esantoro Posted July 30, 2009 Report Posted July 30, 2009 I spilled some spirit dye and got a good amount on my hands during clean-up. Is there a method or good soap to cleaning dye off human skin? Thanks, Ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
Contributing Member Crystal Posted July 30, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted July 30, 2009 There's some good tips in this thread: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...ic=17903&hl= Crystal Quote Black Dog Custom Leather
Members Tina Posted July 30, 2009 Members Report Posted July 30, 2009 I use Denture alcohol (with the reservation for spelling errors *S*) Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
Members celticleather Posted July 30, 2009 Members Report Posted July 30, 2009 Ed After my disastrous day with dye spillages, I found that denatured alcohol (methylated spirit), followed by white spirit, followed by a week's holiday - snorkelling in the sea - worked quite well. I now have pristine pinkies . . . until the next time! Terry Quote When everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody
ShirleyT Posted July 30, 2009 Report Posted July 30, 2009 Turtle Feathers carries a great hand cleaner - ReDuRan - that works great and is on sale right now. We've been using it for a while and find it takes dye right off of our girly hands just great. And just like Brylcream - a little dab'll do ya. http://turtlefeathers.net/ http://turtlefeathers.net/text/angelus/cgdye.html Quote Shirley Aspen Leather Workshop Aspen, CO
esantoro Posted July 31, 2009 Author Report Posted July 31, 2009 Thanks for the replies. I'll have to get some of the ReDuRan. It's good to know about denatured alcohol, as I should have some on hand. ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted July 31, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted July 31, 2009 ...and from the depths of the Tome of Useless Knowledge..... French Fries. I learned this when I worked as a mechanic. The oil/grease will lift off just about anything. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
Members $$hobby Posted July 31, 2009 Members Report Posted July 31, 2009 80 grit sandpaper you can use some IPA, however it wont get it all off. i just let it wear off. it will take a couple days unless you dont wash often. Quote Riding is a partnership. The horse lends you his strength, speed and grace, which are greater then yours. For your part you give him your guidance, intelligence and understanding, which are greater then his. Togeather you can achieve a richness that alone neither can. - Lucy Rees, The Horse's Mind
Members Deb59 Posted August 1, 2009 Members Report Posted August 1, 2009 Try a little cream rinse hair conditioner. It helps in a pinch. It may not get all of it off, but it works fairly well in a pinch. Quote
Members westtxcowboy1979 Posted August 1, 2009 Members Report Posted August 1, 2009 If you can was your hands pretty quick after getting the dye on them. Gojo orange hand cleaner works good. If you have dry skin use tide powder to scrub with. It works for me. Quote
esantoro Posted August 1, 2009 Author Report Posted August 1, 2009 I had thought that oil might work, and I used crisco along with ivory soap and ajax. It all worked to some degree, but I thought there might be something better available. ed ...and from the depths of the Tome of Useless Knowledge.....French Fries. I learned this when I worked as a mechanic. The oil/grease will lift off just about anything. Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
Members oddball Posted August 1, 2009 Members Report Posted August 1, 2009 Not that this will clean but before I touch a dye bottle I point on a pair of blue nitril rubber gloves Quote Skip in MA
Members sheathmaker Posted August 1, 2009 Members Report Posted August 1, 2009 Acetone. available at your friendly Hardware store or Paint supply store. Takes dye off really quickly from human skin to hard surfaces of any type. Not good at all near or on plastics. Paul Quote Paul long-----108 Briarwood Ln. W-----Kerrville, TX--78028------830 367 5536-- pfl@cebridge.net
Members nobearsyet Posted August 8, 2009 Members Report Posted August 8, 2009 Over the years I have discovered that fingernail polish remover works pretty good for removing Fiebing's dye Quote I really need to learn what I'm doing, then maybe I won't make too many more mistakes. But then again people have always told me I am over ambitious.
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted August 8, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted August 8, 2009 Not that this will clean but before I touch a dye bottle I point on a pair of blue nitril rubber gloves Yeah, I discovered that it's easier to peel the gloves off than it is to un-dye hands too. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
hidepounder Posted August 8, 2009 Report Posted August 8, 2009 This won't help in removing dye from your hands, but it is pretty handy to help prevent or contain spills. Hope it helps.... Bob Quote
Members Pkay Posted January 17, 2015 Members Report Posted January 17, 2015 Prevention is always best especially when what you have done is to dye your skin !! I use aniline dyes which are meths based and it will stain your skin unless you use gloves for which I pay about £3 for 100 pairs. Continuous hand cleaning can give you really nasty skin problems so plan in the prevention as part of your leatherwork process. Quote
Members oltoot Posted January 18, 2015 Members Report Posted January 18, 2015 Lots of good info, as usual. The collection of many lifetimes. A little hand cream before use will help to minimize staining but I just let it wear off as a badge of honor. Quote
Members Studio-N Posted January 18, 2015 Members Report Posted January 18, 2015 what's wrong with dyed hands? It's your badge of honor. Quote "Out of my mind.....back in 5 minutes"
Members Pkay Posted January 19, 2015 Members Report Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) I did wear it with pride until during a visit to the doctors he suggested I cut down !! I don't smoke and wondered what others were thinking when they saw my brown fingers. Also concerned about what affect the dye on my hand could have on my wife ;-) Edited January 19, 2015 by Pkay Quote
Members Studio-N Posted January 20, 2015 Members Report Posted January 20, 2015 All jokes aside, you're doc is right. I had a customer who was a saddle maker. He did the leather work, and his wife did the dyeing (without gloves I might add). His wife developed a skin cancer which the doc determined was due to all the dyes. So yeah, be careful. Disposable gloves are worth it. Cheers! Quote "Out of my mind.....back in 5 minutes"
Members Tramps Leatherworking Posted January 20, 2015 Members Report Posted January 20, 2015 I'm with the "wear it like a badge of honor" crowd, I have two black fingers right now... Quote ~Tramp~ Experientia magistra stultorum --- (Experience is the teacher of fools)
Members billybopp Posted January 20, 2015 Members Report Posted January 20, 2015 Gloves are certainly the way to go, but things happen too. They get holes, dye splashes or splatters sometimes. And while I love the "wear it like a badge of honor" idea, it's not always do-able. It can be hard to explain those dye stains to some people that might find them objectionable. The best thing I've found for getting dye off of hands is a product called Dye Gone II. It's not cheap, but it also doesn't take much to remove dye from your hands pretty thoroughly. The stuff has a pretty funky smell, so follow it up with some perfumed soap, tho! Hope that helps Bill Quote
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