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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