So I learned all the stuff about what to avoid with the Sikaflex last time. And my hands were pretty clean this morning (after a lot of peeling, and manual removal of the stuff). I went out to fill in the next crack on the driveway. This time I didn't pump the Sikaflex until it was safely in the caulking gun OUTSIDE. I poked the hole in the protective cover, as instructed. I squeezed and squeezed the handle on the applicator. But for some reason the Sikaflex still didn't come out the nozzle. After repeated pumping of the handle, I noticed the the tube of Sikaflex had broken out the bottom instead of coming out the nozzle. Sikaflex was oozing out everywhere! I dropped the caulking gun, and it ran out all over the driveway.
I said to myself, "not on the hands, not on the hands." But by then the stuff was all over everything—the driveway, my shirt, my hands, the caulking gun, etc.
PS I had to put my hands in a grocery sack to be able to hold the camera to take these pictures.
4 comments:
This posting makes me sikaflex.
ME TOOOOOOOOOOOO! But I'm not done yet!
At least the sealed crack looks nice, right? And after the stuff dries, your hands aren't sticky - just pasty white - right?? (So you can eat without the food crumbs sticking, and do your hair without ripping it out...)
It might have been better to fortify the new cave and see if you could rent it out to a family of dwarves or fairies (the sparkly ones with pretty wings)... Oh well. Maybe next time? =)
Thanks, Penny. I should have asked your suggestions before I started the whole stupid mess! Haven't seen many sparkly flying things around Sandy, however. I'll keep my eyes open.
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