# Removing a stuck ring **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-stuck-ring/783286 "2017-03-29T14:00:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-stuck-ring/783286/21 "2017-04-01T07:58:13Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > I switched to silicone a few years ago after almost getting my hand stuck while working on my tractor. No worries about getting stuck or scratching anything I’m working on. Non conducting as well which could be important in some occupations. I offered to get a ring tattoed on my finger. It seemed a reasonable idea to me: nothing flash, just a black line on ring finger to make it obvious I am married. My wife wouldn’t have it though: she prefered man with no ring to man with tattoed finger. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-stuck-ring/783286/22 "2017-04-01T10:24:55Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > I switched to silicone a few years ago after almost getting my hand stuck while working on my tractor. No worries about getting stuck or scratching anything I’m working on. Non conducting as well which could be important in some occupations. Interesting idea, a silicone ring. I’m considering one. I prefer silicone to a tattoo. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-stuck-ring/783286/23 "2017-04-02T15:05:13Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > My last two wedding rings came from Amazon. The original ring I got at the actual wedding was white gold and was scratched beyond belief after just a couple years. So, at the 5-year anniversary, I got a tungsten carbide ring with a carbon fiber inlay. The inlay got discolored after a couple of years, so on the 10-year anniversary, I traded it for [this tungsten carbide ring](http://a.co/43DDKr8). Twenty bucks, three years without a scratch on it. > > These days a lot of active people who want to wear a wedding ring are going silicone. The first maker I was aware of is [Qalo](https://qalo.com/). Silicone seems much less likely to cause an injury like ring avulsion. For our 25th anniversary last year we wanted the silver look and got two simple WC bands from Amazon for $20 each. Like yours, our white gold bands from years past were all scuffed, dinged, and scratched within a few months. These new rings still look as shiny and perfect today as they did last year. The inside is a comfort fit and the metal is naturally slippery, so they come off easily. I don’t plan on wearing mine when in the machine shop, for the reasons many have mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Terrific](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tom_terrific/32/342_2.png) [@Tom\_Terrific](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Terrific)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-stuck-ring/783286/24 "2017-04-02T18:50:14Z")
I don’t know if it is a thing with the younger set or just coincidence, but my daughter and her husband both got tattoos for wedding bands. My step-son and his wife got tattoos also. The step-son works as a diesel mechanic and didn’t want a ring. The son in law works construction and also didn’t want one. All of them got the Ben Casey infinity symbol. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-stuck-ring/783286/25 "2017-04-02T19:06:22Z")
> [@Tom\_Terrific](#): > > I don’t know if it is a thing with the younger set or just coincidence, but my daughter and her husband both got tattoos for wedding bands. My step-son and his wife got tattoos also. The step-son works as a diesel mechanic and didn’t want a ring. The son in law works construction and also didn’t want one. All of them got the Ben Casey infinity symbol. I was a diesel mechanic also and would sometimes forget to remove my ring. One time I was putting in a clutch and had to slip off my ring and set it on the frame of the truck. I forgot all about it and never bothered to replace it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-stuck-ring/783286/26 "2017-04-02T19:50:48Z")
I had to use the floss trick this morning before I went to continue working on the storm damage. The ring is safely on the coffee table. Just to make _sure_ I didn’t lose it, I put gloves on before I started working. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-stuck-ring/783286/27 "2017-04-02T21:31:33Z")
Eat no salt for three days and your ring is likely to come off. I can tell how much salt I had in the previous day by how tight my ring is. Also my finger gets bigger after exercise or even a good walk. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-stuck-ring/783286/28 "2017-04-03T03:14:15Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Yikes. I take my wedding ring off for just about any manual labor. Leaving it on puts you at risk for a “degloving” injury… Yikes is right. My wedding band caught once, years ago, on a nail protruding from a heavy pallet. My whole body followed that pallet until I got unstuck. Fortunately no serious injury, although my ring forever had a bent edge from the nail. > [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Put a snap-bolt or mini-carabiner on your keyring, and store your wedding ring there when you’re doing yard work or machine work; your finger will thank you for it. An excellent tip. I take off my nice watch before doing any manual labor. Now, I’ll take the ring off too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-stuck-ring/783286.md?page=1)