Tile cement burns on finger tips

[Dan]

Wear them just with grouting as said above. Or at least when spreading adhesive and laying the normal field tiles. Perhaps when doing the cutting it's not worth the hassle but surely most other times its fine?

You can get some pretty neat thin gloves that fit tight. My mechanic mate has 2 sizes in his garage as he's got a midget and a tubby working for him. So between the two sizes they all have some that fit snug. No excuses when you lose nuts or bolts either as he's worn them himself for like 12 years and knows the drill. I'm sure it's just a case of getting used to them like with anything else.

I'd imagine cutting even ceramics on a rail cutter you'd end up with them torn to shreds, but surely the main tiles that are not cut you'd not even notice wearing them?

 

[macten]

Wet nitrile gloves get so slippy - used to work in a lab and wore them all the time.
I know they'd just get a little hole in and then be worse of.
Will pop some on for grouting tomorrow though as a broken collar bone was nothing compared to this pain - like having mouth ulcers on your finger tips!

 

[The D]

ye do it do it pi$$ on them :lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[cam_low]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001RYORPW/ref=asc_df_B001RYORPW10947754?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B001RYORPW

This stuff is the bees knees. My Dad who was a stonemason used it, I haven't used any better, and believe me I've tried so, so many !!

 

[Sean Kelly]

I go through loads of gloves myself, but it's a small price to pay for protection. As regards to acid on your hands, it's true that vinegar does restore the ph balance of your skin. So pi55ing on your hands won't do you any harm. The problem is that if it works for you then nobody will ever shake your hand or nick your trowels!! Do you ever breathe in addy or grout dust? Then drinking pi55 would definitely relieve your sore throat!!!

 

[jonnyc]

I find It strange that people are joking about problems with burning fingers /dry hands when looking after our knees by protection is commonly agreed to be sensible.our hands are the tools to hold the tools we use.
i hate gloves as you don't have the feeling and certainly with stone you need to feel the difference in texture.
barrier creams are to protect our hands .
if you use a cream it is not needed just because your hands come in contact with cement based products.i have always thought that some tilers think you must be messy if you need a barrier cream.sometimes it is just the case that your hands are always in contact with moisture.

 

[macten]

ye do it do it pi$$ on them :lol::lol::lol::lol:

I did!
Been nearly an hour now and the pain has gone!

 

[Martyn Leeds]

I've got exactly the same problem right now. Usually my fingers get time to recover, but its been non stop for the past 5 weeks or so.
When I struggle to get the lid off the marmalade jar on a morning I know its time to wear gloves.

So today I wore gloves nearly all day & then put my yellow washing up gloves on to do my grouting.

 

[bugs183]

Those little red sores at the end of your fingers don't half hurt!

 

[carlito]

Macten Tiles bareback I wear those thin inspection gloves with barrier cream which took some getting used to, but now I can't do without em.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

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

Not recommended unless you want blood poisoning :yikes: i have been lucky with all the rendering ,screeding, tiling over the years and no problems till last year and i have developed a one finger that has dermatitis on the end that now turns white then peels then scabs on every job i do lol as my son say MTFU........

 

[bugs183]

Try that Cerbatan stuff i put a link too earlier Diamond.
My mate is a mechanic and his hands were getting wrecked with dermatitus, that stuff cleared it up.

 

[Ajax123]

Trouble is once you become susceptible I think it gets worse. I have fortunately ever succumbed to burns or dermatitis. I always wear gloves these days mainly cos I know what's in it is not good for our long term health

 

[macten]

I'm putting off going in today!
Going to tape up all my bad fingers, 2 pairs of latex gloves and a pair of marigolds taped at the wrist.
True about becoming susceptible, sores always open up in the same place.

 

[Perry]

put micro-pore tape on the wounds stops the stinging and always wear marigolds will heal up in a few days