I've been using Lacquer thinner for years maybe since I was 12 years old, I am now 64. Thinner, then soap and water follow-up. I have never had a epoxy reaction, but fiberglass? Yes, from insulation and epoxy/fiberglass work. Those micro pieces of glass will get into you pores if you don't wash with soap and water. I have stayed away from gasoline [a poor solvent], MEK, or Acetone. I sill use latex gloves though, because epoxy is sticky and messy stuff.
KRron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 7:57 PM Subject: KR> epoxy safety > When I was at Sun and Fun I was working at the Wicks booth with their > manager that had been with them for twenty something years. He told me that > of all of the people he knew that had serious health problems from epoxy, > that most of them were using gasoline, MEK, or Acetone to clean the epoxy > off of their hands. Aside from the other nasty things those chemicals can > do to you, they also open up your pores and let the epoxy get in them. > Obviously, it is best to uses gloves, but if you do get epoxy on your hands > use something a little safer to get it off. > > Brian Kraut > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > www.engalt.com > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
