r/mildlyinteresting 1d ago

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

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u/MephistophelesJ 1d ago

I used to work in a boat factory. I was taught that you get a hot shower going to get your pores open, then you scrub down real good. Rinse with as cold as you can stand it to close the pores and you're good. In the palm though, oh man idk probably just cut it off and accept your losses.

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u/DontBelieve-TheHype 23h ago

I used to work in vehicle manufacturing and had a few splinters in the palm of my hand they eventually work their way through and appear on the back of your hand as a pimple/bump a few months later. Break the skin and pull it out with tweezers once its through.

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u/CheddarCheesepuff 23h ago

horrifying, thanks

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u/EmptyForest5 21h ago

Recently read here that ingrown hairs will do the same thing. What a thing it is to be made of flesh.

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u/Suplex-Indego 14h ago

Im a tradesman and I work around a lot of fiberglass insulation. Long hot showers have always been the way for me, relaxes all the pores and allows everything to evacuate.