working with silicon - sticky fingers

[catchy_fishy]

I've been doing maintenance around the house, and been working with Silicon - how do you get rid of the stuff ?

Any ideas on what the correct solvent is for silicon to wash your hands off afterwards?

Catchy Fishy

[finga64]

to stop the silicon sticking to your fingers whilst working the silicon. Stick them (the fingers that is ) in your mouth and get them all moist.
Don't get any moisture under your work though or you'll be starting again.
Any mineral based solvent should get the stuff off your pinkies afterwards.

[CHRIS_aka_GWH]

rub baby oil onto your hands via the back of a gorgeous young lady prior to commencing work

[bungie]

Get yourself a pump action spray bottle from Woolies, fill it with a strong dish-washing liquid/water mix. Lay down your silicone, they spray it with the bottle. Run your finger over the silicone joint to smooth it out, then wipe any excess silicone off your fingers onto a rag. Your fingers will be clean.
The best stuff to remove the silicone from your hands if you tried to "dry" smooth your joint is either a product called Dahl, or Redback make a silicone clean up too.

[Cresta57]

It's best not to get the silicon on your hands in the first place. I hate the stuff yet as a tiler I have to use it all the time. I find the best way to tool the silicon is to use a pop stick sprayed with a detergent and water solution. As the other poster says fill a spray bottle with it and after applying the silicon spray it with the detergent, then spray the pop stick and use it to tool the silicon you can dip your finger in the detergent to smooth out the final application if you need to.

[sf17fisherman]

for me i just rid the misses food pantry and get some glad wrap and warp that around my fingers

[DALEPRICE]

go the paddle pop stick and pump
action spray bottle with detergent\water
mix. ;)

[finga64]

geez, looks like I've been living in the dark ages :-[
I have to try that detergent trick. Thanks fellas ;)

[catchy_fishy]

Pity I didn't ask first, you should see the mess I'm now cleaning up with a razor blade on the glass, so I don't have to re-do the job. :( :( :(

But for next time I'll use the info.

Thanks for the replies

Mike

[bungie]

You can get a holder for stanley/box cutter blades that has a long handle, about 300mm. Place the blade in that and you will clean the glass in only a few seconds, not 20 mins 1/2 hr

[catchy_fishy]

ok, i'll try that - nice thing is the tackle dealer is next door to the hardware store

[ahoj]

FINGA is about to get himself in more strife ----- ;D keep us informed finga ;D :o

Ahoj

[Blue_Escape]

Fishy,
use the 'soapy water'. If you can't get enough "feel" with the paddle pop stick a couple of bucks at the supermarket will buy you a box of latex gloves. Depending how big/messy the job is use a whole glove or just cut the fingers off and slip on (your finger) like a condom :o :o ;D

Cheers
Blue

[toymod]

Great points everyone....like the detergent idea....

[catchy_fishy]

[quote author=Blue_Escape link=1138219673/0#12 date=1138439546] use a whole glove or just cut the fingers off and slip on (your finger) like a condom :o :o ;D

"soapy"; "moist"; "sticky"...... :-X :-X :-X

Enough !!!!! Steve will shut us down !

[catchy_fishy]

I never could get the quote process from a previous post right. I'll have to work on it.

Thanks for all the advice. I'll keep it in the archives for the next job - the Mrs wants a new kitchen - but then again I suppose I did just get a boat, and all the tackle, and am still buying more tackle, and am soon going on a trip to use the boat, and need to drive to another country to get there, and stay for at least 10 days, and go on a skippers course first, and go away for four days to do my pracs, and fish for a few days either side of the practical and all of that while she is pregnant.

Who won that round - me or her ? ;D ;D ;D

She deserves a kitchen alteration, and I will use the soap and the "condom" next time. ;D ;D ;D

[Dignity]

if all else fails, plain old turps will clean it off your hands although best avoided as per previous posts