You've got the gloves, already. [ she nods at the toolbox, at the items in question. ]

Those look to be rated for the household chemicals accessible here, but if they get leaks in them, the hardware store has replacements. Eye protection is a little tricky, though. As a male, they'll answer your requests at the hardware store.

[ She smiles at him. ] About half of this stuff I learned as a teenager, living with my parents in an old house that was constantly being renovated. But there's books in the library for the basics, too. You can get to them, because they're in your section. I had to get one or my previous housemates to get the references for me when we built out the basement.