Top tip of not to do with face masks

[Hover Fly]

What, no cable ties and WD40. Sheesh !

They had to use Seccotine.

 

[snorri]

[shakes head before dropping it into hands]... you are a grown up, right?

You've heard of the seven ages of man, right?.

 

[Dirk]

I found out this week that super glue was invented to glue wounds back together on the battlefield in the Vietnam war (lots of people probably know this already but it was new to me)
Which explains why it is so good at gluing your skin and rubbish at gluing anything else

Not true.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanoacrylate

 

[Drago]

So masks are one of the main methods of protection.

They are not intended as PPE. Their use is to offer a minor reduction in the chances of the wearer passing on the infection to others. If you think wearing one offers you protection you're deluded.

 

[Chris S]

Not true.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanoacrylate

Not true. Superglue was invented by practical jokers to stick bums to toilet seats.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Is the mask now permanently glued on?

 

[Jenkins]

Is the mask now permanently glued on?

Yes, but not over the face - it's been glued in the correct position for its primary function as a chin hammock

 

[Accy cyclist]

Top tip of not to do with face masks

Wear them in the first place.

 

[MichaelW2]

Tried polystyrene cement but it's no Spitfire. What can you use to fix a broken mask if you dont have a spare

 

[classic33]

Tried polystyrene cement but it's no Spitfire. What can you use to fix a broken mask if you dont have a spare

How big a mast, and what material(s)?

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Top tip of not to do with face masks

Wear them in the first place.

Been drinking again?

 

[PaulSB]

Tried polystyrene cement but it's no Spitfire. What can you use to fix a broken mask if you dont have a spare

You shouldn't need to repair a face mask as they are only truly effective if used once and then binned. ** I feel once could be stretched to a full day but certainly not used the following day.

Therefore one should always have more a spare.

Obviously if a mask is washed after use this doesn't apply. We have six each, usually a couple in the wash, one in use and three waiting to be used.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Why do we see these muzzles/masks hanging from rear view mirrors in cars? Surely it's a "Look at me everybody" thing.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

You shouldn't need to repair a face mask as they are only truly effective if used once

Mine hadn't been used when it broke - straight out of package. I either fix it (which I did) or put a huge amount of energy into getting my money back. I used glue that wasn't super but it did the job.

 

[Oldhippy]

I have to wear them for 15 hour shifts, change every couple of hours.