Warning: Insect Repellent On Nox Handles

[Bum Luck]

DEET is terrible stuff. It does melt plastics.

Use Permethin instead.

 

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[Dirt Duke]

Made that mistake - once

Insect repellents can damage Nox handles.
Here in the Lowcountry we have such a wonderful variety of flying bloodsuckers.
Skeeters, horse flies, deer flies, cow flies, black flies and sand gnats.
Usually I get hit by one or two depending on where I'm at.
Working a new site and got a major bug assault, gnats, skeeters, horse flies and black flies.
I have an essential oil and alcohol mix I use, but it was gone.
Somebody had left some Deep Woods Off in the Jeep so I sprayed down with that.
Didn't want to spray my face so I sprayed some on my hands and rubbed on my face.
Picked up my Nox and started working.
Very shortly the handle started feeling slick.
Went to the Jeep and cleaned my hands and the Nox with alcohol wipes.
It was too late, the handle showed slight peeling.
Be careful with bug repellent around your Nox.

Used to spray my hands then wipe deet onto face and ears. BTW, deet also eats into earphone ear pads.
Now I wipe deet on face then wipe hands with those wet wipes that come in big round plastic containers in grocery stores. If the black flies and mosquitoes get too bad I wear a head net. Just remember not to spit.
Also spraying shoes, socks and pants with Sawyers permethrin is the way to go for ticks. You may also want to spray your shirt. Get the aerosol spray can. The pump spray bottle leaks all over your hands, but the spray can seems to last longer and gives better coverage. I do this for metal detecting and deer hunting and haven't had a tick since starting to use permethrin. Good stuff. Lasts about 6 weeks before needing reapplication.

 

[A2coins]

I got some on my coil didnt hurt it but it has some white color on it from deep woods off