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Paul Sutherland
From:
Placerville, California
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 10:46 am |
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| How do you prevent them? How do you fix them? |
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Jack Ritter
From:
Enid, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 11:07 am
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I get a little bottle of "skin shield or new skin" at the drug store. Does a good job----Jack
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 11:47 am
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| Super glue. |
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Billy Tonnesen
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R.I.P., Buena Park, California
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 1:45 pm
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| I also recommend "Super Glue". Always carry some with you. Also good for minor cuts. |
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Don Poland
From:
Hanover, PA.
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 2:11 pm
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| Billy Tonnesen wrote: |
| I also recommend "Super Glue". Always carry some with you. Also good for minor cuts. |
I had to chuckle when I read this. I have used it in place of "stitches" in the past, and it left no scar..  |
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Rick Abbott
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 2:14 pm
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I may be completely wrong, but I think super-glue was developed for medical use originaly. They glued my son's chin with it both times he busted it falling on the hardwood floor.
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Paul Sutherland
From:
Placerville, California
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 3:29 pm
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| I know about, and have used New Skin and Skin Shield. They both work fairly well. But Super Glue is not something I would have ever thought of trying. Are you guys serious? |
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Stephen Silver
From:
Asheville, NC
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 3:38 pm
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Paul, rather than dealing with hangnails, I use a cuticle softener regularly to prevent them. That and something really moisturizing to keep that skin from getting dry. I also have a lovely wife who regularly gives me manicures and trims the cuticles to keep them back. Now to many that may not sound manly but it is ever so much better than having to wear a pick over that hangnail.
Or you could do what Bill Hankey has suggested dozens and dozens of pro players do and play without picks.
SS
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Billy Tonnesen
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R.I.P., Buena Park, California
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 3:40 pm
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My Son-in-Law is a Carpenter. Most Contruction Workers that work with hand tools carry Super Glue with them for minor emergencies. This is not a Joke !
What makes a Hangnail hurt is Air getting to it. The Glue seals the Hangnail from the Air. It usually starts flaking off in a couple of days and completes normal healing.
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 3:50 pm
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| Super glue was, e.g., Danny Gatton's mainstay for broken nails. It does work great, but I suggest caution with it, for obvious reasons. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 3:58 pm
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Yes Paul, I was quite serious. A caveat here however, I don't know whether cyanoacrylates are considered medically safe or if they can irritate the skin. Folks might want to research that. Caution is suggested as you can quickly join together some things you'd rather not have joined!
I use it all the time for hangnails, split nails, minor cuts and abrasions that would otherwise interfere with my picking comfort, etc. I used it a lot when I was in the automotive repair business for booboos and such.
I am never without crazy or super glue or one of the generic varieties. The gels don't work as well for me as the thinner solutions.
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 3:59 pm
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I have used super glue on my fingers many times, for split tips, hang nails, cuts. Just let it dry first before putting on your picks...
also don't inhale the fumes or get it near your eyes.. it's a cyano acrylate and will make your eyes tear like tear gas .. |
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Ken Lang
From:
Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 6:18 pm
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We've used cyanoacrylates a lot where I worked and they are a bear. They can be formulsted in various thickensses and curing times. One unit had multiple dispensing tips. Shut the machine down for 10 minutes and you replace the lot as they've plugged up. Heaven help you if you get air in the system; you end up replacing all kind of valves, hoses and so on.
I did hear a few years ago that the Army did use cyanoacrylates for sealing wounds and it worked very well. But they stopped using it. I never heard why.
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Gregg Laiben
From:
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 6:30 pm
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| Jerry Overstreet wrote: |
| A caveat here however, I don't know whether cyanoacrylates are considered medically safe or if they can irritate the skin. |
About 5% of folks will develop skin sensitivity from cyanoacrylates. As to medical uses, the cyanoacrylates have been used, but current versions use different chemical structures. SuperGlue works exceptionally well to repair a lacerated liver (eg, following blunt abdominal trauma). |
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Don Barnhardt
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 8:02 pm hangnails
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| super glue is great for hangnails and cracks DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING BEFORE IT DRYS1 |
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Bill Mayville
From:
Las Vegas Nevada * R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 8:03 pm playing with out picks
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i could only imagine what playing with out picks could sound like.
Maybe it would sound like ,playing a fiddle with -out
the bow.
Bill
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 8:14 pm
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Super glue works good to keep your picks on too.  Just kiddin, don't do it.  |
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 9:51 pm
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Years ago I was working in a recording studio and had an early morning setup for a 60 voice gospel choir. I was running around trying to get everything ready and my glasses hinge fell apart. I went into the bathroom to super-glue it back together, as I'd done many times before. I was leaning over the sink squinting and squeezing the tube when the back end opened up and a big gob squirted directly into my eye.
I stood there for a second with some unpleasant thoughts running... took a deep breath and tried to open my eye.
Amazingly, the glue seemed to have solidified somehow on the moisture on my eyeball, not glued anything else, as a half-round eyeball shaped bit just fell out into the sink.
I wonder how it would have worked out if it had been a rock session... |
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