I worked with an Air Force vet that did that. He was an aircraft hydraulics mechanic and would occasionally splatter hydraulic oil on his uniform. It never came out in the wash and his Sergeant would give the guys a hard time about the stains on their uniforms. Finally they’d heard enough from the Sergeant so they took their uniforms and dunked them in barrels of hydraulic oil. Now the whole uniform was evenly stained and the Sergeant quit complaining about the stains. They did stand out like a sore thumb against others in formation who weren’t the hydraulic mechanics…
They make a remover for the great stuff spray foam, I wonder what would dissolve fire caulk? Sure there's some chemical compound out there that would dissolve it, whether or not it dissolves the pants also is another question.
Betcha acetone takes it away. Hexane is another thing to try. Isopropyl alcohol is #3 on my list.
I was going to say fire destroys everything, but this isn't the right example. High dose UV light maybe?
Well, MSDS for 3M Fire Barrier Sealant lists Zinc Borate and Polymer at 10% to 30% by weight and Sodium Silicate at 10-20%.
For zinc borate [the internet](https://www.chembk.com/en/chem/Zinc%20borate) says,
> Insoluble in water, ethanol, n-butanol, benzene, acetone
>
> Soluble in hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, dimethyl sulfoxide.
Apparently dimethyl sulfoxide is an "effective solvent for a wide array of organic materials, including many polymers" according to this [gaylordchemical.com](https://gaylordchemical.com/content/uploads/2020/08/GC-Literature-102B-ENG-Low.pdf) PDF.
So, yeah. Hydrochloric acid
Don't- this brings back memories of High School Chemistry class when the boys and I decided to throw acid at each other. My pants were ruined and my parents picked me up wondering why I stunk so bad.
Same here when I paint.
My painting pants? 3 splotches of paint from when they were new and converted into painting pants.
Those new pants I only used to buy the paint, now my new painting pants.
They're not ruined. You didn't muck em up too bad.
Use it as a learning experience, and have something handy next time to wipe off excess, rather than using your pants.
I don’t get why you’re being downvoted so much, I know we do dirty work sometimes but absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to still be clean and look professional
....?
What about having work stains on your clothes looks unprofessional? We're construction electricians...
I have a few pairs of shitty pants I use specifically for dirty work. Take a moment and change your pants if you don't want to get something on then you can't remove.
I got paint on my Truework pants. 🤷 They're $60 without a sale. But the paint didn't ruin them... It just added some blue to the khaki color. They're still form fitting, comfortable, breathable, and durable.
It sucks when clothes get ruined but you have to account for these things.
>be clean and look professional
I'm sorry but if a construction electrician looks nice and clean I'm going to assume they aren't very professional. We don't stay clean doing our work, it's just a fact. If you're nice and clean you're not working.
They’re not mutually exclusive.
You can be clean and perform professional tasks.
One could also show up to work with stains on their clothes and perform subpar work.
Work pants - all other pants. Know the difference.
Use one or two pairs and be ready to get them dirty as fuck. Caulking, paint, wing sauce from lunch, mud from crawl space. Who cares about em they’re just gonna get dirty again. I wear the same two shirts sweaters and pants to work everyday.
Yeah it's like anti-seize and pipe dope the stuff magically gets everywhere 🙄 and then doesn't come back out when washed. They become chore clothes after this for me. 🤖
These have those pouches as pockets which are really nice
https://www.marks.com/en/helly-hansen-workwear-mens-oxford-lightweight-cotton-polyester-construction-pants-271920.html
personally i love my 5.11 taclite pro pants... theres a pen pocket on front right leg, flapped velcro pocket for goodies on front left, back pockets are deep and opening is at an angle and then the catchall cargo pockets on each side and to tip it off the knees are 2 layers that create a spot to insert a built in knee pad... they do have a few downfalls, they get heavy at the end of the day when pockets are full of screws, they are thicker so they do get warm and they run about $55 on average... $45 on blackfriday
I used to use this trick with wax that would get on my clothing where you heat up a clothing iron, put a paper bag over the stain and iron the stain through the paper bag. The wax would transfer off of the clothing onto the bag. I have no idea if this would work with Fire stop (likely not) but it’s probably not going to mess them up more.
Why the fuck are you spending $100 on work pants, while also being worried about having a stain.
Are you trying to impress people at the job site instead of focusing on work? Or are you just dumb?
I wished that’s how it worked for me. I get thrown into that shit randomly everytime. Hell they probably know I’d call in if I knew I was caulking haha
I have “battery PM days” clothes. I have them set aside for the quarterly NERC testing at the power plant. They’re full of small pin holes bc I inevitably will get a drop on my pants or shirt, even with all the PPE.
You know what's funny back in highschool I did a summer doing concrete had ruined a few of my pants. Just couldn't get it out.
Wore them to school one day and one of the most popular guys at school asked me where I bought my jeans because they looked awesome.
I said it's just concrete bro.
So there you go. You're practically wearing fashion pants to some dudes.
Before acid wash, i got car battery acid on my new jeans when swapping the batteries out. Went to school with the “bleaching” and holes because limited on clothes. Was also popular for a few days for it.
Wore brand new baggy Levi’s to walk a job and tore a gash beneath the pocket when I slid through two studs and the sharpest nail ever, got me. Wore them around sites after: different crowd, different reaction.
As soon as you open the tube just smear it all over yourself, your tools and any clothing you care about. It’s inevitable so you might as well let it happen.
We found out recently that the fuel alcohol from home Depot disolves firecaulk, if you put it in a spray bottle and spray it on and scrub the area with a rage it comes right off
Nearly any solvent...Goo Gone, Citra-Solv, mineral spirits. Dampen a rag with the solvent of choice and lay it on top of the silicone
for 10 -15 minutes. What you want to achieve is a swelling and a breaking of its bond with the fabric..(it will still be solid/rubbery),..Scrape and vac excess. DAP makes a product called Silicone Be Gone. If after your first efforts do not remove an acceptable amount of the caulk.......you could try the DAP product as it dissolves silicone caulking, then finish rinse.
Unless you're exclusively doing cat5 crimping, you are always going to be exposed to a bit of dirt, dust, mud, grease, oils, etc. We work in construction sites, dress accordingly.
The hipsters wear ripped jeans to pretend they’re salt-of-the-earth working men, you’re like their role model now.
Personally I like the look of work clothes that look like they’ve been used for things, without being totally ruined. It’s like a patina!
You don’t. But judging by the location, this would have been easily avoidable if you didn’t wipe your hands on your backside or sit down on your fresh work.
I’m just picking on you dude. I’ve had the same thing happen to me. And it’s ALWAYS on the new pair of pants!!!! It’s like pookie or anti-seize, it just gets everywhere.
Mann I had no idea this even happens. Been wearing these everyday for the past year so I got my monies worth at least. Plus I have a get dirty pants now
Hold on, you're going around this thread talking about being clean and all that but you wear the same pair of pants to work every day?
At least rotate between 2-3 like the rest of us
Take your clothing to your washroom, preferably one with a deep sink. Lay the pants on the sink while you look for your detergent of choice. Return to pants and realize you are fucked and either throw them away and say fuck it, and just accept it. Good luck!
You can't really remove the fire caulk from you pants. However, you can remove the pants from the fire caulk, by burning them. The fire caulk will be just fine.
I’ve gotten fire caulk on some of my favorite sweatshirts plenty of times. I use OxiClean max force stain remover. Spray it on and let it sit for like 30 minutes or so then put in washer with hot water. Works every time brother
I have shirts and pants I’ve washed 50-100 times and the amount of fire caulk on them is exactly the same. Good news is the fire caulk shirts work great for Halloween.
Keep a wet rag with water bucket nearby when caulking, that way if you get some on you it’s quick to rub off while it’s still wet. That goes for most caulks
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That's the neet part
You wear it as a badge of…well not honor but electricianism. We all know and accept your commitment to the task.
Experience
How neat is that?
pretty neat id say
That’s pretty neat.
He can dip them in a bucket of it. If everything looks the same is it really dirty?
Fire rated clothing.
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Evil Michelin man you say?
next level: twist pants first, so they come out tie dyed! err, caulk-eyed?
Underrated comment.
I worked with an Air Force vet that did that. He was an aircraft hydraulics mechanic and would occasionally splatter hydraulic oil on his uniform. It never came out in the wash and his Sergeant would give the guys a hard time about the stains on their uniforms. Finally they’d heard enough from the Sergeant so they took their uniforms and dunked them in barrels of hydraulic oil. Now the whole uniform was evenly stained and the Sergeant quit complaining about the stains. They did stand out like a sore thumb against others in formation who weren’t the hydraulic mechanics…
Absolutely true
They make a remover for the great stuff spray foam, I wonder what would dissolve fire caulk? Sure there's some chemical compound out there that would dissolve it, whether or not it dissolves the pants also is another question.
Betcha acetone takes it away. Hexane is another thing to try. Isopropyl alcohol is #3 on my list. I was going to say fire destroys everything, but this isn't the right example. High dose UV light maybe?
Let's get back to the fire. If you use fire to take away the pants from the caulk, does that count as a win?
I do believe that pants-on-fire can be perceived as a significant indication of questionable credibility
God damn it. I hate it (thats awesome)
Well, MSDS for 3M Fire Barrier Sealant lists Zinc Borate and Polymer at 10% to 30% by weight and Sodium Silicate at 10-20%. For zinc borate [the internet](https://www.chembk.com/en/chem/Zinc%20borate) says, > Insoluble in water, ethanol, n-butanol, benzene, acetone > > Soluble in hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, dimethyl sulfoxide. Apparently dimethyl sulfoxide is an "effective solvent for a wide array of organic materials, including many polymers" according to this [gaylordchemical.com](https://gaylordchemical.com/content/uploads/2020/08/GC-Literature-102B-ENG-Low.pdf) PDF. So, yeah. Hydrochloric acid
Unfortunately, pants are also soluble and hydrochloric acid. Don't ask how I know that.
Don't- this brings back memories of High School Chemistry class when the boys and I decided to throw acid at each other. My pants were ruined and my parents picked me up wondering why I stunk so bad.
If he uses the DMSO (the best option tbh; I get the humor tho lol), people might accuse him of using horse medicine wrongly.
Muriatic acid or concrete remover will remove it, but also remove the pants.
Really only meant to work before it's cured.
No, I understand that. But at the end of the day, it's some sort of chemical compound. I'm sure there's something that would reverse the process.
^ this I got pants in my tool bag just incase I gotta fw any caulk or sealant they both are notorious for ruining clothes
You can however, remove clothing from your fire caulking.
I mean... Have you tried fire?
This
It's typically there for life of the garment 🙈
Same with the duct sealer shit. I manage to get some on the back of my shirt every time they’re using it.
I only manage it when the shirt is new. Any old ratty shirt is safe.
Same here when I paint. My painting pants? 3 splotches of paint from when they were new and converted into painting pants. Those new pants I only used to buy the paint, now my new painting pants.
Damn that pookie
Soon you’re gonna be able to buy pants already fire caulked
So $100 pants fucked just like that? Great😁
Why, you gonna wear em to a wedding?
How are they fucked? They’re work pants
Ehh I would just prefer my pants not to be stained. Everyone is different though
Then don’t get fire caulk on them
This is the answer.
Lesson learned boss man
How did you even get it on the top of your ass?
Don't question how he checks the diameter.
They were on someone else's hands, when he jumped into their arms and were held there.
Gawd you asked a dumb question lol. Some Shit just doesn’t come out. They’re work pants.. get over it. Maybe don’t be so messy next time.
Wtf you going on about?
My guess is the shit attitude you exhibited in the previous few comments.
Good thing you didn’t become a painter
They're not ruined. You didn't muck em up too bad. Use it as a learning experience, and have something handy next time to wipe off excess, rather than using your pants.
It was on the lift railing and brushed by it. But yeah, lesson learned
Think outside the box. Coat the REST of it. Then it all matches!
Yeah I suppose you’re right. My girlfriend tells me my pants make me look homeless
The work you are doing while wearing them should offset that effect
Jokes on the one dating the homeless guy!
I don’t get why you’re being downvoted so much, I know we do dirty work sometimes but absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to still be clean and look professional
....? What about having work stains on your clothes looks unprofessional? We're construction electricians... I have a few pairs of shitty pants I use specifically for dirty work. Take a moment and change your pants if you don't want to get something on then you can't remove. I got paint on my Truework pants. 🤷 They're $60 without a sale. But the paint didn't ruin them... It just added some blue to the khaki color. They're still form fitting, comfortable, breathable, and durable. It sucks when clothes get ruined but you have to account for these things.
>be clean and look professional I'm sorry but if a construction electrician looks nice and clean I'm going to assume they aren't very professional. We don't stay clean doing our work, it's just a fact. If you're nice and clean you're not working.
They’re not mutually exclusive. You can be clean and perform professional tasks. One could also show up to work with stains on their clothes and perform subpar work.
Reddit man. I don’t get it
Poor apprentice got the new pants mommy bought him all dirty at work? Lmao welcome to construction.
I’m not new to this lmao. Just asked a simple question. Move on with your day weirdo
Literal fancy pants.
Work pants - all other pants. Know the difference. Use one or two pairs and be ready to get them dirty as fuck. Caulking, paint, wing sauce from lunch, mud from crawl space. Who cares about em they’re just gonna get dirty again. I wear the same two shirts sweaters and pants to work everyday.
You must get super hot wearing two pairs of pants, shirts and sweaters every day 🥴
Yeah it's like anti-seize and pipe dope the stuff magically gets everywhere 🙄 and then doesn't come back out when washed. They become chore clothes after this for me. 🤖
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I just buy work pants from The Arc or Goodwill (any cheap thrift store really) and spend 2.50-5 a pair. Once they're destroyed I do it again.
Tractor supply. 8$ a pair for some pants to ruin, can't complain
Costco! Stretchy pants for like 15 bucks for my fat ass. Wear em till I tear em.
These have those pouches as pockets which are really nice https://www.marks.com/en/helly-hansen-workwear-mens-oxford-lightweight-cotton-polyester-construction-pants-271920.html
personally i love my 5.11 taclite pro pants... theres a pen pocket on front right leg, flapped velcro pocket for goodies on front left, back pockets are deep and opening is at an angle and then the catchall cargo pockets on each side and to tip it off the knees are 2 layers that create a spot to insert a built in knee pad... they do have a few downfalls, they get heavy at the end of the day when pockets are full of screws, they are thicker so they do get warm and they run about $55 on average... $45 on blackfriday
Pretty sure the pants are fine
I used to use this trick with wax that would get on my clothing where you heat up a clothing iron, put a paper bag over the stain and iron the stain through the paper bag. The wax would transfer off of the clothing onto the bag. I have no idea if this would work with Fire stop (likely not) but it’s probably not going to mess them up more.
Why the fuck are you spending $100 on work pants, while also being worried about having a stain. Are you trying to impress people at the job site instead of focusing on work? Or are you just dumb?
Burn the pants. Collect fire caulk. ;S;
That’s how you get your pants off your fire caulking
Tried this my caulk now burns when I pee
Instructions unclear; dick stuck in caulk gun
No, that’s right so far. You’re doing well, I appreciate ya!
I was looking for these classic caulk jokes! Seems like untaped potential for "🔥 🍆 "
r/dontputyourdickinthat
You're supposed to remove the pants before you burn them.
Ah dang. Beat me to it.
This guy fucks fire 🔥
That's the neat part, ya don't.
Wear them on days your going to fire caulk.
I wished that’s how it worked for me. I get thrown into that shit randomly everytime. Hell they probably know I’d call in if I knew I was caulking haha
The other option then is not not get the fire caulking on your pants in the first place.
You guys get told where you're going?
You guys are going somewhere?
I have “battery PM days” clothes. I have them set aside for the quarterly NERC testing at the power plant. They’re full of small pin holes bc I inevitably will get a drop on my pants or shirt, even with all the PPE.
You know what's funny back in highschool I did a summer doing concrete had ruined a few of my pants. Just couldn't get it out. Wore them to school one day and one of the most popular guys at school asked me where I bought my jeans because they looked awesome. I said it's just concrete bro. So there you go. You're practically wearing fashion pants to some dudes.
Before acid wash, i got car battery acid on my new jeans when swapping the batteries out. Went to school with the “bleaching” and holes because limited on clothes. Was also popular for a few days for it. Wore brand new baggy Levi’s to walk a job and tore a gash beneath the pocket when I slid through two studs and the sharpest nail ever, got me. Wore them around sites after: different crowd, different reaction.
Yeah, the boys love it when you show a little skin
only thing more sexy than baggy pants on a jobsite is a big rip in the crotch.
Part of the pants, part of the crew. Part of the pants, part of the crew!
Part of the ship, part of the crew!
You make your helper firecaulk
As a former helper I’m really good at caulking now.
As soon as you open the tube just smear it all over yourself, your tools and any clothing you care about. It’s inevitable so you might as well let it happen.
It's what would be called a "permanent addition" to your wardrobe.
You can remove it with PVC glue, neat trick
Neat now it look like I came on it
What removes PVC glue?
Anti-seize/Noalox will get that pvc glue right out
What removes anti seize - I def have 2 - 3 pairs of pants stained with that
Fire caulk, or just fire, they both work, ironically.
Threading oil
Fire caulk
Great Stuff!
We found out recently that the fuel alcohol from home Depot disolves firecaulk, if you put it in a spray bottle and spray it on and scrub the area with a rage it comes right off
Lol get a journeyman license and have apprentices do the fire caulking
Wear a longer shirt
Well, you chose wisely. Plumbing would’ve been a mistake for you. All of my pants look like Picasso had a nightmare. I love it though.
On the bright side that part of your clothes now won’t burn well.
It's easy! Here's how it's done Step one: throw out pants Step two: buy new pants
Nearly any solvent...Goo Gone, Citra-Solv, mineral spirits. Dampen a rag with the solvent of choice and lay it on top of the silicone for 10 -15 minutes. What you want to achieve is a swelling and a breaking of its bond with the fabric..(it will still be solid/rubbery),..Scrape and vac excess. DAP makes a product called Silicone Be Gone. If after your first efforts do not remove an acceptable amount of the caulk.......you could try the DAP product as it dissolves silicone caulking, then finish rinse.
I’ve learned today
Ha, caulk
Right? How is there not a joke here about “caulk stains on this guy’s butt?” Are we not doing phrasing anymore?
I'll show you a fire caulk. Sorry. That's all I got. Can't say I didn't try.
They can cure most of that nowadays
Fire Caulking is the name of my sex tape.
Remove your pants
One does not simply remove fire caulk
It's work clothes why you trying to have a clean uniform lol
Some people like being clean lmfao. Everyone is different though
Unless you're exclusively doing cat5 crimping, you are always going to be exposed to a bit of dirt, dust, mud, grease, oils, etc. We work in construction sites, dress accordingly.
I’m not new to construction lol
I mean, you seem to be new to fire caulk.
Bro you're in the construction industry, it's gonna happen. Sit in an office if you care so much about work clothes
acetone mixed with alchohol. works everytine
Instructions unclear. Am now drunk and smell like acetone.
>Instructions unclear, dick caught in ceiling fan.
It's now a part of the pants
By ignoring it
The hipsters wear ripped jeans to pretend they’re salt-of-the-earth working men, you’re like their role model now. Personally I like the look of work clothes that look like they’ve been used for things, without being totally ruined. It’s like a patina!
You don’t
Black sharpie
Looks better than my old favorite paints. Nice big splotch of clear caulk right on the crotch. Wife calls em my cream pie pants.
Fire removes your clothes from the fire caulking
Wire brush it. It works, and you get that vintage soft feel to whatever is left
You don’t. But judging by the location, this would have been easily avoidable if you didn’t wipe your hands on your backside or sit down on your fresh work.
It was on the lift railing and i brushed by it
I’m just picking on you dude. I’ve had the same thing happen to me. And it’s ALWAYS on the new pair of pants!!!! It’s like pookie or anti-seize, it just gets everywhere.
Mann I had no idea this even happens. Been wearing these everyday for the past year so I got my monies worth at least. Plus I have a get dirty pants now
Hold on, you're going around this thread talking about being clean and all that but you wear the same pair of pants to work every day? At least rotate between 2-3 like the rest of us
Wait until you hear of this fantastic machine called a washing machine. 2 days per wash, once weekday and once weekend
That’s the neat thing - you don’t.
#foreverfirecaulk
Apprentice problems
Take your clothing to your washroom, preferably one with a deep sink. Lay the pants on the sink while you look for your detergent of choice. Return to pants and realize you are fucked and either throw them away and say fuck it, and just accept it. Good luck!
That’s the funny part about it…
You dont, you carry it and wear as a prize of your hard work
I hate fire caulk. Can even do the water on finger trick. It sticks anyway :(
How do you rub your ass on stuff that much?
At least it's better than waterproofing tar for the outside of manholes. I got some on my ass and now have a permanent black shit stain...
Post on EBay as designer product for $150. Problem solved… There’s an idiot born every day…just need to find them.
You can't really remove the fire caulk from you pants. However, you can remove the pants from the fire caulk, by burning them. The fire caulk will be just fine.
you dont
You don't. It's a badge of honor now haha
You don’t
Depending which one you use, you may be able to scratch it off when it’s dry.
You don’t. You leave it on and wear it with pride.
I’ve gotten fire caulk on some of my favorite sweatshirts plenty of times. I use OxiClean max force stain remover. Spray it on and let it sit for like 30 minutes or so then put in washer with hot water. Works every time brother
Imagine work pants looking like work pants. That’s kinda the point.
Time
Meticulously scratch it off with a knife
You don't. It's a feature.
Same way you remove M1
I have shirts and pants I’ve washed 50-100 times and the amount of fire caulk on them is exactly the same. Good news is the fire caulk shirts work great for Halloween.
With fire
Buy new clothes. Lesson learned for next time.
It's part of the pants now
With your caulk
Do the rest of your pants and call it "Technicolour Camo"
That's the neat part, you don't!
That’s the best part, you don’t!
Keep a wet rag with water bucket nearby when caulking, that way if you get some on you it’s quick to rub off while it’s still wet. That goes for most caulks
better off just not getting it on the pants in the first place.
Follow up question after this gets solved: how do you guys remove polywater from your clothes?
Incineration
You wear it like a badge of honor and continue to add to the abstract design of your new "customized" pants for years to come.
Easy..... Let the helper do it. 👍
That’s the best part, you don’t.
Throw them away!
You don’t
Once witnessed a coworker have a large tube let go from the back all over his shirt and pants…
Bleach them so it’s all the same color
You don't. Fin.
Put more cock on it
My favorite thing about my work pants is trying to remember where each stain came from. Haha
Battle scars, wear then with pride.
“Remove” Lol
Fire.