SkipGundlach wrote:

I seem to have developed a sensitiviy/allergy to West System epoxy
sanding dust, or perhaps fiberglass.




Hi Skip:

im not a doc but, I think the other poster has a good place to start.,
that is, why do you think its epoxy sensitivity?

Cured epoxy I believe is reasonably inert. So epoxy dust on the skin
should not be a problem for most.

Glass dust is a bitch and presents a real problem removing it from
clothing. I wore long sleeved cotton shirts when 40 gritting some
glass. I got a rash on the inside of my arms around my elbows. It
stayed around for a week. I noticed nearly micron lengths of glass
fiber still in the shirt after washing. I stopped grinding, tossed the
shirts after one use, and all was well..

Some antibiotics create a sun sensitivity and will produce a skin
rash.

A friend of mine drank alcohol daily and after a few years "got a
weird rash" nobody could cure. He stopped drinking cause he was in jail
and his rash disappeared after two months of jail house sobriety. Do
you drink a pint of booze daily?

Boat yards and boat work are very dirty places with lots of killer dust
and chemicals. Ahh for the refreshing smell of Port Orford cedar on
white oak frames.
bob