yuck.. no i never touch it...I have a plastic weldingrod container with a screw on platic cap and keep that filled with the wood hardner. Then I attach my plugs to a 1/8th rod and dip them, then hang them up to dry next to my furnace... so I never touch the stuff. Its about 120 degrees next to my furnace so it dries in about 2 minutes then i'm ready to paint
