Don Stackhouse wrote: > According to the manufacturers of epoxy (specifically the tech support folks at >Hexcel),
> the toxic chemicals in most epoxies will go right through latex. They emphatically >told > me you should NOT use latex gloves when working with epoxy, that you should use >vinyl, > urethane or neoprene. Mark is absolutely right about the thickness and inflexibility >of > those last two, and about the plasticizer in many types of vinyl. Bill Conkling emphasized the utility of cleanser and water for cleaning surfaces to be bonded. One can get a lot of the plasiticizer off of a plasticized PVC surface with detergent and hot water. So wash your hands after putting the gloves on and PVC won't be so bad. Use a lot of soap. I should have mentioned that the first time. Polyurethane gloves that I have used were only a little thicker and less flexible than latex. Not nearly as bad as neoprene. The technology of thin polyurethane gloves may have been improved by the folks who make condoms out of the stuff. Don't know if EVA gloves are indicated for epoxy. My first guess would be that if latex is no good, EVA might be questionable. Also don't know about nitrile rubber gloves, but they have pretty good resistance to a number of solvents that might indicate they are good for epoxy too. Some of the gloves sold for paint stripping are nitrile. Read the fine print. Mark Holm [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
