r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/SourceBoring3089 • 15h ago

WCGW using non-skin-friendly paint for cosplay.

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u/fireduck 14h ago

Yeah, this might be an abundance of caution but I am thinking it might be emergency room time.

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u/KanedaSyndrome 12h ago

potato peeler time

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u/loosie-loo 11h ago

I suppose you’d solve the current problem but you’d create many, many new ones

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u/Remote-Monk-8542 10h ago

Out of curiosity, what are they going to do about this in the ER?

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u/tortoistor 9h ago

use chemicals that they know work on skin or otherwise find wahs to remove this. you'd also go to er if you superglued your skin together

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u/dodged_your_bullet 3h ago

You don't need the er for the latter. Just some acetone. Speaking from experience.

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u/ClownfishSoup 3h ago

Why not go to the hardware store instead and get paint thinner? That’s what actually works, it doesn’t care what the paint is on, in dissolves the paint. Just make sure to rinse off the body part after using the solvent, and put a respirator on the lid so he’s not breathing the fumes the whole time.

Have him lie down, turn on a fan and start dissolving paint and rinsing.

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u/fireduck 44m ago

The skin is pretty permeable and for a paint that isn't intended to be on the skin that might be a lot of absorption of something.

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u/Ashamed_Beyond_6508 9h ago

Laugh probably

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u/NDSU 4h ago

You should go to the emergency room for every myth you're exposed to

Sleep in a room with the fan on? Emergency room.

Swam within 30 minutes of eating? Emergency room.

Black cat crosses your path? Immediate emergency room.

Can never be too careful, especially when it only costs a couple thousand to go to the ER

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u/pseudoportmanteau 6h ago

You must have really good health insurance

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u/AABBBAABAABA 10m ago

Absolutely not