Overwhelmed by alcohol fumes

[Guest guest]

How do you all tolerate the strong alcohol fumes during the daily cleaning of

the band? I've been cleaning my daughter's band for a week now and each time

the fumes just overwhelm me. I have tried the following:

1) Cleaning band next to a open window.

2) cleaning band in the toilet with the exhaust fan on (it doesn't create the

suction one would think it would)

3) cleaning the band holding it at head level, at arms length. (don't really get

much leverage to scrub like that)

4) cleaning the band infront of a fan (just fills the entire room with the

smell)

5) cleaning the band and holding my breadth (yeah...ok..sure)

6) cleaning the band while walking slowly backwards in a circle so the fumes

dissipate away from me (but that just looks silly!!!)

Ok, let me just add that I'm not a wuss I've always had a good tolerance to

fumes like these and I've worked through paint fumes, brake parts cleaner,

gasoline and the likes but this 91% alcohol is just getting the better of me.

Can anyone enlighten me please?

[Guest guest]

I experienced what you're talking about with the 99 percent alcohol, which is why we switched back to the 91 percent. Maybe you're putting too much on there? I do noticed this problem when I sniff the helmet to make sure that the smell is gone, but it's fine during the cleaning.

Maybe someone else will have ideeas for you.

, mom to , 19 months

19.5 weeks in STARband plus CST

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Overwhelmed by alcohol fumes

How do you all tolerate the strong alcohol fumes during the daily cleaning of the band? I've been cleaning my daughter's band for a week now and each time the fumes just overwhelm me. I have tried the following:1) Cleaning band next to a open window.2) cleaning band in the toilet with the exhaust fan on (it doesn't create the suction one would think it would)3) cleaning the band holding it at head level, at arms length. (don't really get much leverage to scrub like that)4) cleaning the band infront of a fan (just fills the entire room with the smell)5) cleaning the band and holding my breadth (yeah...ok..sure)6) cleaning the band while walking slowly backwards in a circle so the fumes dissipate away from me (but that just looks silly!!!) Ok, let me just add that I'm not a wuss I've always had a good tolerance to fumes like these and I've worked through paint fumes, brake parts cleaner, gasoline and the likes but this 91% alcohol is just getting the better of me. Can anyone enlighten me please?