Safety isn’t just for the pros. Casual DIY use of resins requires that you limit your exposure to the vapors and dust created when using various resin systems. It’s important that you have sufficient ventilation in addition to proper personal safety gear that includes gloves, eye protection, a Tyvek suit to cover your body or sleeve covers to protect your arms and long pants to protect your legs because the epoxy hardeners and polyester/vinyl ester resin MEKP catalyst are highly corrosive.

To protect your lungs from resin vapors, you must wear a respirator with appropriate organic vapor cartridges. An N95 respirator/dust mask is sufficient protection only against nuisance dust or dust generated from sanding cured resin.

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