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Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:57 pm

You know you've had a productive day sanding if your neck is sunburned and you're picking paint boogers hours later.

-dave

Sat Jul 10, 2004 8:00 pm

You've had a real productive day when you clog the shower drain as you clean up.

Sun Jul 11, 2004 10:13 am

If your pulling paint boogers out of your nose you really should be at least wearing a dust mask. Some of the paint dust will make into your lungs. Where it will combine with the mucous membranes forming its own nice protective paint coating on the inside of your lungs.
Its your health do what you want. But I think a .30$ dust mask is worth it.

just my .02$

Id hate to see a VW enthusiast risk his health.

Sun Jul 11, 2004 2:40 pm

JaredB wrote: Where it will combine with the mucous membranes forming its own nice protective paint coating on the inside of your lungs.

:lol: LoL, nice protectice paint coating. That would be funny in the X-ray room.

Sun Jul 11, 2004 7:47 pm

Especially funny if it was a coating of lead based paint. Sir, you lungs are --- BLACK.

Mon Jul 12, 2004 12:48 am

but how do i keep the cigarette in if i've got a mask on? :D

Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:55 am

thats easy! use the cig to burn a perfect hole in the mask... that way you're still protecting your lungs! :lol:
how about that tingly feeling you get from the sander? how the hell do you get rid of that annoying feeling!? (or does a sander take away from all the delights of sanding?) hahaha

Wed Jul 14, 2004 7:37 am

Don't worry about the mask, and you are smoking menthols right. Crystalized lungs are no problem with the lungbrush. I would switch to cloves though then you can see how well the lungbrush really works. The morning lung butter is great on toast, you get that from working with fiberglass inside the interior of a customers car. You know its a hard days work when your wife hoses you down out front before you take a shower and clog the drain.

I think I need to get some sleep.

Wed Jul 14, 2004 1:30 pm

i love that tingly feeling. after puting the sander's asleep it feels all numb and tingly. like it's asleep but not quite like nedles. i like clapping after about an hour of sanding.

how about not being able to tie your shoes anymore because sparks from the welder burnt your laces in half.

or can't tie your shoes anymore because the eyes of your shoes got filled with bondo.

(maybe thes problems are just me)

Wed Jul 14, 2004 8:26 pm

One word: Respirator
Suggestion: get one with the right filters

they are hot, sweaty, and difficult to talk through, a pain in the ass to wear with hearing protection and safty glasses but on the flip side you only get one pair of lungs, ears and eyes

Taking all the gear off also makes stopping for a smoke so much sweeter

Wed Jul 14, 2004 10:33 pm

I have a number of scars on my feet to emphasize the need for long coveralls and engineer boots when doing welding operations. I'm working on a job outside right now so I tend to be shirtless a lot. Do you have any idea how much chest hair comes out when you remove splattered Bondo? :shock:

Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:51 am

the other day it was about 95 degrees outside. dressed appropriately, i was in shorts and a tank top. an 8th inch spark of steel bounced off, and went down my shoe, burnt a hole in my sock, and sat there until it burnt out. needless to say i was sunburned on the arms and legs from the radiation.

wow, i'm a total jackass

Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:20 am

The only way to stop molten metal that falls into your shoe is let it cool down. That happened to me a couple of years ago and in my panic of trying to yank my shoe off all I did was move the metal around alot. Burning more of my foot. Welding is awsome. Especially when your too cheap to buy the neccesary safety equipment.