How To Get Kilz Off Skin

OT: Removing Kilz (by Roy [AL]

) Jan 23, 2014 6:46 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by Txmike [TX]) Jan 23, 2014 7:09 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by rick [GA]) Jan 23, 2014 7:10 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by DaveS [IL]) Jan 23, 2014 7:18 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by tryan [MA]

) Jan 23, 2014 7:22 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by tryan [MA]

) Jan 23, 2014 7:22 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by V [OH]

) Jan 23, 2014 7:33 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by Roy [AL]

) Jan 23, 2014 7:58 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by Gwen [MO]) Jan 23, 2014 7:59 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by AllyM [NJ]) Jan 23, 2014 8:06 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by WMH [NC]

) Jan 23, 2014 8:12 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by Roy [AL]

) Jan 23, 2014 8:31 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by Ken [NY]

) Jan 23, 2014 9:22 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by don [PA]

) Jan 23, 2014 9:44 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]

) Jan 23, 2014 10:55 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by Robert J [CA]

) Jan 23, 2014 1:06 PM

OT: Removing Kilz (by CarolJ [CA]) Jan 23, 2014 1:31 PM

OT: Removing Kilz (by Roy [AL]

) Jan 23, 2014 4:37 PM

OT: Removing Kilz (by gevans [SC]

) Jan 23, 2014 5:32 PM

OT: Removing Kilz (by MikeA [TX]

) Jan 23, 2014 6:43 PM

OT: Removing Kilz (by Nellie [ME]

) Jan 23, 2014 7:14 PM

OT: Removing Kilz (by LiveTheDream. [AZ]) Jan 23, 2014 7:45 PM

OT: Removing Kilz (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]

) Jan 23, 2014 8:23 PM

OT: Removing Kilz (by CarolJ [CA]) Jan 23, 2014 8:36 PM

OT: Removing Kilz (by Smokowna [MD]

) Jan 23, 2014 8:50 PM

OT: Removing Kilz (by Roy [AL]

) Jan 23, 2014 10:49 PM

OT: Removing Kilz (by Ken [NY]

) Jan 24, 2014 4:15 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by CarolJ [CA]) Jan 24, 2014 7:53 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by MikeA [TX]

) Jan 24, 2014 4:18 PM

OT: Removing Kilz (by Sunny [CA]) Jan 25, 2014 11:26 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by WMH [NC]

) Jan 25, 2014 11:58 AM

OT: Removing Kilz (by Roy [AL] ) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 6:46 AM
Message:

Last night I helped my new painter put water- based Kilz primer on a bathroom ceiling where new drywall had been hung. My hands were covered with Kilz primer and I can assure you Kilz does not wash off with warm soapy water as most water based paints will. Last night I scrubbed my hands with Brillo pads and that removed some of it but not all of it.

There has to be an easier way to remove Kilz from your hands. Only a seasoned rehabber will have the solution to this nagging problem. Are there any out there? --69.244.xx.xx

OT: Removing Kilz (by Txmike [TX]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 7:09 AM
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Lacquer thinner. It will burn, but I have been washing my hands in it since tech school in the 80s --166.147.xxx.xxx

OT: Removing Kilz (by rick [GA]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 7:10 AM
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I had the same problem, so before I paint I rub baby oil on exposed areas of skin. Paint just wipes off. --24.214.xxx.xx

OT: Removing Kilz (by DaveS [IL]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 7:18 AM
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Try an automotive hand cleaner with pumice...Fast Orange and Gojo are two brands. If that doesn't work, try a small amount of turpentine/mineral spirits on a paper towel and wash it off right away the hand cleaner. Goof Off might be too strong, Goo Gone, an orange cleaner, might work. Or just be speckled Roy for a week and let it wear off. --69.47.xx.xxx

OT: Removing Kilz (by tryan [MA]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 7:22 AM
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Don't put an organic solvent (laquer thinner, goof off ...) on your skin ... long term effects are not good (liver damage) --24.128.xxx.x

OT: Removing Kilz (by tryan [MA]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 7:22 AM
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Don't put an organic solvent (laquer thinner, goof off ...) on your skin ... long term effects are not good (liver damage) --24.128.xxx.x

OT: Removing Kilz (by V [OH]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 7:33 AM
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You need to get the color coating on top so they wash off together - hee, hee.

Couldn't resist this one!

Hope you are doing well in the shack on stilts, we here in the north are keeping everything closed tight as the temps hover from zero to low teens, very low. --75.94.xxx.xxx

OT: Removing Kilz (by Roy [AL] ) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 7:58 AM
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Virden,

This is a bathroom that got gutted down to the studs. Even the 2x10 floor joists under the toilet were reinforced. I decided NOT to paint the new plywood over the wall studs as I had pondered in a previous post. I glued those faux ceramic tile 4x8 wall panels above my shower surround instead.

Still have to paint that bathroom ceiling though where my electrician put his foot through. My new painter is good (I fired the last one for painting over electrical outlets) but he sure is slow as molasses in the wintertime. I want this project done by Saturday, so I have jumped in and started helping getting this job done.

Keep those paint removal tips coming in. Maybe we can get a consensus by the end of this day and surely I will have more paint on myself and clothes by then.

Hey CarolJ in CA: have you ever picked up a paint brush before? Just wondering. :) --69.244.xx.xx

OT: Removing Kilz (by Gwen [MO]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 7:59 AM
Message:

I have a pumice stone (like you scrub your feet with) in the shower and after I've finished bathing, the paint or primer has softened and then I rub the pumice stone over my hands to remove it. I don't like using paint thinner or other chemicals or the smell they leave on my skin. --170.29.xx.x

OT: Removing Kilz (by AllyM [NJ]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 8:06 AM
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Maybe nail polish remover. I think I have used that but mostly I waited until it just came off and wore my work related badges on my hands with honor.

Miss Ally --69.141.xxx.xxx

OT: Removing Kilz (by WMH [NC] ) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 8:12 AM
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I take a bath. By the time I get done soaking, the kilz on my hands will roll off. So I soak, let the tub out, then rub my hands under the running faucet and it will roll off. Mostly. ;) --50.82.xxx.xxx

OT: Removing Kilz (by Roy [AL] ) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 8:31 AM
Message:

WHH in NC,

Painting is not one of my strong points. Negotiating house deals and writing checks is what my mouth and hands do best. I try to hire everything out but there are certain jobs I end up doing myself.

With my 6.5 height and long arms, I am the only one on my crew who can paint an 8ft. ceiling without the use of a ladder or an extension pole. I guess I am good for something on rehab project. I am also good at changing light bulbs too.

I am leaving here with my checkbook in one hand and the cell phone in the other. Will be back here in about 8-10 hours. --69.244.xx.xx

OT: Removing Kilz (by Ken [NY] ) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 9:22 AM
Message:

A little gasoline will do it --24.92.xx.xxx

OT: Removing Kilz (by don [PA]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 9:44 AM
Message:

Lava brand soap with pumice --68.81.xxx.xxx

OT: Removing Kilz (by BRAD 20,000 [IN] ) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 10:55 AM
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How to remove: hire it!

(could not resist!)

Seriously: baby oil. Let it soak.

Best: baby oil and cover with rubber gloves. The longer it sits the easier the paint comes off.

Hand your hands will nice and soft for your lady friends!

Tip: baby oil or hand creme BEFORE painting, even on the face for rolling overhead or spraying.

Under the nails and in the cuticles: do the dishes, slowly. --67.175.xx.xxx

OT: Removing Kilz (by Robert J [CA] ) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 1:06 PM
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Next time you should purchase a box of 50 pairs of disposable vinyl gloves for around $10. After you're done take off the gloves and your hands will be cleaner than when you started --98.119.x.xxx

OT: Removing Kilz (by CarolJ [CA]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 1:31 PM
Message:

I like the Walgreen's nitrile gloves for odd jobs around the house. They feel and fit better than vinyl or latex. --71.177.xx.xx

OT: Removing Kilz (by Roy [AL] ) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 4:37 PM
Message:

Another day of hard labor but I got that bathroom painted and looking great. I will need to get some baby oil for my hands and see if Brad knows what he is talking about.

I hate to sound ignorant, but what is the actual intended use for baby oil? --69.244.xx.xx

OT: Removing Kilz (by gevans [SC]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 5:32 PM
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C'mon Roy, surely you know the answer: It's for oiling them when they start squeaking. --69.80.xx.xxx

OT: Removing Kilz (by MikeA [TX] ) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 6:43 PM

Message:

My vote is still for Goof-off, not the only thing I do that causes liver dammage :) --108.240.xxx.xx

OT: Removing Kilz (by Nellie [ME]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 7:14 PM
Message:

I've had good luck with peanut butter getting spray foam off. You can use butter, but the grit in the peanut butter helps.

Gloves? - it goes like this - "I'm just doing this little bit, I'll be careful and won't get any....ahh, da*m"

--70.16.xx.xxx

OT: Removing Kilz (by LiveTheDream. [AZ]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 7:45 PM
Message:

Roy it'll wear off eventually. Just be glad you didn't get it on your GUN! ;-)

- --24.156.xx.xx

OT: Removing Kilz (by BRAD 20,000 [IN] ) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 8:23 PM
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gevans!!!

Wonder if it will help Roy's squeaks? Although Roy and I are more about crackles and pops when we get up! --67.175.xx.xxx

OT: Removing Kilz (by CarolJ [CA]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 8:36 PM
Message:

Hey Roy, I used to help my dad do everything from stripping wallpaper to painting to cleaning to making Home Depot runs. These days I prefer to hire it done, and the only thing I've painted lately is my toenails. But I promise I won't point and laugh at you for asking how to get primer off of your skin! --71.177.xx.xx

OT: Removing Kilz (by Smokowna [MD]) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 8:50 PM
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More work. Real work. That kilz will be off in no time.

--173.66.x.xx

OT: Removing Kilz (by Roy [AL] ) Posted on: Jan 23, 2014 10:49 PM
Message:

Gevans, I never had children, so what do I know? I do know that babies have the softest skin this side of heaven. With skin that soft, why do babies need a Lube job with baby oil?

Mike A - I used Goof-Off (aerosol can type) this evening and it does work!!! That white primer peeled right off. I have clean hands but they smell like Goof-Off now. --69.244.xx.xx

OT: Removing Kilz (by Ken [NY] ) Posted on: Jan 24, 2014 4:15 AM
Message:

Roys next thread,How do I make my hands not smell like goof off --24.92.xx.xxx

OT: Removing Kilz (by CarolJ [CA]) Posted on: Jan 24, 2014 7:53 AM
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I don't know if it will work for Roy, but cooks use lemon or a stainless steel piece of silverware like a spoon to get the smell of garlic off their hands. --71.177.xx.xx

OT: Removing Kilz (by MikeA [TX] ) Posted on: Jan 24, 2014 4:18 PM
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Now, apply a little Scotch and it will smell much better. Doesn't really matter if you actually get a little on your hands too. --108.240.xxx.xx

OT: Removing Kilz (by Sunny [CA]) Posted on: Jan 25, 2014 11:26 AM
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OT: Removing Kilz (by WMH [NC] ) Posted on: Jan 25, 2014 11:58 AM
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Roy I am only 5.1" - If I were a foot taller, even, I would be so much more productive...I envy your height! --50.82.xxx.xxx

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