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Don't know if my hands are naturally dirty or I have got fast metabolism, my epoxy putty always pick up a lot of dirt from my hand while i am rolling with it..... tried adding water, didn't work, don't want to wear gloves though...
any insight on this one??
thanks
Keith

No offense: have you tried thoroughly washing your hands?

 3orangewhips wrote:
No offense: have you tried thoroughly washing your hands?

yes, sir. I wash mine often, and thoroughly too

You're probably shedding skin into the putty. Sounds gross, but because the putty's sticky, it'll actually do a good job of pulling loose skin flakes off your hands.

Try using swarfega or some other gently abrasive / exfoliating cleanser and hot water to wash up before and after putty work. I use it a lot when doing putty work (though generally it's to remove putty from my hands) as I also don't particularly like gloves for tactile work.

Edit: 'Moisturising' or 'conditioning' hand soaps often contain an ingredient to put a layer of film on your skin - don't use these, as the putty will pick it straight up.

Edit2: Actually in the past I've used laundry detergent powder as a hand scrub. Very effective, but it'll dry your skin out if you don't condition later.

winterdyne wrote:
You're probably shedding skin into the putty. Sounds gross, but because the putty's sticky, it'll actually do a good job of pulling loose skin flakes off your hands.

Try using swarfega or some other gently abrasive / exfoliating cleanser and hot water to wash up before and after putty work. I use it a lot when doing putty work (though generally it's to remove putty from my hands) as I also don't particularly like gloves for tactile work.

Edit: 'Moisturising' or 'conditioning' hand soaps often contain an ingredient to put a layer of film on your skin - don't use these, as the putty will pick it straight up.

Edit2: Actually in the past I've used laundry detergent powder as a hand scrub. Very effective, but it'll dry your skin out if you don't condition later.

thanks man

I do have a high metabolism, so my skin/dust would fall off my body constantly, very difficult to keep my flat clear from dust..... I would try your suggestion, hope body shop have some.....

You're probably better off looking in somewhere that does engineering or workshop supplies - swarfega is often found in those sorts of places.

winterdyne wrote:
You're probably better off looking in somewhere that does engineering or workshop supplies - swarfega is often found in those sorts of places.

thanks! will look for similar product cause i don't think we've got that in where I live