First of Dec. Belhaven update

[Scott Dunsworth]

All I have to do now is gather 5 friends together at the same time to roll her over. Some of us work days and others afternoons. So this is going to be a trick. I do have some small things I can do till I can get them together. Here are some pictures.

Scott

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[Scott Dunsworth]

Few more.

How bout those baby dolls, my little one has been playing houseboat.

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[Charlie Jones]

Looking really good Scott- looks like nice clean epoxy work. I'm impressed.

So very sorry we couldn't get by your place when we were coming south. I would have loved to meet you and see your boat, but with the weather like it was, and the load we were towing it was just too many miles extra. But I'm sure looking at the pics

[capt jake]

Clean epoxy work indeed! I seem to have that stuff everywhere by the time I am done. Is there a trick to this, or am I inherently messy??

[Greg Luckett]

It can get really messy, but I have found that as I do it more and have gained experience, I am a lot less messy. Most of the time now I do not use gloves for filleting or fairing. What little I get on me comes off very easily using GoJo with pumice. Don't waste money on any of the smell alikes. Only GoJo brand really cleans off the epoxy from your skin. Don't ask me why.

[capt jake]

Yup, I have a jug of GoJo at every sink! Really!!

[Charlie Jones]

Greg- wear the gloves. I put on a pair of disposable ones EVERY time I use epoxy, for what ever reason. Senstitization can come from small , frequent exposure as well as from sloppy working habits.

I simply cannot afford to become sensitized to the stuff, so I wear gloves always. I urge you to do the same. They are really cheap insurance.

[Scott Dunsworth]

:oops: You all are being very easy on me!! I am not to happy with my epoxy skills, but so far there is nothing a fairing mix or paint wont hide. Your right about the gloves Charlie. I use the cheap ones ( like they use at subway ) for small quick jobs and the better ones for filleting and glassing.

Charlie I wish you could have stopped by, but I understand. We will meet up some day. I hope to meet alot of B&B builders.

Scott

[warthog5]

At the risk of sounding like a Know It All. Senstitization is a real thing. I know people that are that way at least to certain brands of epoxy.

Below is so cheap from Harbor Freight that you can't afford not to have them.

1 36118-4rzh GLOVES-LATEX LG-100PC 3.37

I undestand you not wanting to use them if your using those floppy food prep one's. They would be a PITA.

I buy these gloves 10 box's at a time. I also keep 1 box of Nitel gloves for special stuff. The are $10 per box of 100.

[Guest Anonymous]

Chill out guys. I really do not need the chastising, but thankyou for being concerned.

I wear both latex and rubberized gloves and am not ignorant of the dangers. I do not bother with the gloves on small jobs and do not need them. For that matter, I have had the latex gloves break and then gotten resin all over my hand as a result. GoJo is the only hand cleaner that I have found to work on cleaning my hands and skin. I will not ust acetone to clean my skin. I doubt there is anyone using resins who has not gotten some on their skin on occasion, gloves worn or not. I also wear eye protection and dust masks.

OK?

[Greg Luckett]

Oops. Did it again! I was using the pc at work and forgot I was not logged on. Sorry.

Greg.

[Guest]

Handling epoxy 101:

Long stir sticks, handled spreaders, handle grip trowels, two putty knifes, one for spreading and if you get epoxy up the handle, stop switch and go again. Let someone clean the first one up, if avaliable. Use a slick putty board, if wood, epoxy coat it, unthickened and let it dry, and spread your thickened epoxy on that for working it. This allows for a good cleanup and a board to place your excess glue from fillets, on the knifes, when you are working it. Get it off that sitck, putty knife, pvc pipe, or whatever you are using. Get it out of a mixing cup. It gets all over the rims, and down the side, all over you hands and on your clothes, hair, associated work areas. Work clean and you will work less. Take your time and clean up evey bit of that uncured glue, Make it neat. Do sections and clean as you go. Gloves are fine, but the face and respirator is as important as any glove on the market. Sometimes I use to go by the shop, on the way to church and run a fillets in my clothes and contiue on to church. It is possible to use the glue without wearing it. This would drive my wife crazy.

One day I will show you what epoxy sensitivity looks like on the face, forget the arms from grinding the stuff. It ugly and hurts. And this is just from airborne contacts. And thats on the outside.

[Greg Luckett]

That is a funny story about when you were on your way to church. I have this picture in my head of you with your suit on and your wife fretting that you will get too messy to get to church on time.

I agree about the eye and lung protection being more important than the gloves. When I do not use gloves is usually when I am doing fillets also, and I use wooden sticks such as a tongue depresser or the ice cream bar sticks that can be salvaged. I mix in the West Systems 406 which is so light and fluffy as to be scary about breathing it in. Once it is mixed up I sometimes remove the dust mask. I always wear the mask and safety glasses (sometime a shield) when sanding, and gloves and long sleeve shirts, etc. That fiberglass dust bothers me more than any wet resin problems, and I do not want to breath it or have to try and get it out of my eyes (at the Dr.) and itch like hell on the skin. I have started upgrading my sanding equipment to the types using a direct vacuum pickup, or sand with one hand while the other holds the vacuum. I really like my Fein detail sander and use it for about 40% of the sanding. The orbital sander gets used about 55% of the time and the new one will have the vacuum pick up. My Bosch belt sander has the hook up. This really helps keep the fiberglass dust down and decreases the health risks.

Good evening.

Greg.