How to get Por15 off your skin

rustbug · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:08 pm Post subject: How to get Por15 off your skin

I painted the belly pan on my 69 Baja with Por15. I wore latex gloves so I would not get the Por15 on my hands. I had seen a few posts that stated it would be imposable to get off your skin once it dried. My hands were saved, but my forearms, neck, and even my legs got splattered. I never noticed the big blobs on my forearms until the next day. You can try all the toxic chemicals and solvents you want, Por15 will not come off your skin with those.

What did work was vegetable oil. I soaked some into a paper towel, and then rubbed the towel over the stuck on Por15, waited 60 seconds, and rubbed it off with a dry paper towel.

I don’t know how long it would have taken to wear off. Especially the spots on my neck. Good luck!

fisherman_121 · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 10:52 pm Post subject:

I think gas works too. I tarred the driveway last year, tar was on my hands and everything. Gas took it right off.
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Glenn · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 6:08 am Post subject:

Steelwool works also.
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Bklyn63 · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 8:46 am Post subject:

by the time your done with steel wool and gas..youll need a new set of hands. use heavy gloves next time and tape a long sleeved shirt to the gloves wit hduct tape so the por 15 dont seep in. this is the way I did it when I por 15'ed the entire under carriage front rear and the interior side of the pans....I was swimming in this stuff.

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Glenn · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 9:43 am Post subject:

BTW... i was joking.

Just be careful and it comes off in a week or so.
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FunkFlex61 · Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 10:55 am Post subject:

paint thinner works well
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rustbug · Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 3:49 pm Post subject:

Thinner and Gas will work if the Por15 is wet. Once it dries I have had no luck with anything, except the vegetable oil

71surfbus · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 5:52 pm Post subject:

I`ve had some pretty good luck with mayonnaise & avocado, then if it doesn`t work, break out the chips and no waste, no want. Actually one of those dish scrubbers and that orange pump handcleaner, but it does make some pretty harse red spots. But it healed up fine. Confused

PK399 · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:53 pm Post subject:

I used gas right after I finished painting.Didn't get it all off my hands but the rest wore off the next day.

staceyz · Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:34 pm Post subject:

First dip your hands in battery acid, then bleach , then get a friend to wire brush you down (works best on a drill) Then get some skin colored paint to do any touch ups..

staceyz · Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:35 pm Post subject:

krusher · Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 1:12 pm Post subject:

just buy some por-15 thinners its as simple as that. Confused

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Glenn · Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 1:14 pm Post subject:

It's 9 days later... it should of wore off by now.
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bugnut70 · Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 8:34 pm Post subject:

Has anyone tried wd-40. You would not believe what that stuff is capable of doing. Shocked

Just go to the wd-40 web site to check out some of the other amazing uses. Razz

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gerg · Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 11:05 pm Post subject:

Per the instructions it only comes off with time once dried. I was able to scrubb some of it off, but not much. I was MUCH more careful the second round . . .
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Big Jim · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 1:22 am Post subject:

Greg, I suggest a pair of disposable coveralls before your next attempt. Rubber band or duck tape the sleves to your gloves and go for it. Strip when you're done and have you girlfriend/wife give you an overall inspection and remove any goofs before they becomes a semi-perminant part of your body. A lot of stuff we work with can be hard on your body. You'd be suprised how much body hair a little piece of catalized Bondo can remove when you pull it off.

vwwomack · Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 6:08 pm Post subject:

40 grit is the way to go!

Big Jim · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 9:26 pm Post subject:

36 is quicker

gerg · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 9:57 pm Post subject:

I used it again today and must say that patience is the best tool. I doubled up a pair of latex gloves, took my time and had no incidences at all. I am going to put some chassis coat black on my pans either tonight or first thing in the morning so I can flip the pan back over.
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63 vwnotch · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 10:48 pm Post subject:

rip your skin off !! Razz

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