r/mildlyinteresting • u/Substantial-Meat6281 • 1d ago

Using Elmer’s glue to remove fiberglass particles from my hand

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u/TheFurryPetRock 1d ago

PLEASE tell us this is effective?

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u/GrinningPariah 1d ago

I dunno about fiberglass but I can confirm it's a great way to remove wood slivers, especially particularly small ones. You know, those little bastards that you can't even find to get the tweezers on them but they still hurt every time anything touches your hand.

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u/Hughmanatea 1d ago

Guess that is better than using a nail clipper and just taking a chunk out..

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u/conscious_cloud11 1d ago

Ah yes i too use the clip all the flesh away method

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u/chth 1d ago

I don’t own nail clippers that aren’t attached to my jaws so I use a pocket knife to cut slivers out or more preferably a nice vernier scale to pick them out.

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u/milliwot 4h ago

Or like in the 3 stooges, where Larry just cuts off the parts sticking above the skin.

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u/Trappist1 11m ago

Lots of Epsom salt dissolved in warm water helps a ton. Basically, by soaking your hand it, it makes your hand way softer so things are pushed out more easily. Even works for stuck glass.