Super Glue for minor cuts

[TintDude]

If you get a minor cut while tinting and band-aids aren't practical because they will get wet, you can always use a small amount of super glue (ethyl cyanoacrylate) to keep the cut closed and clean until the job is done.

Hold the cut closed and apply a very small amount of super glue along the cut and let it dry. Try to keep the glue on the surface and not in the cut. This works in a pinch, but it may irritate the skin, and should not be used on a deep cut.

There is even an antibacterial version of super glue for this very purpose called Dermabond.

[Guest accurate]

I keep some in my toolbox................

[Guest filmslayer]

good tip TD ! but I usually use good Ole shop bandage , paper towel and elec. tape ....

[TintDude]

good tip TD ! but I usually use good Ole shop bandage , paper towel and elec. tape ....

Well, yeah, but that gets wet and you can't use that finger anymore, with the glue it's like nothing happened.

[Guest filmslayer]

wearing one today and still working ! I have used super glue and it works great but this fix was learned some 20yrs. ago ...

[tint_detective]

I think that's what it was originally intended for...

[Guest shadowline]

Super glue was used in the Vietnam war to seal the wounds in the field before they could be taken back to a field hospital

[TintDude]

Well, there ya go.

[Guest filmslayer]

hey TD , here's a pic of the thumb I had taped today, I did this some how trimming a edge with my red dot . I figure seeing how I finished the window before I taped it and it's on my drinking hand it should be worth another purple hart !

[Guest thatsnappyguy]

dermabond is what is used in the emergency room over here for monor cuts. although its much more simple than stiches, it still cost about $500. to close a 1/2 cut. I saved myself about 6 trips to the ER by just using regular krazy glue.