Re: epoxy fumes

Posted by Ken Leffert on Dec 18, 2004

You have no doubt read the info available on MAS Epoxies website, but I'm posting a link to it here for those who haven't.

I hesitate to comment on your concerns, as I built my boat in a garage during warm weather, I did wear gloves anytime working with the liquids, a respirator only when sanding.

Would like to point out that your concern over safety makes you a very unlikely candidate to have any problems.....people who discount the hazards of epoxy are the ones who get in trouble. Not having a space to build in right now, I wish I had a basement with a couple of windows. If I could rig up something with the ventilation power of, say, a bathroom vent (which is about 50 to 100 cubic feet per minute for a residential bathroom), maybe a little more for a larger basement, I'd build in it atleast as long as I didn't notice any problems. Keep a little ventilation, keep the stuff off your skin, don't sand uncured epoxy, and wear a mask when sanding.

I'd also do everything I could to forget about that Mid-February deadline.....take your time, this building thing is fun. If you just have to paddle, buy you an old beater, it'll make you appreciate your boat even more!

In Response to: epoxy fumes by Paul Buelterman on Dec 18, 2004

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