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POR-15 WARNING #1
bigtimemark Mark M MILWAUKEE,WI, USA 1967 MG MGB GT ""THE MISTRESS""	Posted: August 17, 2012 11:18PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 280

I just wish someone had told me that there is really NOTHING that takes a couple spots of POR-15 off your skin. I took my gloves off for one minute at the end of my front Xmember make-over and got just the smallest amount of it on my finger tips. It's there for eternity I'm afraid. hot smiley

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #2
Simon Austin Surrey, BC, Canada 1977 MG MGB V8 Conversion 1994 MG RV8	Posted: August 17, 2012 11:36PM Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 8,342

Yep, that's about right.

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #3
babillba Bill Holt West Virginia, USA 1977 MG MGB "Old School"	Posted: August 17, 2012 11:37PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 24

about a week and a half. I did the same two years ago. finally wore off after about 11 days. NIGHTMARE! Probably created future cancer cells too - Yikes.

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #4
jjgerding jay gerding Spring Hill, Florida, USA	Posted: August 17, 2012 11:50PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 1,061

Actually the solvent they sell will do it. Not too sure how safe that is, either. It is some tough stuff, for sure!!

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #5
MGB567 Barrie Braxton Sunshine Coast, Australia 1966 MG MGB MkI "Money Guzzler"	Posted: August 18, 2012 04:18AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 5,524

Yes solvent gets it off if you get it almost as soon as it's on your skin otherwise as they tell you in their blurb it's there until your skin dies (about a week)!

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #6
bigtimemark Mark M MILWAUKEE,WI, USA 1967 MG MGB GT ""THE MISTRESS""	Posted: August 18, 2012 11:18AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 280

Ok, I even tried 400 grit sandpaper. There's my confession. I know Laquer thinner, paint thinner and hand cleaner didn't work.
I didn't even notice it until an hour later.
Oh well, lesson learned.
But the POR15 works absolutely phenomenal if you take the time to do it right!! I am very pleased!

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #7
twigworker Jack Austin Blowing Rock, NC, USA	Posted: August 18, 2012 11:40AM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 20,891

Leave it there, in fact go get some more on your hands and rub some up under your finger nails. I understand the chicks like the look when you are having dinner at a nice restaurant and the feel of it later in the evening. devil smiley

Seriously, an inexpensive high speed grinder with a 70 grit disc will begin to get it off. winking smiley

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #8
JimNH Jim Mail Nashua, New Hampshire, USA 1957 MG MGA "Camilla (the Other Woman)"	Posted: August 18, 2012 11:55AM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 2,709

latex gloves help - gorrila glue does the same thing!

JIM in NH

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #9
cstrong45 Chuck Strong Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA 1978 MG MGB	Posted: August 18, 2012 05:53PM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 3,969

It will just wear off, dont sweat the small stuff.

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #10
Bob2274 Bob L Virginia, USA	Posted: August 18, 2012 06:12PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 64

POR-15 is great stuff and I've used it quite a bit. But whenever I introduce someone to it, I always caution them that the only thing that will remove it from skin is - time.

Bob

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #11
roadster65 gavin vincent Sydney, Australia 1963 MG MGB Racecar 1965 MG MGB MkI	Posted: August 18, 2012 06:56PM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 1,060

In reply to # 2148590 by JimNH latex gloves help - gorrila glue does the same thing!

JIM in NH

Just don't go to the Bathroom ... devil smiley

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #12
xcoastie Eric Meissner Warminster, USA 1974 MG MGB	Posted: August 19, 2012 12:42AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 413

I think Acetone and Degel we use for cleaning FOC prior to splicing worked for me. But then I was a mechanic back in the 70s when real men didn't wear latex gloves and we washed up in the solvent tank!

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #13
bigtimemark Mark M MILWAUKEE,WI, USA 1967 MG MGB GT ""THE MISTRESS""	Posted: August 19, 2012 09:59AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 280

In reply to # 2148587 by twigworker Leave it there, in fact go get some more on your hands and rub some up under your finger nails. I understand the chicks like the look when you are having dinner at a nice restaurant and the feel of it later in the evening. devil smiley

Seriously, an inexpensive high speed grinder with a 70 grit disc will begin to get it off. winking smiley

Jack

Funny you say that....I was best man at a wedding last night and I couldn't keep the ladies off of me!! thumbs up smiley

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #14
ERO Rich Osterhout Toledo, Ohio, USA	Posted: August 19, 2012 06:00PM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 216

That POR15 needs to be top-coated with another coat of your choice paint if its exposed to sun lite,FWIW,Rich

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #15
bigtimemark Mark M MILWAUKEE,WI, USA 1967 MG MGB GT ""THE MISTRESS""	Posted: August 19, 2012 09:28PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 280

Hey Rich,
Thank you for the heads up on top-coat.
It's on the front xmember where the sun doesnt really become a factor, but I will keep that in mind.

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #16
19602 tony f adelaide, Australia 1968 MG MGB GT "Emma Geebee"	Posted: August 19, 2012 11:08PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 43

I found the answer to por 15 on the hands (and other places) - my wife's pumice stone, you know the one she uses to scrub the bottom of her feet. I found that it takes anything off, including black por 15. You will find that after you have used the stone a couple of times, she will buy you your own or give you hers and buy a new one for herself!!

for those who don't know what pumice stone is, here is the definition from google search - Definition for pumice stone:
Web definitions:
pumice: a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive.
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Tony

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #17
78mgb White Wonder 78mgb apple valley, Minnesota, USA 1978 MG MGB	Posted: August 19, 2012 11:10PM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 1,399

The skin cells on the top layer are dead. Cells below the surface are alive and are being pushed to the surface where they will eventually die too. So almost anything on the surface of skin will flake off with the dead skin cells eventually. The cancer part I do not know. Is there any cancer warnings on the POR-15 can? My guess is that it says something like do not get on skin or wear protective gloves, etc.

Thanks for the warning, I am sure everyone will take care when using the stuff.

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #18
Jim K James A. Krasnansky Liberty, KY, USA 1970 MG MGB GT "Chloe" 1971 MG MGB GT "Roscoe" 1972 MG MGB "Camilla"	Posted: August 20, 2012 07:39AM Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 8,012

Don't panic. It's probably "known to the State of California to cause cancer," but you live in Wisconsin. winking smiley

Jim K is a grease-stained wretch

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #19
geezer charles durning Magee, MS, USA 1958 MG Magnette ZB "Chick Magnette"	Posted: August 20, 2012 08:08AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 400

For the same reason I understand that you should wear eye protection and avoid breathing the fumes.

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Re: POR-15 WARNING #20
JohnTF John F Northeastern Ohio, USA 1970 MG MGB 1970 MG MGB	Posted: August 20, 2012 08:32AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 843

There was a bit left from Mt. St. Helens though mostly ash, it is what they literally Stone Wash Jeans with, in Mexico you can buy a good size chunk for $.10 to clean your iron pots or iron with.

It's a high silica lava with enough gas to make it frothy, one of the few rocks that float, made a mess of Pompeii and the harbor too, associated with violent volcanic eruptions.

Old school fine sanding method, mix it ground up with oil to finish varnish, being careful not to rub through the finish.

Now, if you are really tough, you can go for vesicular basalt, they used to sell it for the gas BBQ, will do a faster job if you are up to it --

Students generally do not miss this one on the lab midterm. ;-:

Don't know the genius who figured out how to sell it for a couple of bucks for the ladies feet?

I can sell you some 100% dihydrogen oxide for your radiator?

Regards, John

In reply to # 2149595 by 19602 I found the answer to por 15 on the hands (and other places) - my wife's pumice stone, you know the one she uses to scrub the bottom of her feet. I found that it takes anything off, including black por 15. You will find that after you have used the stone a couple of times, she will buy you your own or give you hers and buy a new one for herself!!

for those who don't know what pumice stone is, here is the definition from google search - Definition for pumice stone:
Web definitions:
pumice: a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive.
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Tony

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