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Hair tangled in casters solution Dec 20, 2016 4:47:15 GMT -8

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Post by lessismore on Dec 20, 2016 4:47:15 GMT -8

hi,

i'm sure most of you end up with lots of hair wrapped around your caster axles.

i know it's easy if you've got hand function or a helper and your not in your chair to unscrew the caster and remove the hair.

however, i was wondering if anyone had found a way of doing this without removing the casters?

perhaps some kind of chemical solvent?

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Hair tangled in casters solution Dec 20, 2016 8:03:38 GMT -8

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Post by vintage on Dec 20, 2016 8:03:38 GMT -8

Thanks for posting this question. I also get hair wrapped around the large wheels, not just the casters. This was from back when I was in nursing homes. It seldom happens now that I'm home. I'm very careful inside the house. Of course, once outside, we have no control.

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Hair tangled in casters solution Dec 20, 2016 8:18:06 GMT -8

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Post by Crepe on Dec 20, 2016 8:18:06 GMT -8

lessismore, I get thread wrapped up in mine and use a seam ripper to cut it, then you can easily unwind it.

A funny thing: I love tinsel on my Christmas tree, but somehow I get it clinging to my plastic rims covers. You have to literally pull it off because of the static electricity and it gets all over the house, then ends up wrapped around my castors. My husband asked me yesterday, "Why do you brush against the tree?" I told him that I didn't even touch it! As I left the office I went by the tree and he burst out laughing. Even though I was several inches away from the tree, the tinsel was reaching out full length to grab my wheels. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it.

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vintage Advanced Member Posts: 2,576 Post Likes Received: 1,757 Date Joined: November 2016 Injury: T9 incomplete Date Injured: March 15, 2014 Member is: Offline Send PM	Hair tangled in casters solution Dec 20, 2016 13:11:20 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by vintage on Dec 20, 2016 13:11:20 GMT -8 That's so funny, crepe. And it will probably be a new 'clue' in some forensic crime story...since they are ever on the lookout for weird quirks of science.

DJ Administrator STAFF Posts: 8,162 Post Likes Received: 2,829 Date Joined: July 2013 Injury: C6 - ASIA B Date Injured: June 2011 Member is: Offline Send PM	Hair tangled in casters solution Dec 21, 2016 18:24:55 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by DJ on Dec 21, 2016 18:24:55 GMT -8 lessismore, now that you mention it, I gotta clean my casters! To answer your question though, I don't know of any solvent thatd break down the hair. I'd be worried about it damaging my casters to be honest.

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Hair tangled in casters solution

Post by lessismore on Dec 20, 2016 4:47:15 GMT -8

Post by vintage on Dec 20, 2016 8:03:38 GMT -8

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Post by vintage on Dec 20, 2016 13:11:20 GMT -8

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