unccpathfinder Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 So I just finished epoxying the garage and don't have kerosene or acetone here at the house so I grabbed some fingernail polish remover to clean up...between the long hours...beer and fumes this topic is the result... Another one i use is Q-tips...if u get a metal shard in hire eye...fluff the tip of a Q-tip up and barely touch the metal with ure eye held open...works kinda like Velcro where the shard is rough and the cotton grabs it... I knew a guy who kept unscented tampons in his box for nose bleeds and soaking up lots of blood if u cut/smashed or did something else to make u leak all over the place....hey that's what they were developed for right? Curious if anyone else has other products that work in the garage and/or are kept in their tool box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor636 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Everytime I think of metal in my eye I cringe at the sound of the doctor digging it back out. At least my nickname isnt "Ol Rust Eye" though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 i'm just waiting for nunya to show up for this one i try to avoid objects in eyes by wearing safety glasses but q-tips work great in those sticky situations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejin4499 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 ROFLMAO :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I can't think of any feminine products in my tool box but, the glove box is another story. You know, "Just in case, you never know." says my wife. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 I learned the q-tip thing from a guy that worked for Aero union...he was drilling upside down and it got between his glasses...he couldn't get it out so I had to use the q-tip while he held his eye open...it was crazy but we got it...I have used it one time since then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 No feminine products here! It's much manlier to have the doctor grind metal parts out of your eye. I must be really manly (or stupid) because I've done that twice. Yes I had safety glasses on but when you are getting crazy with a grinder sometimes the shavings bounce around the glasses. Seriously though I might have to try the q tip next time, but if I get a nose bleed there is no way I'm sticking a tampon in there! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Nope, no feminin products in my tool box (I don't count Q-tips as that), but I have several personal hygene items. Old tooth brushes, industrial Q-tips (long wooden handle), toilet paper and water soluable lube (great for stubborn radiator hoses). As for the Q-tip eye shard tip, the first thing I recommend is to keep a small, clean, strong magnet in your tool bux. Any time you get something in your eye, use to magnet to attract it (away from center, of course) and most of the time it will take care of it if it is ferrous. There is also a small device kept in most industrial medical boxes that is a handle with a magnet on one end, and a mono filament loop on the other, the loop is for 'dragging' offending items out/away. Of course, there is no substitute for well fitting safety glasses and yes, I have gotten many things in my eyes while wearing safety glasses so always be prepared for extraction procedures! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 Magnets don't work for aluminum shavings...or stainless for that matter but yea the magnet this works good if its not stuck and just floating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Only thing I have in my toolbox that isn't really a tool, not feminn, would be tooth brushes, they have all kinds of uses, I usually use them after waxing (cars) to get the wax out of emblems and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 A thing of neon orange fingernail polish, q-tips, a few throw away eyeliner brushes, and tweezers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismothunder Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 i try to avoid objects in eyes by wearing safety glasses but q-tips work great in those sticky situations It'll happen sooner or later. Sideshield /glass's /goggles be damed. But metal is better then Flux, that @!*% hurts and needs too be picked out with tweezers. Q-tips are also nice for cleaning hard to reach places also that you cant normally wipe off with a rag. And toothbrushs, there great for carb work, chainsaws, and as AHB said waxing along with countless other little things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Magnets don't work for aluminum shavings...or stainless for that matter but yea the magnet this works good if its not stuck and just floating I did say ferrous and if it is a 400 series stainless, mangets will work perfectly well. You must be thinking of 300 series stainless... A thing of neon orange fingernail polish, q-tips, a few throw away eyeliner brushes, and tweezers. Good point, I was thinking of my garage tool box. At work, I have black nail polish, 6 sets of tweezers and toilet paper as well... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 not specifically feminine things but Q-tips are a must, squirt bottle full of peroxide, masking tape is my bandage, tweezers, fingernail cutters, and pair of socks. I have used lipstick that was left in my truck as a 'wax pen' of sorts, but it was more of a lesson of 'don't clutter your crap in my clutter' and didn't work because it was one meant for the trash anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Nunya wears lipstick at work!!!! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lint Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 a red wig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Nunya wears lipstick at work!!!! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Nunya wears lipstick at work!!!! B Don't act so surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1994SEV6 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Nunya wears lipstick at work!!!! B It has to be hot pink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Panther Pink actually(NOT Furious Fuscha), im still a car guy, from an automotive family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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