Peel Ply

I got some from
http://www.mcmc-uk.com/

They also do some moderatly skin friendly resins

Edit: By this I mean that they are less damaging than other than some other epoxy resin. Gloves Must always be used when working with Irritants like Epoxy!


Edited by Granite

Originally posted by SimonW Tom - is this what you want? Simon

I presume thats the same stuff, I only know it's called peel ply! Is the surface tape for absorbing excess resin from making carbon stuff?

I've had a few rolls off ebay at good prices

Originally posted by Isis Go and walk about town for a while untill you find a fabric shop and ask for dress/suit lining material, then cut/tear your own strips. Its effectively the same material and works in exactly the same way... but its cheeper, easier to get hold off and comes in all sorts of pretty colours! genious! Failing that, as Granite suggested: http://www.mcmc-uk.com/ would be my first port off call.

Thats a good idea, the thing is I need a thin roll to make it neat. I guess they would sell that stuff on rolls? I shall look!


Edited by tgruitt

Originally posted by alstorer Originally posted by Granite They also do some moderatly skin friendly resins What's wrong with wearing gloves? Seriously kids, just wear gloves. Sensitisation is really nasty- you may not even be able to be in the same room as liquid epoxy if it happens. Seriously. Don't gamble- it'll happen pretty suddenly, and without warning.

I normally  wear two pairs of Nitrile gloves and sometimes barrier cream when working with epoxy as you can then take one pair off for cleanup but still be protected.
However no matter how careful you are it is difficult to guarantee that you will never touch partially cured epoxy on surfaces.

The resins that Matrix sell have been recommended to me by someone who suffers from sensitization as not causing problems for him, whereas with normal protection he has problems with other resins.

I have found less irritation when sanding laminate made using Sincomin resins than with laminate made using other resins.

And I often wear gloves when sanding.

Full protection is vital as you say and I probably phrased my initial post incorrectly.