Number Tattoos - Triathlon

cougie

pirate

27/03/2012 at 10:10

You know those really neat temporary numbers that they put on for the ITU races and things - well they had them at a duathlon at the weekend.

Man they're tricky to get off. My leg one is off now probably due to it being hairy (shameful I know) - but it was still red raw from all of the rubbing.

Do I need to take a sander to my arms or is there something else that will do it ?

And we should so get them to make Pirate tattoos for us. It'll take an Ironman and a party in its stride !

Wilkie

27/03/2012 at 10:32

Some sort of solvent? Nail polish remover, maybe?

Or something oily, if the ink is not water-based.

Edited: 27/03/2012 at 10:33

Gladys M.

27/03/2012 at 10:44

Wire wool and Jif?!
Swarfega?
That stuff for cleaning ovens?!

Like the idea of good Pirate (not so temporary!) tattoos!

Nam

27/03/2012 at 10:51

Swarfega is good.

And nail varnish remover.

WildWill..... pirate

pirate

27/03/2012 at 10:58

but dont you just love when you've raced in the sun ... removed the number ... just to find it imprinted into your suntan

Slagiatt

pirate

27/03/2012 at 11:07

a supermarket own brand razor .... so long as you are happy for the first couple of layers of skin to go with it. (the resultant scarring will also serve as a useful reminder not to buy cheap razors when traveling if you forgot to pack a decent one

)

M..o.use

27/03/2012 at 11:33

Cougs - I had a demo one put on me at the Triathlon Show and they are oil solvent based not nail polish remover solvent based. You want some baby oil type jobbie, if none of that some sort of oily body scrub type thing or a very greasy moisturiser. A baby wipe might do it. Nail polish remover was my first thought and it didn't work.

cougie

pirate

27/03/2012 at 11:50

OOh baby wipes sound possible - I always have them around.

I did wonder why I was getting strange looks in the pool on Sunday night and then I remembered my tattoos.

Or maybe I'll leave them on and ask for number 398 for next time ?

Are we sorted for Pirate Tattoos for the outlaw ? I can ask where he got these from if you like ?

kittenkat

pirate

27/03/2012 at 12:22

Cut your leg off, problem solved

Schmunkee - The List Fairy

27/03/2012 at 13:33

Cougs - if you wanna chuck me the details of the company, I am happy to look into further

. I can then try and synchronise it to the car sticker order/despatch

fraggle

pirate

27/03/2012 at 14:24

*puts chemists hat on* a mixture of olive oil and sugar should do the trick if it's oil based

WildWill..... pirate

pirate

27/03/2012 at 15:32

i think some of you Girly's just want Cougie to Oil up

;D

SteadyCJ

27/03/2012 at 17:10

Baby Oil works on some.

Nail varnish remover for waterproof marker pen, sometimes needs a bit of baby oil as well.

For me it has to be Johnsons for that oh so familiar smell.

Schmunkee - The List Fairy

27/03/2012 at 17:16

I am a closet Johnsons Baby Powder sniffer

Flat Foo..ted

27/03/2012 at 19:00

That figures

cougie

pirate

28/03/2012 at 10:10

Fraggle - I went with your idea as I had those in and it worked a treat.
Schmunkee I will try to get supplier details this week. They're very robust tattoos !