Portland Stucco Burns skin

[@JiříKupec]

Thanks to your videos I started plastering my house. Greetings from Prague, Czech Republic.

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@JiříKupec Morning Jiri, man, that’s just beautiful.👨‍🎨

[@JiříKupec]

@ I've become addicted to your videos and I never thought I'd start enjoying plastering so much.💪

[@StuccoPlastering]

@ That comment makes you my newest and bestest friend. 😉

[@charlottesspot]

kirks a badass

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@charlottesspot thank you.

[@braydeny]

I dont believe kirk can be weakened

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@braydeny Bartender, I’ll have what Brays having. 😉

[@lmilne4859]

Top tips as always Kirk 🤙🤙

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@lmilne4859 Thank you.

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@lmilne4859 🤙

[@chiefscrubadub3928]

Thanks Kirk, Newbies need to know this before they damage their skin

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@chiefscrubadub3928 exzackory, it’s a topic I rarely cover as it negative, but really important.

[@peterdean5300]

Thanks for the information, I didn't know about burning of the skin

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@peterdean5300 Don’t take my word for it google, lye burns from either stucco or concrete as both use Portland cement as a binder. 👨‍🔬

[@psidvicious]

It’s called a “burn” but it doesn’t actually burn as in, feeling very hot or stinging. Depending on the amount of exposure what it does is, dries the skin out, which will then start itching and then the skin will start flacking and peeling. Sort of like a sunburn only without the heat sensation.

[@StuccoPlastering]

@ It’s all about the pH level. What is skin's pH? The optimal pH value of skin on most of our face and body lies between 4.7 and 5.75. Now what’s the pH level of stucco? Things that make you go hmmm.👨‍⚕️

[@darrylhaynes]

You are a great teacher

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@darrylhaynes howdy Darry, thank you.

[@JimmyCapricorn77]

Very helpful safety tips! I knew mixing stucco you need to wear a respirator but didn’t know that it can mess with your lings while applying. Very good to know stucco can stay in the air for a week. Probably why when I was applying stucco to an adobe wall my asthma started acting up.

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@JimmyCapricorn77 Howdy Jimmy, the lye and silica can remain around the perimeter of your home and your neighbors home forever, then while walking can be airborne again, I’ve read where it’s almost as bad as asbestos, as it enters the lungs and does not come out. Instead it coats the lungs making it difficult to breathe. This ugly truth is just the tip of the iceberg in toxic effects. 👨‍🔬

[@kyletetro6418]

U the man kirk tu awsome job

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@kyletetro6418 Just killing time and explaining the bummer or drag of some toxins hiding in the materials, like a sock in a dryer.

[@dalbertsnyc]

I’ve been watching some of your 11 yr old vids… Thanks for sharing your expertise. 😂

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@dalbertsnyc Our pleasure, 😉

[@StuccoPlastering]

Glad you like them!

[@Guardducks]

Kirk ever open a hot radiator on a car back in the old day before they came out with the pressure release valve? My uncle did that and got burned on his face and hands with hot coolant ? He never did that again after that . He just broke his arm doing the brakes on his car the wrong way . Good explanation on the lye Burns .

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@Guardducks Evening Guard Duck Dude, of course I have I grew up poor as hell, my rides were all pieces of shit. My car over heated 35 years ago, when I pull the cap my face and neck got so burned it took a week to heal, from then on when I checked radiators I use glove and a towel and turn my face away. 👨‍⚕️

[@sz4179]

What type gloves??

[@fuzzytincan]

Atlas gloves work well

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@fuzzytincanCool beans, Daddieo. I’ve been wearing them ones I point out in this video for 30 or 40 years. 🧤🥊

[@psidvicious]

A lot of the concrete finishers I’ve worked with, always put a plastic grocery bag over their sock, then slip on their rubber boots. You try to get the most out of the clothes and tools you use for work but no one wants to be buying new boots every week, just because you got a little pin hole in one.

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@psidvicious I worked behind as Tommy gun as the first Darby man for years back in the 80s we had knee high rubber boots that we taped our pants into, hats with bandanas that protected our faces, shirts that had to have the collars up, gloves, and glasses, that every hour we had to take off and clean them so we could see for the next hour. I did this for years even in 100 degree weather, I speak from experience, funny thing was we had a good time while at it.🦸‍♂️

[@Surfin4clues]

We’re all tough guys tell about 40. Then if it bends it hurts!

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@Surfin4clues That’s a fact, at my age, I have to use skill not muscle. 🧘‍♂️

[@timmymonte9813]

lather up with petroleum jelly at night to produce the best healing and soothing

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@timmymonte9813 Lol, take a guess what petroleum jelly chemical Composition is made from, than think if it seeps through our skin and enters our bloodstream to party, is it just as bad or helpful? 🕵🏼‍♀️

[@timmymonte9813]

@@StuccoPlastering I was a king of rasperies when i was a laborer for a cinderblock/stucco company. An old timer taught me that like 25 years ago and I know it works, (though may not be the best thing for the blood) but it did bring overnight healing and relief lol... Good content , watching from Florida , St Pete

[@timmymonte9813]

@@StuccoPlastering let the lye and the vaseline go to war with each other while you sleep...

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@timmymonte9813 I’ve seen folks do weird things to protect their hands. The weirdest was the hod Carriors used to pour red transmission fluid all over their arms and hands before the start of the day. Talk about toxic poising going straight through the skin and entering one’s bloodstream. 👨‍🔬

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

"O'Keeffe's Working Hands" is best product for dry hands.

[@seephor]

If you're doing this as a homeowner once or twice a lifetime or a few times a year. Don't worry too much about the PPE. Just put on some latex gloves and you should be fine. If this is your job then yeah, you should be worried about breathing this stuff in daily.

[@tedmaul5842]

@seephor - 'If you're doing this as a homeowner once or twice a lifetime or a few times a year. Don't worry too much about the PPE' Possibly one of the most stupid and dangerous comments I've read on a channel. Silica dust is lethal and is present in sands, clay and rocks that are used as building materials. Withdraw your comment and don't be so flippant about health and safety.

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@seephor Kinda, sorta, but not really.🕵🏼‍♀️

[@petekobraoutdoors7324]

It wasn't till acrylics came out that I used gloves more often. My pigmentation on my hands are bleached from lime burn. I use a lot of Vaseline before and after work, and it seems to help. Getting burns from materials can be a problem, but after years of abuse, they'll toughen up. Mostly? Lol

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@petekobraoutdoors7324 howdy Peter my fellow plasterer in Canada, I know many who felt this way, the real damage is what it does while it get into our bloodstream and has a party. I want my hands soft as a baby’s it but strong as the Hulks.🦸‍♂️

[@jerrodfelice7891]

Sep 15 2024 a hole developed in my boot and concrete ran in. I didn't notice and 20 mins later it was burning. It's Nov 22 2024 and there are still red spots where the 3rd degree chemical burns healed.

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@jerrodfelice7891 Evening Jerrod, sorry to hear this brother. I know many plasterers who lost fingernail and have some serious ailments because of either inhaling the Lyans silica dust or not wearing protective clothes and gloves. In fact I’ve had more comments that I can count saying, “ he’s not a real plasters as he has to wear gloves. 👨‍🔬

[@jerrodfelice7891]

@StuccoPlastering hey Kirk, been watching you a long time. Lots of negative Nancy's on here. It's quite obvious your a master of your craft. When I was young I didn't want to wear safety helmets or vests. Then I saw a testing device fall right as I was about to climb a ladder 40 (was a power plant and came from 150ft up). There is a reason a true professional takes safety precautions. Let those fools saw cut concrete and breath in Siloca dust and develop COPD and pulmonary fibrosis and not be able to breath or have a limb amputated and not be able to work. Keep up the great videos. BTW the hospital told me to apply vinegar and cold water flush. I keep vinegar on me now. Never apply creams or petroleum jelly it makes the burn worse.

[@StuccoPlastering]

@ Every once in awhile I get the wild hair to talk about stuccos ability to take on negative habits, as some folks might be listening.🩻

[@dingdongmagee]

Im absolutely not judging but the moms face in the last couple of seconds is trippy!

[@StuccoPlastering]

@@dingdongmagee There are 4 moms, you got to be more specific😉