Wear golem carded weapons and cornutus armor or have a blacksmith type with repair (not necessary to be trans to get the skill) or an alchemist for preventative measures (even non-trans alchemists have chemical protect skills, though it's more cost effective for Creators with Full chem Protect).
The Oka Compendium: A glorified record of my alt-a-holic-ism. May or may not be up to date at any given point.