>>0. Acetone, followed by hot soapy water, will avoid scaring the DMV when they >>try to verify your fingerprints ... <G> >> >> I was told *not* to use acetone or other solvents on your hands, it seems >> that it puts the epoxy into solution and your hand absorbs the solution, >> which is bad. We always clean-up with vinegar, breaks down the epoxy to something a bit more benign. Vinegar wipe, then soap on all skin contacts. There shouldn't ever be skin contact but we're human so it does happen. Sensitivity of the skin to epoxy will make it impossible to work with the material ever again. Gloves - I use dishwashing rubber gloves or the heavier ones with cotton reinforcing. It is possible to shake those ones off to do something with a glove off and then slip it on again. They last a long time if washed/wiped with vinegar after each use. Was Clyde's kit a 2:1 mix or was that just what he used? It is more usual to have a 4:1 or 5:1 mix ratio and important to get it right, hence the graduated measuring vessels. I use very sensitive top-loading scales (scientific) which makes measuring and mixing so fast, especially if a second mix is required, easy to zero out the container's weight even if not quite empty. Alex *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 01 1999 - 13:52:30 PDT
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