Being involved with using the WEST system in large hull construction, I've found that one way to alleviate the itching is to get into as hot a shower as you can stand, and use a soft, plastic bristle brush and lots of soap to scrub as hard as you can.
Don't know if this so much removes the bities, but it does reduce their annoyance. Peter Johnson Kenora, Ontario Subject: KR> those pesky fiberglass splinters > Okay, so maybe it's just me but it seems like anytime I have a > freshly-cured layup or any fiberglass with a ragged edge and I brush up > against it, I've got those itchy invisible glass splinters in my skin and > no easy way to see them or get rid of them. Scratching and scraping only > breaks them off and leaves parts buried in the skin, still irritating and > itching. Slapping a piece of duct tape on the area will sometimes pull up > most of them, but here's a way to get them all. > > Get some white or yellow wood glue (Elmer's, Titebond, whatever...NOT > epoxy and NOT super glue!) Spread a layer of it around on the area where > the glass splinters are. Let it dry and then gently peel it off, starting > at the edge. If it's good and dry, the glue will peel off in one piece > and the splinters will come up with the dried glue. Works for those tiny > wood splinters, too. > > Oscar Zuniga > Medford, OR
