Mark42
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Re: Dealing with Fiberglass??
Like others have said, the best protection is a jump suit with hood and elastic cuffs. You don't have to buy the expensive Tyvec suits, just the light weight disposable and very breathable suits work well.
The best prices I found were at galeton.com.
These are the suits I use, and at less than $2.00 a suit, they are cheap and worth every penny. Order one size larger then you think you need, they seem to run on the "slim" side. Very breathable and light weight, and I don't sweat wearing them. And they block even the finest glass powder from sanding from getting on your skin. I have worn the same suit about 4 or 5 times before it starts to tear or just gets too much fiberglass trimmings stuck on it. Also get the latex gloves with the LONG wrist cover. Keeps the resin off your skin.
http://www.galeton.com/item_group.asp?GroupID=129&CategoryID=96
Like others have said, the best protection is a jump suit with hood and elastic cuffs. You don't have to buy the expensive Tyvec suits, just the light weight disposable and very breathable suits work well.
The best prices I found were at galeton.com.
These are the suits I use, and at less than $2.00 a suit, they are cheap and worth every penny. Order one size larger then you think you need, they seem to run on the "slim" side. Very breathable and light weight, and I don't sweat wearing them. And they block even the finest glass powder from sanding from getting on your skin. I have worn the same suit about 4 or 5 times before it starts to tear or just gets too much fiberglass trimmings stuck on it. Also get the latex gloves with the LONG wrist cover. Keeps the resin off your skin.
http://www.galeton.com/item_group.asp?GroupID=129&CategoryID=96