Tile cement burns on finger tips

[macten]

Just layed a bathroom floor today and by the end of it most of my fingers and both thumbs have opened up with cracks and holes. Been working everyday for 40 days now so my hands have had no time to recover. Worse thing is I've got a shed load of grouting to do tomorrow and grout's worse than rapid set!
Is there any truth in peeing on your fingers?
Not sure if the bloke that told me was winding me up!
Kind of makes sense as urine is mildly acidic and cement is very alkaline.
Don't want to wear gloves as last time I did that all my wash bucket water went down my wrists and I didn't notice - marinated my hands in cement water for 8 hours and they were wrecked.

 

[Dan]

Dude, wear gloves. Also checkout that barrier cream stuff! Not worth working in uncomfortable environments these days.

 

[macten]

Never found a barrier cream that stays on during work and then your hands go all slippy. Latex gloves are worse, trying to grip on to a 60x60 porc tile with wet gloved fingers is a struggle.
May be I need to man up.
Gonna **** on my fingers anyway!:lol:

 

[bugs183]

You have to wear gloves mate. I don't wear them normally if fixing, but always when grouting.
Get the blue Nitrile ones as they are stronger, don't gert powdered as i'm sure them knacker your hands more.
When i get home i wash my hands thoroughly in shampoo and hot water, this removes the cement and then use Vaseline intensive care lotion or lately i've been using 'Cetroben Dermitologically Emolient Cream'.

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This stuff has saved my hands.

 

[widler]

Ive been using addy/plaster/lime/cement for over 25 years, my hands are still as soft as a babys bum, my secret....................................
I have never had a dishwasher and always use fairy

 

[Bubblecraft]

My labourer used to burn himself when we were using bagged addy. It's never bothered me

 

[Tony73]

Ive been using addy/plaster/lime/cement for over 25 years, my hands are still as soft as a babys bum, my secret....................................
I have never had a dishwasher and always use fairy

i dont like to use anythink, very rearly use some cream. My fingers allways bleedin :lol:
. And i don't realy care, i ignore pain . Soft skin , just for pianists :lol:
(only joking)

 

[bugs183]

We watched some plonker build a ramp out of grano, i'd never seen it before (years ago), dad told him to put some gloves on, man told dad to 'not talk soft', bloke came in next day with his hands bleeding everywhere, he wasn't very happy.

 

[widler]

i dont like to use anythink, very rearly use some cream. My fingers allways bleedin :lol:
. And i don't realy care, i ignore pain . Soft skin , just for pianists :lol:
(only joking)

Tony, fairy aint cream its washing up liquid

 

[AliGage]

Carry a towel and dry your hands. This time of year i find the wet cutter a chore. Been doing 60sqm of travertine lately. Every "brick" i cut to size on the bridge saw. Hands got soaked and freezing cold. Have a couple of cheap tea towels to hand, one to clean and one to dry.

Having said that every middle knuckle/bend in my fingers have cracked open. But i have spent the last 4 weeks mainly outside in one way or the other cutting, or in a conservatory laying. It's been freezing!!

 

[Tony73]

Tony, fairy aint cream its washing up liquid

i know
, i was going about soft skin :lol:. I prefer working class , ruff hands

 

[widler]

i know
, i was going about soft skin :lol:. I prefer working class , ruff hands

U obviously aint my wife tony , she loves soft hands
In all seriousness ive had the mick took out of me since i was a teenager about my hands being soft and small, when i boxed it was 'tie the gloves on tight they prob fall off if you don't'
Then on site " look at them little hands, u sure u can pick that bag up gay boy"or "you know what they say about little hands and small penises" ect ect ect
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[charlie1]

supperglue the cuts together.... 2 or 3 layers, it works for me

 

[Tony73]

U obviously aint my wife tony , she loves soft hands
In all seriousness ive had the mick took out of me since i was a teenager about my hands being soft and small, when i boxed it was 'tie the gloves on tight they prob fall off if you don't'
Then on site " look at them little hands, u sure u can pick that bag up gay boy"or "you know what they say about little hands and small penises" ect ect ect
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:lol:
:lol::lol:
, I'm only 75kg, but my hands are so big. way to big for my size .( But it's good thing when you work with heavy stone)

 

[macten]

Normally doesn't bother me - I like to get a few days off between big jobs but tis the silly season atm.
Anyway they've been doused in my wee!
Will see what they're like in the morning.
My index finger has a great big hole in it - it appeared in an hour laying this floor!