[Courtney]

Several questions:

I am using epoxy resin and new to this so I’m really unsure.

1- no room in my house is warm enough for a continuous 24 hours except a cupboard that has the boiler in however it doesn’t have ventilation, is this adequate for curing?

2- the boiler cupboard is in my bedroom, would sleeping in this room negatively effect my health?

3 – should I wear a mask when making the resin and putting it into moulds? I already wear gloves

4- what cups are best to use when mixing resin? Plastic ones seem hard to clean.

[Katherine Swift]

Hi Courtney,

Any time you can create a resin ‘hot box’ in a cold room, that will definitely help with curing. This article will give you some ideas on how to cure resin in cold temperatures: https://resinobsession.com/resin-resin-resin/how-to-get-your-resin-to-cure-in-cold-weather/

I like to use the plastic cups in our store for resin mixing. You can buy them here:
https://shop.resinobsession.com/collections/tools-and-supplies/products/1-ounce-reusable-plastic-mixing-cups
https://shop.resinobsession.com/collections/tools-and-supplies/products/large-10-oz-reusable-resin-mixing-cups

There is a video on those pages that show how I like to clean cups to use them again.

As for the resin safety, it’s my opinion that you can never be too safe. This article details more about how to use resin safely: https://resinobsession.com/resin-resin-resin/epoxy-resin-safety-precautions/

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