I had a boo-boo last night!! I was trying to decant a rattle can, which normally is no big deal. I had turned it upside down and pushed the button until all the pressure was gone, or so I thought. I then stuck it into the electric can opener to remove the bottom. As soon as the cutter wheel pierced the can all hell broke loose. I ended up spraying pearl paint all over my face, the stove and the can opener, had big dribbles all over the ceramic tile floor and a very nice oak kitchen table. Fortunately I was wearing glasses, which were covered in pearlescent goo, as was my face and hair.. As it was, my eyes still got quite a bit on them, so they were pretty well glued shut. So I'm standing in the middle of the kitchen with my eyeballs glued shut, can't see dick, my face feels like I have a major sunburn from the solvent, and I can't get my wife's attention to come to my rescue. She finally comes, takes the can and gives me a rag soaked in thinner to wipe the paint off my face and out of my eyes; the fun level is going way up here, believe me. My face now feels like I'm nose to nozzle with a Tomcat in afterburner. I finally get enough goo off so I can crack the peepers and at least get my bearings. Another couple thinner-soaked rags later I get it off enough to function. The glasses go in a thinner bath to soak, and getting goofy from the fumes, I head outside for some air. My excuse for the next dumbass move is the reason I went outside--goofy from the fumes. Ok, so I get out to the front porch and reach for a smoke. Now, the fact my face and hair has been covered in paint, and it was cleaned off with volatile thinner doesn't occur to me until I have an open flame three inches from my nose. The image of a 6'2" human match running down the street flashes through my mind. Fortunately, apparently the thinner had dissipated enough so this scene wasn't played out for real. The rattle can cost me a buck at MVR Hobby, which had (past tense) about four bottles worth of paint in it. In retrospect, I think I'd been better off getting the bottles and paying the extra. MV
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17 years ago