Assuming that's epoxy since it's a fiberglass airframe and fins. If so, please use gloves. Epoxy sensitivity sucks.Method
Here are quick, easy, perfect fillets. Takes seconds to do with little to no sanding after.
I was wondering what safety troll would go first. I commend you for posting this David. I do the same thing.Assuming that's epoxy since it's a fiberglass airframe and fins. If so, please use gloves. Epoxy sensitivity sucks.
Lots of college kids read here too. You might not have enough lifetime left to get epoxy sensitized, but they do. The technique looks great, just that anyone who wants to use epoxy for a lot more years should use gloves.If you take a look at my hands, I'm old a little bit of epoxy ain't gonna hurt them paws
It is really to bad you are trying to turn this thread into a you're going to get sick thread.
Allergic dermatitis one of the more serious health effects, but less than 2% of epoxy users are likely to get it....Allergic reactions to epoxy can result in irritated skin or respiratory problems. Irritated skin is by far the more common of these two health effects. Usually, it appears much like a reaction to poison ivy and may include swelling, itching and red eyes. Just as with poison ivy, the irritation can be mild or severe, acute or chronic.
I never knew they were called that. I always called them finger condoms, which are perfect for fillets. A friend bought me some but they were already unrolled which causes me to have to get my wife to put it on my finger with the little strength I have in my hands. When I was building subwoofer drivers, I had a box of 500 which would have lasted a lifetime. so if any of you get a box, make sure you get the kind that you unroll down your finger like a traditional condom.Try a finger cot. If you wear gloves or a cot the material has to be skin-tight. Gloves and finger cots have a tendency to drag, though. Wetting with a spritz of alcohol helps.
and this comes from the "God" of perfect fillets.I use the same technique. Works even better if you wet your finger with isopropyl alcohol first.
How do you get RocketPoxy to flow through a syringe? I tried that once, and it was waaaay too thick.Rocket poxy and no gloves needed. But thanks for the thought.
Thanks, that gives me an excuse to post some more fillet pictures.
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