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New use for WD-40, Do not try this at home |
914Sixer |
Jul 1 2008, 07:24 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,877 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Yesterday I was painting some parts that required that the paint be heated up to adhere properly. I was using a heat gun on the high setting (1200 degrees). The heat gun started to fall and like a FOOL I went to catch it. I the pain was INTENSE and immediate. I grabbed a can of WD-40 and soaked 3 fingers and the plam of my hand. My thinking was the old wives tale of putting butter on a burn. I was fully expecting to go to the emergency room to have my hand treated.
The WD-40 soaked in and started to relieve the pain. The pain came back a second time so I repeated the soaking. My hand required a third treatment. To my amazement I saw no blistering and the pain had subsided. The area was tender to the touch and red but that was all. I came inside to the house to clean up in case a trip to the doctor was in order but still no blistering. The picture is of my hand this morning. The skin is tight on 3 fingers and my palm but you can not tell they were burned. Ripley's believe it or not? Attached image(s) |
davep |
Jul 1 2008, 07:27 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,138 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
Lucky sod. Good thinking, but I don't know why it worked.
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Dr Evil |
Jul 1 2008, 07:54 AM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,995 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Was it cool when you sprayed it? If you immediately apply cold to a burn (1* or 2*) you will slow down the reaction that causes the skin to blister, hurt, turn red. I would still expect it to slough off some if you killed any skin, but it will likely be less. If it wasnt due to the cooling effects of the WD40, then I dont know what happened.
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Root_Werks |
Jul 1 2008, 08:00 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,317 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I use WD40 and spray it on cutting blades and drill bits to keep them cool and sharp. Works great, especially when you don't have cutting oil handy. Maybe it does have a cooling property to it?
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914Sixer |
Jul 1 2008, 08:12 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,877 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
In response to Dr Evil, the WD-40 was not cool. It was about 80 degrees in the garage and I grabed it off the shelf. I am still baffled about the whole thing. My mother sent an email all about the uses of WD-40 but I thought it was urban legend stuff. Maybe there is some truth in it.
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TeenerTim |
Jul 1 2008, 08:23 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 597 Joined: 22-October 07 From: Norfolk,VA Member No.: 8,253 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Just be glad it was only a heat gun. My mother's uncle was cutting tree limbs with a chain saw when the same thing happened. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/new_shocked.gif) Needless to saw he lost his fingers.
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swl |
Jul 1 2008, 08:51 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,409 Joined: 7-August 05 From: Kingston,On,Canada Member No.: 4,550 Region Association: Canada |
In response to Dr Evil, the WD-40 was not cool. It was about 80 degrees in the garage and I grabed it off the shelf. I am still baffled about the whole thing. My mother sent an email all about the uses of WD-40 but I thought it was urban legend stuff. Maybe there is some truth in it. engage boy scientist mode: When compressed gas (the propellant) expands it is cold - like a refrigerator. Even if the can was 80* the cooling effect of the expansion would make the spray quite cool. Couple that with the oils ability to transfer the heat away from your skin and Mikes theory seems reasonable. boy scientist mode off: There are some pretty stunning burn creams out there. My wife did the boiling oil trick to her thumb once and we had to take her to emerg. The stuff they put on was amazing but the dressing did not cover a small area at the margins. That which was covered never bothered her. The little strip that remained blistered and was really painful. Maybe the WD40 has some similar properties. |
6freak |
Jul 1 2008, 08:56 AM
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MR.C Group: Members Posts: 4,740 Joined: 19-March 08 From: Tacoma WA Member No.: 8,829 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Yesterday I was painting some parts that required that the paint be heated up to adhere properly. I was using a heat gun on the high setting (1200 degrees). The heat gun started to fall and like a FOOL I went to catch it. I the pain was INTENSE and immediate. I grabbed a can of WD-40 and soaked 3 fingers and the plam of my hand. My thinking was the old wives tale of putting butter on a burn. I was fully expecting to go to the emergency room to have my hand treated. The WD-40 soaked in and started to relieve the pain. The pain came back a second time so I repeated the soaking. My hand required a third treatment. To my amazement I saw no blistering and the pain had subsided. The area was tender to the touch and red but that was all. I came inside to the house to clean up in case a trip to the doctor was in order but still no blistering. The picture is of my hand this morning. The skin is tight on 3 fingers and my palm but you can not tell they were burned. Ripley's believe it or not? Fish oils ..Its not listed on the label but its in there and it works for just such things ...... thats all i know |
ConeDodger |
Jul 1 2008, 10:02 AM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,580 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California |
In response to Dr Evil, the WD-40 was not cool. It was about 80 degrees in the garage and I grabed it off the shelf. I am still baffled about the whole thing. My mother sent an email all about the uses of WD-40 but I thought it was urban legend stuff. Maybe there is some truth in it. The WD40 was cool. At 80 degrees it was probably a 100 degrees cooler than the burning flesh. That bald kid should go to med school... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
seanery |
Jul 1 2008, 10:46 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
thats pretty amazing!
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MrKona |
Jul 1 2008, 10:56 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 597 Joined: 25-July 05 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 4,469 Region Association: None |
Great news to hear that your hand is doing so well...
But to preserve the scientific integrity of this experiment, we need a control group to see if WD40 worked better than immediate ice water would have. Therefore, we need you to replicate the experience with your other hand and ice water immersion and let us know the results. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
736conver |
Jul 1 2008, 10:59 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,117 Joined: 25-May 03 From: SE Wisconsin Member No.: 736 Region Association: None |
QUOTE Fish oils ..Its not listed on the label but its in there and it works for just such things ...... thats all i know (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Fish oils I remember my dad telling me about using wd-40 on burns. Never had to do it but always remembered. |
dbgriffith75 |
Jul 1 2008, 11:42 AM
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TheGrif Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 25-July 07 From: Iowa, USA Member No.: 7,945 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I'll need to keep this in mind next time I'm playing with fire.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Phoenix914 |
Jul 1 2008, 01:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 389 Joined: 6-December 06 From: Oviedo, FL Member No.: 7,322 Region Association: South East States |
We should also have a volunteer try Windex. Or was I the only person who saw that movie?
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PeeGreen 914 |
Jul 1 2008, 02:37 PM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
In response to Dr Evil, the WD-40 was not cool. It was about 80 degrees in the garage and I grabed it off the shelf. I am still baffled about the whole thing. My mother sent an email all about the uses of WD-40 but I thought it was urban legend stuff. Maybe there is some truth in it. The WD40 was cool. At 80 degrees it was probably a 100 degrees cooler than the burning flesh. That bald kid should go to med school... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I bet he'd make a good doctor someday if he did (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
Dr. Roger |
Jul 1 2008, 03:04 PM
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A bat out of hell. Group: Members Posts: 3,944 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Hercules, California Member No.: 3,533 Region Association: Northern California |
We should also have a volunteer try Windex. Or was I the only person who saw that movie? I was actually going to say that a friend suggested I try it and it worked. I was expecting it to sting like a Mo Fo but it immediately took the sting away. Totally surprised. She said it was the ammonia. |
rufio0205 |
Jul 1 2008, 03:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 9-September 07 From: Orlando, FL Member No.: 8,099 Region Association: South East States |
I was always told for minor to medium intense burns such as grabbing a glass pyrex dish straight out of the oven...for instance....skin to skin contact was best because it brings the temperature of your finger back down to normal body temperature...thus not shocking..thus not having a reaction such as a blister....could be myth...but in my simple experience 3 weeks ago...it worked well enough
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plymouth37 |
Jul 1 2008, 06:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,825 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Snoqualmie, WA Member No.: 4,138 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Wow, I never thought of treating a burn like that. You see my solution is to yell out as many obsenities as possible as loud as I can, followed by kicking the s#!t out of what ever burned me, always worked for me!
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swl |
Jul 1 2008, 07:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,409 Joined: 7-August 05 From: Kingston,On,Canada Member No.: 4,550 Region Association: Canada |
Wow, I never thought of treating a burn like that. You see my solution is to yell out as many obsenities as possible as loud as I can, followed by kicking the s#!t out of what ever burned me, always worked for me! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) The univeral cure all! |
Pat Garvey |
Jul 1 2008, 07:40 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
Wow, I never thought of treating a burn like that. You see my solution is to yell out as many obsenities as possible as loud as I can, followed by kicking the s#!t out of what ever burned me, always worked for me! Reminds me of a scene from Deliverance. The city boys catch a redneck pounding on a piece of steel - surprised him! Hits his hand with a hammer! He yells lots of nasty words & runs outside to kick the crap out of an old rusted Dodge. They ask him if he's Ok - says it's Ok. Great to have something to kick the crap out of, but I don't think my wife would feel the same, since her's is the only non-Porsche in the garage....and it's new. |
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