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petermac33
petermac33
WA
6415 posts
petermac33 petermac33
WA, 6415 posts
4 Jan 2014 7:46pm
Too much sailing has dried my hands out. Going to dip them in coconut oil each night,getting that serious. Lost much of the grip on my hands due to the lack of moisture. Another reason to wear a wetsuit in summer I think.
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
Mark _australia Mark _australia
WA, 23647 posts
4 Jan 2014 8:48pm
If you soften them like that it will get worse. You need hard dry hands and callouses exist for a reason.

Acetone to help dry the skin into callouses, and superglue to fix any callouses if they start to separate away when wet.

snides8
snides8
WA
1731 posts
snides8 snides8
WA, 1731 posts
4 Jan 2014 9:14pm
There is a solution that may toughen your hands.
It's an old sailors remedy .....that I haven't needed to try I might add..
It involves urine and your hands....
Serious.
NotWal
NotWal
QLD
7436 posts
NotWal NotWal
QLD, 7436 posts
4 Jan 2014 11:55pm
Metho is supposed to harden your hands too. Maybe after pissing on them you should wash them in metho, then acetone. Then since you have them so thoroughly degreased you have an opportunity to paint them with Plasti Dip - any colour you like.
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2568 posts
saltiest1 saltiest1
NSW, 2568 posts
5 Jan 2014 1:06am
try doing some good hard work.
patsken
patsken
WA
717 posts
patsken patsken
WA, 717 posts
4 Jan 2014 10:50pm
60 grit sandpaper......





......you big woose
baywavebill
baywavebill
VIC
266 posts
baywavebill baywavebill
VIC, 266 posts
5 Jan 2014 9:33am
It's ok petermac, my wife massages my hands in 'creme pour les mains, marshmellow' each night. Smells pretty too.
Brewman
Brewman
NSW
48 posts
Brewman Brewman
NSW, 48 posts
5 Jan 2014 11:00am
Mark _australia said..

If you soften them like that it will get worse. You need hard dry hands and callouses exist for a reason.

Acetone to help dry the skin into callouses, and superglue to fix any callouses if they start to separate away when wet.


change the acetone for metho. Acetone is very nasty stuff (class II cancer agent) whereas metho's only moderately nasty

JBFletch
JBFletch
QLD
1287 posts
JBFletch JBFletch
QLD, 1287 posts
5 Jan 2014 11:02am
just use OLD SPICE.

its pure alcohol, dries it out in a sec. sure it burns like buggery but it'll fix the problem.

da vecta
da vecta
QLD
2515 posts
da vecta da vecta
QLD, 2515 posts
5 Jan 2014 11:16am
Mark _australia said..

If you soften them like that it will get worse. You need hard dry hands and callouses exist for a reason.

Acetone to help dry the skin into callouses, and superglue to fix any callouses if they start to separate away when wet.



How would you gybe then?
Harrow
Harrow
NSW
4521 posts
Harrow Harrow
NSW, 4521 posts
5 Jan 2014 6:53pm
Sorbolene. Fixes almost any skin condition known to man. But it is extremely cheap, so you won't be seeing many advertisements or recommendations for it. Get one that contains vitamin E.
curac
curac
WA
1160 posts
curac curac
WA, 1160 posts
5 Jan 2014 4:05pm
petermac33 said..

Too much sailing has dried my hands out. Going to dip them in coconut oil each night,getting that serious. Lost much of the grip on my hands due to the lack of moisture. Another reason to wear a wetsuit in summer I think.


soft cock
pweedas
pweedas
WA
4642 posts
pweedas pweedas
WA, 4642 posts
5 Jan 2014 4:13pm
petermac33 said..
Too much sailing has dried my hands out. Going to dip them in coconut oil each night,getting that serious. Lost much of the grip on my hands due to the lack of moisture. Another reason to wear a wetsuit in summer I think.


But flysurfer insists you are a bot. I guess he means something like C3PO. ( I can't see R2D2 windsurfing.)
So just give your hands a squirt of WD40.

(Don't thank me. glad to be of service pweet. )
stehsegler
stehsegler
WA
3571 posts
stehsegler stehsegler
WA, 3571 posts
5 Jan 2014 4:21pm
Try this stuff... apply it after you go sailing... Not had issues with blister since I started using this.www.neutrogena.com/discontinued/norwegian-formula-hand-cream/6801290.html
jn1
jn1
SA
2753 posts
jn1 jn1
SA, 2753 posts
5 Jan 2014 7:22pm
If you want dry hands, then use Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA). It's a solvent used to clean freshy flowed circuit boards. You can buy it from Jaycar, RS, Element14, but I highly NOT recommend using this chemical, but as a moot point, it is the most effective chemical I know (skin goes white instantly when exposed).

PS/ but I think IPA is less evil than Acetone.
lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
6451 posts
lotofwind lotofwind
NSW, 6451 posts
5 Jan 2014 8:00pm
I have always found all the old windsurfers hands to be very soft, smooth and tender.
Markie needs to trim his nails though.
albers
albers
NSW
1739 posts
albers albers
NSW, 1739 posts
5 Jan 2014 8:49pm
lotofwind said..

I have always found all the old windsurfers hands to be very soft, smooth and tender.
Markie needs to trim his nails though.


Hey lotofwind, "TOO MUCH INFORMATION"
r2908
r2908
NSW
214 posts
r2908 r2908
NSW, 214 posts
5 Jan 2014 9:35pm
Repeatively stab your hands into a bucket of rice for a brickies manicure... Kung fu style !!! .. Youll get the best callises ever ... .
gavnwend
gavnwend
WA
1374 posts
gavnwend gavnwend
WA, 1374 posts
5 Jan 2014 6:53pm
I run a sandblasting business! Your welcome to come around.
windsurftom
windsurftom
NSW
402 posts
windsurftom windsurftom
NSW, 402 posts
5 Jan 2014 10:13pm
Mark _australia said...
If you soften them like that it will get worse. You need hard dry hands and callouses exist for a reason.

Acetone to help dry the skin into callouses, and superglue to fix any callouses if they start to separate away when wet.




I spoke to Peter Hart about this before and he has seen a lot of calloused hands. He says drying the skin is the worst thing to do as it removes the elasticity and the callouses crack or come loose. Apparently it is actually better to moisturise .
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
Mark _australia Mark _australia
WA, 23647 posts
5 Jan 2014 7:19pm
^^ all I know is at the start of season when I get the first 3 days in a row my hands are a little sore. Now 2mths in I have a few callouses and can do 4 or 5 days straight with not a thought.

windsurftom
windsurftom
NSW
402 posts
windsurftom windsurftom
NSW, 402 posts
5 Jan 2014 11:41pm
Thats true Mark, moisturising them helps preserve them... it doesn't make them 'softer' just more flexible.
Chemically drying your hands is only a short term solution.
Subsonic
Subsonic
WA
3413 posts
Subsonic Subsonic
WA, 3413 posts
5 Jan 2014 8:51pm
windsurftom said...
Thats true Mark, moisturising them helps preserve them... it doesn't make them 'softer' just more flexible.
Chemically drying your hands is only a short term solution.


Nope acetone all the way, don't worry bout those cuts either, the acetone'll dry them out reeeeal good
ikw777
ikw777
QLD
2995 posts
ikw777 ikw777
QLD, 2995 posts
5 Jan 2014 10:58pm
Subsonic said..

windsurftom said...
Thats true Mark, moisturising them helps preserve them... it doesn't make them 'softer' just more flexible.
Chemically drying your hands is only a short term solution.


Nope acetone all the way, don't worry bout those cuts either, the acetone'll dry them out reeeeal good


Acetone is a carcinogen and causes depression. I worked as a fibreglass laminator back in the 80s and we used to just about bathe in the stuff. My knuckles were continually cracked and raw. Just get some gloves. I use "BumpNJump" brand and get about 3000km from a pair.
Subsonic
Subsonic
WA
3413 posts
Subsonic Subsonic
WA, 3413 posts
5 Jan 2014 10:52pm
ikw777 said...
Subsonic said..

windsurftom said...
Thats true Mark, moisturising them helps preserve them... it doesn't make them 'softer' just more flexible.
Chemically drying your hands is only a short term solution.


Nope acetone all the way, don't worry bout those cuts either, the acetone'll dry them out reeeeal good


Acetone is a carcinogen and causes depression. I worked as a fibreglass laminator back in the 80s and we used to just about bathe in the stuff. My knuckles were continually cracked and raw. Just get some gloves. I use "BumpNJump" brand and get about 3000km from a pair.


Hmm, there's two parts to the conversation above. If you've had acetone make even the slightest amount of contact with an open cut, you might catch on to the side I'm with.
Boombuster
Boombuster
QLD
585 posts
Boombuster Boombuster
QLD, 585 posts
6 Jan 2014 6:27am
After 25000 ks doing the GPSTC my hands are stuff there is no pain he he.
jsnfok
jsnfok
WA
899 posts
jsnfok jsnfok
WA, 899 posts
6 Jan 2014 9:04am
use your harness more
Windxtasy
Windxtasy
WA
4019 posts
Windxtasy Windxtasy
WA, 4019 posts
6 Jan 2014 9:32am
Acetone? Metho? Big horny calluses? I'm not holding hands with or getting a massage from any of you guys!
Gloves for sailing and Sorbolene at night is the way to go. You still get some protective callusses, but just small smooth ones.
Stuthepirate
Stuthepirate
SA
3591 posts
Stuthepirate Stuthepirate
SA, 3591 posts
10 Jan 2014 1:46am
I just realised that the worst thing about having soft woossy hands after windsurfing is letting everyone else see that you need to use your shirt to open your post sail beer.
Now that's embarrassing.
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