: Hello Clayton,

: White vinegar is the best thing to remove epoxy from skin. I keep a
: gallon of it on hand at all times. White vinegar to get the
: epoxy off, then detergent to get the white vinegar off!

: Please note, I used to be pretty careless with epoxy. After reading
: all the warnings here about allergies to epoxy I started
: treating it like nuclear waste. I now NEVER make even the
: smallest batch without a mask, long sleeves, and gloves.
: Repeated exposure can cause you to develop an allergy to epoxy
: which will result in you never being able to use the stuff
: again, and I have even read of people that can't even touch
: cured epoxy once they develop an allergy.

: Once I glassed a surfboard in the living room (obviously a
: bachelor) and promptly went to bed. I woke up the next day
: feeling quite bad and coughing. That was my big wake-up-call. It
: was foolish, stupid, and idiotic. I'm lucky I didn't develop an
: allergy... or die.

: Anyway, obviously you are cautious, and I realize it was just a
: torn glove. Just thought I'd mention while responding because I
: was once not so careful and thanks to people posting here I
: changed my wicked ways.

: All the best,

: Malcolm

Do NOT use vinegar to remove epoxy from your skin. Vinegar is a solvent for the epoxy and breaks it down and makes it easier for the epoxy to be absorbed thru the skin. Very bad idea.

Use a waterless hand cleaner to remove epoxy from the skin then use soap and water to remove the mess the hand cleaner makes.

Using vinegar, with gloves on, to clean up tools works great.

Bill H.