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Bag Balm should be the only wet product you apply - overnight.
Rest of the time clean, dry, then apply medicated talc generously.

^^ ta. goes to google sunday opening pharmacies
I don't mind scars, I'm just trying to minimise ouchiness.

^^ this geez probly gives better advice.

Another pearl... If it isn't healing and don't smell right you need to get some canesten or similar on that bitch sharpish.

http://www.bikeradar.com/fitness/article/health-how-to-deal-with-road-rash-23619/

@ noiser: bag balm? never heard of it, just googled it and the website isn't exactly informative. I was planning on leaving it exposed overnight (cos it's easy to not wear clothes at night), not sure I dig the idea of slapping any kind of balm on it...
it seems pretty clean right now, not too deep. my elbow has a few holes that are oozing a bit though...

MY TIME TO SHINE

Bag Balm should be the only wet product you apply - overnight.
Rest of the time clean, dry, then apply medicated talc generously.

Eh? This is road rash not a mouldy gooch.

^^ this geez probly gives better advice.

Another pearl... If it isn't healing and don't smell right you need to get some canesten or similar on that bitch sharpish.

Canesten is for fungal shit, crotch rot and the like. It's not for wounds.

A dressing will stop stuff sticking to it. Antibiotic ointment / powder will stop infoection. Nothing will make it heal quicker.

Same tingz yea? Rash.
Yeah the canesten or similar when rash/ sore goes sour smells wrong pong.

Road rash not saddle sore?!?!
Fuck my advice then. But REMEMBER it for future.
Scratched elbow?! HTFU
Seriously though, what TCP and air right?

@ noiser: bag balm? never heard of it, just googled it and the website isn't exactly informative. I was planning on leaving it exposed overnight (cos it's easy to not wear clothes at night), not sure I dig the idea of slapping any kind of balm on it...
it seems pretty clean right now, not too deep. my elbow has a few holes that are oozing a bit though...

A dressing will stop stuff sticking to it. Antibiotic ointment / powder will stop infoection. Nothing will make it heal quicker.

I dunno, I just leave mine to the alightly lord jeebus above but apparently this will..

Here's how to cut your healing time in half-and avoid most scars:

• Apply a topical antibiotic ointment (such as Neosporin) and cover with a bandage.
  
• Two to three times a day, wash the wound gently with water, then reapply ointment and a fresh bandage. Do this for 5-10 days.
  
• Many pro riders use this quick-heal combination--it's labor-intensive and expensive, but it works well: ointment covered by a "wet" bandage originally developed for burn victims (such as Second Skin or Tegaderm, available at drugstores). Cover with a gauze bandage, then wrap with a reusable elastic bandage (instead of tape). Or you could try "tubular elastic gauze" (it slides over your arms like a sleeve); it's not available in most drugstores, but you can get it through medical supply stores or hospitals.
  

Road rash not saddle sore?!?!
Fuck my advice then. But REMEMBER it for future.
Scratched elbow?! HTFU
Seriously though, what TCP and air right?

Road rash as in crashing, not a pimply arse.

blimey, I'm not sure I'm precious enough about my backside to be washing and dressing it three times a day...
I'll save that knowledge for after I've slid along the road on my face.
cheers for the info.

Ha. I left my face to scar. Need my arse for sitting on.

Stick a bandage on your bum if it still sticky in the morning. Leave the elbow open.

I tend to cover deep scrapes but for stuff like road rash its easier to leave it open as the dressing ends up sticking to it. When you change the dressing you end up ripping everything off. Although without a dressing I end up picking at it. For a large scrape I used a tube bandage tp stop any of the scabs catching on the clothes

So I was involved in a crash Friday night. I was actually hit by a rider taking part in some sort of alley catesque race in Cloudesley Square N1. Bike seems fine but I think it's probably worth having a crash assessment. Just spoke with Cycle Surgery and they charge £30 for this. Anyone had experience of this before and can recommend somewhere?

Look over the bike for cracks/splits, make sure everything looks inline and then for a ride saving yourself £25!

Unless you have carbon, then disdain my advice.

disdain my advice.

Hmm, now that's good advice.

Which, if following your advice, I should probably ignore, but then.....

I've made a mistake with a painting job at home on an exterior door. How long will it take the for the paint to dry so I can strip the door and start again? Or should I try and strip it before the paint has set properly?

I've made a mistake with a painting job at home on an exterior door. How long will it take the for the paint to dry so I can strip the door and start again? Or should I try and strip it before the paint has set properly?

What kind of mistake? Personally I'd leave it six to eight hours, then strip it back with a hot air gun.

Some of it wasn't prepped enough, other bits are already peeling as the instructions weren't read. (It is at least 16 hours inbetween coats, not 8). Some of the door got knocked too and is very matted as a result.

Basically it's a disaster, need to strip it down and start again.

Oh I don't have a hot air gun.

Just use a hairdryer but make "pew pew pew" sounds at the same time.

Oh I don't have a hot air gun.

These are good for plain wooden doors, but I'd be very wary around glass. Too hot and.....

:-(

Some of it wasn't prepped enough, other bits are already peeling as the instructions weren't read. (It is at least 16 hours inbetween coats, not 8). Some of the door got knocked too and is very matted as a result.

Basically it's a disaster, need to strip it down and start again.

Oh I don't have a hot air gun.

Panel or Flat? The best thing you could do other than hiring a professional, is to buy a hot air gun for twenty quid, strip it back. Then you need to prime it, then ideally an undercoat, then top coat. It's much easier to use a gloss roller and tray on a door rather than a brush, as laying oil based paint with a brush needs practice. Just cut in the bits the roller misses with the brush

These are good for plain wooden doors, but I'd be very wary around glass. Too hot and.....

:-(

Ah, thanks, there is a lot of glass.

It is a panelled door elsewhere.