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You may want to be careful about the composition of the gloves you use.
Latex is highly permeable to many chemicals including amine (the hazardous
compound in epoxy that give you a rash). A few years ago I read two
different reports showing that latex gloves actually concentrate the amount
of harmful compounds in your bloodstream more than bare hands. This is
because the latex membrane passes and concentrates the harmful chemicals
right to your skin. Since your skin pores are opened (your hands will sweat
inside a rubber glove) it flows easier into your bloodstream.

You might want to try some nitrile gloves. They evidently work just fine
against a wide range of solvents (exception: MEK or Meth-chloride) and
harmful compounds. I know of one epoxy layup company I heard of that uses
them successfully in production. I get mine mail order for ~$15 per 100 in a
case. http://www.biscotools.com/products.htm

There are also quite a few "skin coat" type compounds out there specifically
formulated for epoxy. I hate them.


Scott Dahlgren
801-373-0616
mailto:spdahlgren@home.com



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