on cars...they're very comfortable when under our jalopies. What I hadn't noted was that the solvent had soaked into the foam sheet...when back under the Landy I received a mammoth hot burning sensation to the lower back and left buttock; F**k it hurt!! This time ran in doors ripped off clothes and cold showered. The solvent had passed through overalls, shorts and pants, and in seconds soaked into the soft lower back/buttock skin

So, pls do work carefully when using industrial grade solvents

I now await the onslaught of burnt arse jokes...

Pics???

Lief Zpring said:

Pics???

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Ooo bonanza come into my mind with them magic words

I was thinking more Jonny Cash.

what the hell degreasant were you using???

flat said:

what the hell degreasant were you using???

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https://www.u-pol.com/us/en/product...greasers/solvent-based-degreaser#.XqVC5WhKhPY I use the slow evaporative degreaser as it really gets into any grease/wax type materials left on the metal - it's a high solvent content [not water based].

Thanks All for the burning arse jokes... @Lief Zpring, your Ring of Fire joke really made me laugh last night

eta: pleased to report all is well this morning with only redness to burn areas and skin tight where oils completely removed from skin...by Christ, this stuff goes in deep

My brother inlaw cleaned his engine using gunk while parked on his tarmac drive, its just loose gravel in that area now and a nice area running down the sloping drive as it disolved all the tar.

Scooby22 said:

My brother inlaw cleaned his engine using gunk while parked on his tarmac drive, its just loose gravel in that area now and a nice area running down the sloping drive as it disolved all the tar.

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Gunk is a superb degreaser, excellent for removing engine/gearbox/underbody crud...but it's super aggressive on the skin and eats through latex gloves in seconds. An oversized pair of Marigold's is what's needed for Gunk .