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Here is my story for the day.
I was painting a trailer with oil based metal paint today.
I leaned over and got a bunch of paint in my hair. I thought for sure I'd have to use paint thinner or something to clean it out. It was oil based paint, not latex. Well a few hours later I took a shower and washed my hair and the paint all came out, easily.
Looks like hair is hard to paint.
I usually use a pony tail when I'm doing stuff like that, but for some reason I didn't today.
David
All the longhaired painters I've ever known, --- whether a close friend (interestingly, I have one who is also named David), acquaintance, or just in observation --- have all worn painters hats, as well as tied their hair back, in order to best protect it. I do the same whenever I garden (I do part-time maintenance gardening and landscaping jobs), --- or at the very least, securely tie my hair back and/or up in a bun.
I'm glad your story of the day ended so well, in spite of your hair getting paint in it! But, in the future, I don't recommend that anyone take the risk of wearing their hair loose to a job like that... not worth the risk & agony of having to cut it off, in case things DON'T work out so well...
- Ken in San Francisco
...and on the same topic.....be ever so careful when working around any rotating equipment, open flames, etc. and secure your hair well. I work around mining and drilling equipment...A well secured tail and sweatband are a must. You don't need to look pretty on the job....paint, oil, grease could be the least of your problems should a piece of heavy equipment grab you....
WWT