Pat Miles Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Working in the garage tonight fitting a barrel for a 40 single stack I'm trying to finish up. I make the initial cut with my Wilson lug cutter and move on to the final fitting. Break out the blue Dykem to paint the feet. Paint, file,try.Paint, file,try... Reach for the brush in the Dykem and knock the bottle off the work bench . Up into the air I go to try and avoid the impending splash. Almost high enough but not quite. But then where to land? Oh yeah, right in the blue flood that's all over the floor now. This wasn't the small economical size bottle. No, this was the large industrial size barrel o' Dykem. Dog slinks away waiting for the small thermonuclear rant that is about to happen. It happens. Blue splotches on my shoes, my Levis and everything else within a three foot radius. Fortunately paint thinner cleans this stuff up. I catch a small buzz from the fumes. Takes me back to my younger, stupid days.There goes an hour of my evening. Folks at Starbucks are going to give the freak with blue hands a wide berth tomorrow morning. Oh well. CYa, Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Nope, I only use the small containers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Small containers for me too. Lid comes off, and gets screwed right back on again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atbarr Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Small containers for me too. Lid comes off, and gets screwed right back on again. The small containers still make one mell of a hess. Don't ask how I know. A.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 That stuff can even jump into your ears while you are using it, when it spills it is really bad. I use very rarely, blue Sharpie marker works for almost everything here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Just tell people you are part Smurf I have gotten the stuff on my hands a lot...but not spilled a VAT of it Poor Pat Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken hebert Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Sounds like "Never Sieze". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGentry Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Be careful where you put your hands!!! It is traceable!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchwrench Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Bet your eye started to itch real bad after your hands turned blue????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 The bad part is people are going to think you were digging in a porta potty. Actually you should go to MacDonalds and order french fries and causually tell the counter person you are a porta-potty cleaner as you grab a french fry.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billfer Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I use Dykem in aerosol spray can form. You just have to be a little careful of the overspray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharonAnne9x23 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 guy with blue hands, reject from Blue Man Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I catch a small buzz from the fumes. NICE. At least it wasn't all bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 The bad part is people are going to think you were digging in a porta potty. Actually you should go to MacDonalds and order french fries and causually tell the counter person you are a porta-potty cleaner as you grab a french fry.... I can see Pat doing that LMAO Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Miles Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 I have anchored the Dykem bottle to a 5" x 5" x 1/4" piece of steel. Now if it gets spilled again it's because I wanted it to get spilled! I'm still cleaning up splotches of Dykem. At least I can open the garage door to help get rid of the paint thinner fumes I'm using for cleanup. Far Out! Jim, I,m gonna bring you a bit Saturday for your mustache. CYa, Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I have anchored the Dykem bottle to a 5" x 5" x 1/4" piece of steel. Now if it gets spilled again it's because I wanted it to get spilled! I'm still cleaning up splotches of Dykem. At least I can open the garage door to help get rid of the paint thinner fumes I'm using for cleanup. Far Out!Jim, I,m gonna bring you a bit Saturday for your mustache. CYa, Pat Prussian Blue would be better. It would be almost like waxing it...in Blue. Might even match some of Nanci's guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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