Had a piece of metal in my finger since Monday, swelling up now...time to go! I remember something, I believe it was bar soap on a band aid? Anyone know any tricks?
pantyhose works sometimes. find an exacto blade, or real sharp knife and do some garage surgery. longer its in there, the worse it will get
I cut down pretty far with fingernail clippers, can't see it, don't know what direction to cut...ugh. don't like cutting my own skin!
I heard elmars glue. Put it on and let it set till dry and it nay pull it ou
that sucks, needles, tweezers, razor blades, peroxide, gauze, bandaids and a big pair to do it. high powered magnet?
x2 keep an eye on it, u don't want infection bud, hope u can get it out,
Quote from: 85cHeavyMetalBogger on August 17, 2012, 06:31:52 PM
that sucks, needles, tweezers, razor blades, peroxide, gauze, bandaids and a big pair to do it. high powered magnet?
Youll have to man up and cut it out then peroxide it 4-5x a day. Get it out before it rusts up and you get blood poisoning.
yep when I get metal slivers... I try to cut em out myself.... If that fails I give it a few days for it to sometimes work itself back to the surface..... If that fails and it looks like it might start getting infected I go see the doc....
I'm pretty sure you don't have to worry about it rusting up in ya... unless it was rusty when it went in then ya could get tetanus, but if it was clean metal then it wont rust.... metal needs oxygen to rust :)
Quote from: xjs3667 on August 18, 2012, 06:35:08 AM
yep when I get metal slivers... I try to cut em out myself.... If that fails I give it a few days for it to sometimes work itself back to the surface..... If that fails and it looks like it might start getting infected I go see the doc....
I'm pretty sure you don't have to worry about it rusting up in ya... unless it was rusty when it went in then ya could get tetanus, but if it was clean metal then it wont rust.... metal needs oxygen to rust :)
Theres oxygen in there. With time it will rust, had one in my eye and it rusted.
just let it fall off you got 9 more. ==2cents
Nobody has suggested soaking in cider yet...
Quote from: marshall on August 18, 2012, 07:39:05 PM
Nobody has suggested soaking in cider yet...
hey easy now this is a family site loll sorryy jkk ==nta
Ever here of drawing salve
Quote from: cruisers4wdtoy on August 19, 2012, 02:48:15 AM
Ever here of drawing salve
no, I'm listening... Was think of putting a magnet in a band aid, lol
Ive used Drawing salve too. My wife gets it at rite aid. Put some on and cover with a band aid overnight. Should help draw it to the surface
Soap in a band aid didn't work, worked on it with a razor blade, ( mildly) can't find it. Try the drawing salve :)
I've managed to get metal slivers out with pliers several times, either you have to be able to grab it as it sticks out or cut around it to get in there and get it out.
Good pair of pliers or needle nose can pinch the metal and tug it out better than tweezers dreamed of.
Sometimes tweezers push it back in, ouch!
Quote from: 390JOE on August 18, 2012, 08:42:26 PM
Quote from: marshall on August 18, 2012, 07:39:05 PM
Nobody has suggested soaking in cider yet...
hey easy now this is a family site loll sorryy jkk ==nta
i didnt think anybody else picked up on that good one lmao
Quote from: bubba on August 20, 2012, 03:05:57 PM
Quote from: 390JOE on August 18, 2012, 08:42:26 PM
Quote from: marshall on August 18, 2012, 07:39:05 PM
Nobody has suggested soaking in cider yet...
hey easy now this is a family site loll sorryy jkk ==nta
i didnt think anybody else picked up on that good one lmao
i got it,lol
did u ever get it out?
Ok from a steel worker.....I've done this many times
Take a new piece of 1/4" flat stock and grind on 1/4 side to center (opposite of what you would a knife blade) it will push the metal to center amd repeat on opposite side until almost Sharp.
If u feel edge it will be rough, steel is not naturally a smooth material so the splinter in your skin more then 99% went in like a wasps stinger and little fingers on it are holding it in your skin and everytime u squeeze or push on it it will bury deeper and not be able to retract, like said before dig around it til u can see end, tale piece fabricated and set across and drag across, the rough fingers of the splinter will catch on the fabricated piece and pull it out
It may take few times but will work.
i never got it out, never even seen it, not sure if it healed in or worked itself out? quit hurting about a week ago, and the hole healed over.
I've always used a knife blade to get slivers out, seemed to do the job!!
Quote from: 7387chevynut on September 13, 2012, 12:01:58 AM
I've always used a knife blade to get slivers out, seemed to do the job!!
Sam thing knife blades are course, laser cut knifes are smooth but will still fen too
Quote from: old school truck dude on August 18, 2012, 11:49:54 AM
Quote from: xjs3667 on August 18, 2012, 06:35:08 AM
yep when I get metal slivers... I try to cut em out myself.... If that fails I give it a few days for it to sometimes work itself back to the surface..... If that fails and it looks like it might start getting infected I go see the doc....
I'm pretty sure you don't have to worry about it rusting up in ya... unless it was rusty when it went in then ya could get tetanus, but if it was clean metal then it wont rust.... metal needs oxygen to rust :)
Theres oxygen in there. With time it will rust, had one in my eye and it rusted.
red blood cells carry oxygen loll how do you think we survive?
Nothin like a little iron in your blood ==roll