How to clean off resin?

[smtk]

I'm using large 500ml plastic syringes to inject resin into my moulds (too keep the pour spouts small) however I might get 3 or 4 casts out of them before they just have to be thrown away.

Is there something i can soak them in to clean of the resin and while not tainting subsequent uses?

Also how does one get resin off clothes? I wear a lab coat but I had a splash on my trousers and my shoes.

[Magnetic Duckling]

[Anvils Hammer]

[mangozac]

I'm with Duckling and AH: there's really no getting it off fabric. The resin seeps into the fibres and binds with it extremely well. In fact very similarly to fibreglass! I don't know how you manage to splash so much though - I've never spilled any on my clothes!

Similarly with the syringes I think ultimately it's going to be easier and less aggravating to just throw them out once they're gummed up...

[Deadmeat30]

Cursed yourself now zac..... shouldnt of said that

Ive ruined quite a few t-shirts and trousers with the glorious resin, lol.

[Magnetic Duckling]

[paulson games]

I've ruined a few shirts which is why I always wear older ones to do my work in.

Resin also doesn't come out of hair, I had fun with that one the other. I went to shake a bottle and didn't realize the cap wasn't on, oops.

Other things it' doesn't come off of, cell phone screens or the lens of your glasses... grrr

[Magnetic Duckling]

About the syringes, I washed mine with water and soap but the results were so so but I mentioning it is possible can't hurt.

[Fleafa]

So long as the syringes don't have rubber plungers, you could leave them to soak in acetone. If they do, try to take them off first.
I guess you could even try that with pure cotton clothes. Any polyester will be devoured though and I wouldn't hold out hope for colour fastness!

[smtk]

Well there no need to worry about cleaning my trousers...



This afternoon had a combination of things to try my patience. My father picked a fight with me upon getting to the garage, I had a lot of casting to do today, its very warm here, the power cut out for 10mins and the floor space in the garage is limited to about 1 square meter.

All of the above meant i was in a hurry to get out of there and didn't change into my spare set of clothes or put on my safety goggles ( seem to have lost my clear safety glasses). This was my choice to save time and complacency had set in. I was wearing gloves and my lab coat however.

I was using a new 50ml syringe (job lot off eBay) to fill the moulds. The plunger started sticking but i still had a lot of resin to go so i powered through it (you guys already know where this is going). About the 5th draw the syringe jammed then pulled apart with a loud pop and half a liters resin exploded everywhere all over my lab coat, trousers, the work bench and the floor. The only place i didn't even get a drop on was my face ever so lucky for me.

Thinking back now I was really lucky not to catch any in my eyes and blind myself. Only resin that got on my skin was on my wrist where it smashed into the cup I was using. Its really easy to become complacent when working with it so much its only days like today when you think what liquid resin is a liquid plastic that cures using toxic catalyst that get very hot.

Needless to say I will now will stop treating this as a hobby and remember its a hazardous chemical environment. I'll always use goggles now and have a back up syringe in case of problems. Remember to work at my own pace and not try to rush things.

I did however find out a similar funny story that happened to a doctor friend as a result. He was making blood cultures when the blood clotted in the syringe which then exploded covering him and the room in blood a nurse walks in right after, has fits of screaming, runs into the corridor and passes out.

[mangozac]

I think you're one of only a couple of people on here using syringes to inject their resin. I could indeed tell where the story was going though

Glad to hear there wasn't any injuries resulting from it!