All this talk about this glove is good for this, but not for that makes me think of one solution that seems good for all, but a real nuisance. Double glove, with Vinyl glove on the inside to protect you, and Latex gloves on the outside to protect the materials and adhesives being used. Simple, suitable protection for both sides, and a bit of a nuisance to do.
J.P. Don Stackhouse @ DJ Aerotech wrote: > Mark Holm writes: > > >> I have one little quibble ... >> the vinyl gloves you want to wear when preparing glue joints are not >> PVC. EVA (polyethylene-vinyl-acetate), or latex rubber or neoprene or >> nitrile >> rubber gloves are likely to contain much less oily goo. Neoprene has the >> disadvantage of usually making rather thick and inflexible gloves. > > > I have one little quibble with Mark's post. 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. BTW, ever notice > that oily film that seems to grow on the inside surface of your car's > windshield, especially when the car is fairly new? That oily film is > plasticizer that has evaporated from the vinyl dashboard and deposited > on the inside surface of the glass. > > So we have the choice of using ordinary vinyl and having questionable > bonds, putting up with thick and awkward gloves of some other material, > using latex gloves and potentially exposing ourselves to epoxy allergic > reactions (I've seen what those look like, and trust me, you don't even > want to think about even flirting with that!!!), or go to the trouble of > making sure you have EVA vinyl gloves. Sounds like the only really > acceptable option is that last one. > > > Don Stackhouse @ DJ Aerotech > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.djaerotech.com > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- \____________|_____________/ Ya shoulda seen the one that got away - --O-- It was THIS big :-)) J.P. Morere The AeroNuts Haven - http://home.attbi.com/~aeronut/index.htm RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
