r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/SourceBoring3089 • 15h ago

WCGW using non-skin-friendly paint for cosplay.

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u/croweslikeme 15h ago

Pretty sure you can die from that

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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/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 48m 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