Gloves

[Michele Pensotti]

Hi all, I’m just wondering abouth maybe the stupidest of things.

Since I’ve started watching Eric’s videos I also started imitating him by wearing latex gloves, and this effectively has reduced the dirtyness of my hands.

However every time I watch a video it seems Eric’s gloves are more resistent than the one I use.

I use simple latex gloves with talc on the inside, I buy them in 50packs but they seem to break very easily and also suffer from contact with petroleum derivatives, so I have to change them frequently.

Is there a specific mechanic-type of gloves to be used?

Thank you to everyone that will care to give me feedback on this!

Live long and prosper ( and stay dirty! )

10nico

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[skim3544]

I have been experiencing the same. Quality of latex isn’t great. Recently I had to change from Latex to Nitrile. Latex won’t protect you from some automotive chemicals. I go through box of 150 within a month due to rips – looking for better solutions.

[celticbhoy]

There are also the thick rubber/fabric gloves that have the velco tightening strap which are good but you have no feel. Nitrile is the way to go, just be aware that you’ll produce a whole lot of sweat so don’t be alarmed if you lose a gallon of sweat out of each glove.

[W00DBar0n]

[quote=”celticbhoy” post=43945]There are also the thick rubber/fabric gloves that have the velco tightening strap which are good but you have no feel. Nitrile is the way to go, just be aware that you’ll produce a whole lot of sweat so don’t be alarmed if you lose a gallon of sweat out of each glove.[/quote]
I wear those glove, I just wear one size down… they tend to stretch and break in after an hour or so. I find that helps with the dexterity and feeling, just uncomfy for the first hour.(i work 12 hour days so whats 1 hour out of 12?)

[Jared Thomson]

I use 7mil Nitrile gloves, and they work good for me

[Michele Pensotti]

Thank you all for your nitrile-oriented suggestions! 🙂

I must admit that some months ago I had already tried some very thin nitrile gloves and had a bad experience, not only they did rip even more than the latex ones, but were also less elastic and some did tear simply trying to put them on!! :angry:

However your suggestions made me realize there are more thicknesses of nitrile gloves, and, in fact, this evening I’ve just found some goodyear nitrile “heavy duty” blue gloves which seem just the right balance!
Now as soon as my HUGE reserve of (very)disposable 😉 latex gloves ends, I’ll try the new nitrile ones!

Thank you again (all of you!)

Live long and prosper (and stay dirty!)

10nico

[Andrey Lukovenko]

I use this kind:

They last forever, very cheap (about $0.5 / pair). Also, they keep my hands warm when it’s cold, and dry when it’s warm. Rubber side is good if you have a lot of grease to mess with. Usually I switch them left-to-right, and use the fabric side.

Actually, 95% of technicians here use them all the time.

Do you guys have something like this?

[Michele Pensotti]

I use this kind of gloves too!

Very durable , and protect a lot when using heavy tools like grinder, drill, vice, or when I need to exert a lot of force.
Also I use them when swapping tyres, I always see them in use on tyre shops.

Alas, they are a little too thck and I have no feeling when manipulating small objects , or when I need to put my hands in tight passages (like when I disassembled my starter motor!).

I also keep a pair in each car, just in case it’s winter and I need to get out and don’t want to freeze my fingers to death!

Thanks for the input!

Live long and prosper (and stay dirty!)

10nico

[Andrey Lukovenko]

There is also a little different type of these gloves – they are made of a very thin synthetic fabric, something like a dense black nylon. I use them for a more precise feel.

[Buck_nekid]

I used to go barehanded at everything, but got tired of using hand cleaner then scrubbing again in the shower which left me with tore up hands. All dried up from all the scrubbing so the dirt sticks worse with dry skin. I tried quite a few gloves from the expensive to the cheap. I even got a box of real surgery gloves that were 16 mil thick and really tough but fall apart when garage chemicals gets on them. These from harbor freight are toughest I’ve found, they are even slightly textured on the palm. If you are in the store look carefully at the gloves as there are a few different black gloves from western safety that harbor freight sells.

[Michele Pensotti]

When I was younger I used too to do everything bare-handed, but as you mentioned, the dirt just gets drier and doesn’t come off, and the skin suffers.

I’ve looked up the black gloves you pointed out, and they seem to be very very strong, but still thin to keep sensitivity.

Only problem is that here in italy harbor freight does not exist!
I really wish it existed here, since they carry a lot of tools and they are also cheap, but, alas, they aren’t here, and delivery to italy is not cheap at all!

I guess they cannot be the only ones to sell those particular gloves though, I’ll try to investigate on the net, thanks for you suggestion! :cheer:

Live long and prosper (and stay dirty!)

10nico

[Andrey Lukovenko]

Actually, we do not have harbor freight either.

And I’ve got those gloves from Auchan supermarket. They have their branch in Italy, so it’s worth a try.

[Michele Pensotti]

Thanks man! I’ll check at the nearest auchan as soon as I get near it (80 kms from here).

Live long and prosper (and stay dirty!)

10nico

[Dustin Hicks]

The gloves you use depends on what you’re doing.
Myself, I like 8-10 mil 12″ nitrile for disposable gloves, MIG welding gloves (slightly more feel than ‘regular’ or ‘inexpensive’ welding gloves) when welding or plasma cutting. When working with sharp edged metal pieces (freshly cut patch pieces or panels, torn body panels, etc) I like High-Performance Polyethylene/ Dyneema/ Kevlar lined cut-resistant gloves. For general use or with air tools, I prefer anti-vibration mechanics gloves. So, as you can see, I have multiple pairs of gloves around the shop, not even counting cold weather ones. When you make your living with your hands, you’ve got to protect them. 😉

[Wyr Twister]

HF had some cloth fabric gloves on sale , several months back . Wifey bough two packages for me . I have been using them , some , working on her car .

They help most of the time , but I have always had to remove gloves when working on small things or having to work by feel in places I can not get to , to see .

That’s just the breaks .

Plus the cloth gloves can be thrown in the laundry and washed and re-used . I am cheap . 🙁

God bless
Wyr

[Matthias]

I use these:

http://www.towagloves.com/contents/catalog/product.php?dir=1&product=4

They last long and provide good mechanical protection and good grip without taking away too much feel since they fit quite tight, are resistant to chemicals (but do not really protect from them, be aware of that!) and you do not sweat as much since they only have a rubber palm and the back of the hand is not covered with rubber but only fabric.

However, they are quite expensive (around 7 € per pair) and I do not know where to get them in the US, in Germany, many hardware stores sell them.

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