The Importance of a Clean Work Station

 When working with epoxy resin many people make sure they maintain a clean work environment due to the mess that a cured resin can potentially bring not to mention the chemical burns it can give our skin. The most important thing in having your workstation and tools clean is to always have your isopropyl alcohol 91% or higher ready to spray on your tools after use to quickly wipe off the resin before it gets dry and cured. For example, if i throw epoxy on a floor and use my squeegee to spread it around but leave it for an hour unattended without wiping down the squeegee will be ruined as the resin will have begun to dry and will be very tough to remove. Another important step to take into consideration is always using brown paper underneath the resin buckets to ensure that spillage doesn't stain a part of a floor that is not supposed to be worked on. The last thing you want is to leave your work area and see that there are drops of resin on the floors, and you have no alcohol to clean the mess that was made. Lastly always keep rags that you can use to wipe down your tools after use.

Below is a picture of a epoxy workshop workstation everyone has their alcohol ready to spray down their mini buckets and tool to be able to use again later in the future.




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