Resin in the Eye

Discussion in 'All Discussions' started by Slashdog, Mar 20, 2015.

  1. Slashdog

    Slashdog Well-Known Member

    May 22, 2012
    Anyone here ever lose some flesh to a planer? Or get catalyst in the pudhole? You can let me know so I don't feel alone in my stupidity.

    Today, for the first time, I managed to get resin in my eye.

    I was trying to bang out a big-ding hotcoat and a little glob flicked off the f*cking brush and went right into my eye.

    I realized immediately ,and my first dumb thought was, 'how long is this gonna take to burn'? Well about a second later, I was squinting and running upstairs. My second dumb thought was, 'I have to find the Material Safety Data Sheet for resin.' Googling through one eye, I finally found one, and realizing that I should have already been flushing my eye with water, I run to the bathroom.

    Many shot-glass flushes later (It's sad that I actually I have a preferred shot glass for this), it was still blurry and burning. So I ran to my faucet, which fortunately has one of those detachable heads. With my head in the sink I blasted my eye for a good 15 minutes. The water pressure actually started hurting more than the resin burn, but I wanted that sh*t out of my eye.

    Now, about six hours and beers later, the burn is pretty much gone, but it still feels like I've got something stickin' in my eye.

    [video=youtube;DsoAfiqOmdA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsoAfiqOmdA[/video]
     
  2. KOOKamungya

    KOOKamungya Well-Known Member

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    Jun 18, 2014
    sorry dude that sucks_ i once was working under my truck and got a metal splinter in my eye-it was a ***** but i finally got it out with tweezers. i hate the eye ****.
     

  3. mattinvb

    mattinvb Well-Known Member

    596
    Sep 9, 2014
    yeah, go to an optometrist/ophthamoligist asap. You're eyes aren't worth fvcking around with.
     
  4. Barry Cuda

    Barry Cuda Guest

    And next time wear eye protection...goggles etc.
    I know...easy to post event quarterback, but you only get one set, man.
     
  5. BassMon2

    BassMon2 Well-Known Member

    Jan 27, 2015
    I read that while post in suspense wondering how it was going to turn out....sounds rough. Than I read that last line and saw the video and started cracking up. No offense. Songs going to be stuck in my head from like a week now
     
  6. your pier

    your pier Well-Known Member

    Dec 2, 2013
    at least you got the chance to remind me/us of a great song/band
     
  7. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    Damn Slashy, hope you're aight. How's it holding up today?

    Props for the appropriate video.

    Man, that's a sharty feeling...never got resin in the eye, but taken direct hits w/ bleach and tar, and I reckon it really made me nervous.

    And, amigo, I have to say, Safety First, next time.

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  8. Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2009
  9. CJsurf

    CJsurf Well-Known Member

    Apr 28, 2014
    Never got resin in my eye. Once without thinking wiped my chin and lip with the back of my hand after mixing up a batch of resin. I did not realize that there was mec peroxide catylist on the glove I was wearing. It only affected where it contacted my lower lip. Instant chemical burn blisters. Judging by how bad it instantly blistered my lip its safe to say you'd be blinded if you ever had that get in direct contact with your eye.
     
  10. LBCrew

    LBCrew Well-Known Member

    Aug 12, 2009
  11. worsey

    worsey Well-Known Member

    Oct 13, 2013
    unfortunately, one of our local pro-surfers....is a poster child for this.
     
  12. Socco

    Socco Well-Known Member

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    Jul 14, 2014
    and still pumpin out good music to this day
     
  13. Mitchell

    Mitchell Well-Known Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    got some poly resin in my eye last year while glassing a board. just a tiny speck while pulling the squeegee over the rail a bit too agressively just as I finished the board. I had taken by safety goggles off because they were fogging while using a respirator.

    noticed that my eyelid was sticking a bit when i closed/opened my eye.
    Flushed the eye with water for several minutes....
    The sticking sensation lasted for a couple hours, then went away.

    Went out and bought the respirator/eyeshield combo
     
  14. CDsurf

    CDsurf Well-Known Member

    391
    May 10, 2014
    i wish they still played 90's punk like that in surf videos.
     
  15. red dog

    red dog Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2015
    next time try a magnet off the fridge! IT WORKS!
     
  16. your pier

    your pier Well-Known Member

    Dec 2, 2013
    nice...after so long & thanks for all the shoes, and the decline my attention to epitaph/fat records socal punk days kind of, well, declined...have to check 'em out again
     
  17. sisurfdogg

    sisurfdogg Well-Known Member

    Jun 17, 2013
    Once I had to go to an eye doctor so he could peel back my eyelid and remove a jellyfish tentacle the day after I got hit with it. My eye was all puffed up, I had tried flushing, and finally gave up and wet to the doc. 10 minutes later I was fine.
     
  18. live4truth

    live4truth Well-Known Member

    866
    Feb 9, 2007
    Got some styrene in my eye about 5 years ago when fixing some stress cracks in a board...the stinging was unbelievable. Washed it out for about 20 minutes...can't believe I'm not blind.
     
  19. Mr.Belmar

    Mr.Belmar Well-Known Member

    Aug 19, 2010
  20. HARDCORESHARTHUFFER-RI

    HARDCORESHARTHUFFER-RI Well-Known Member

    Sep 17, 2013
    slashie, now you know thats Karma for all the porn you been watching, right?