When do you give up on gloves?

[Inked]

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[D60]

Ask your wife, girlfriend, etc, to look at your hands and then answer that question yourself.

Whaddya call a mechanic with one clean finger? A: just got lucky

 

[Wylie6G72]

Word to the wise, I think I ruined an entire large box of nitrile gloves by storing them in the garage. The last one I tried to put on ripped at the cuff before I got it halfway on. The ones I do manage to get on tear at the first thing I touch. Lesson learned, they need to be stored inside the house.

 

[KrisZ]

I usually go through several gloves during a job as well. Sometimes they rip and I don’t notice. It is what it is but my hands are still way cleaner than if I didn’t use them.

 

[D60]

Word to the wise, I think I ruined an entire large box of nitrile gloves by storing them in the garage. The last one I tried to put on ripped at the cuff before I got it halfway on. The ones I do manage to get on tear at the first thing I touch. Lesson learned, they need to be stored inside the house.

The top one seems to fail from either air or UV if you let them sit a long time with box opened. But if stored closed and used regularly I've never personally experienced the entire box going bad when stored in my shop.

 

[Dave9]

I'm (apparently) very reckless with my bare hands, often ending up with cuts and scrapes, so the way I see it is, better the glove takes the abuse than my skin. Plus it gets to be a PITA to keep cleaning dirt out from under your fingernails.

I'm currently using 9 mil Adenna's... don't know if they're the best or best value but they work well enough. I also use them to make hot sauce from super hot peppers, avoids having my hands burn for the next day. You can't just wash super hot pepper juice off later, too late then.

 

[Dave Hess]

Is it just me, or are gloves practically worthless?

And I generally mean disposable elastic (nitrile, vinyl, etc) gloves for working with oil, fuel, brakes, etc.

My issue is that even in cool weather, gloves tend to be a one time thing. Put them on at the start of the day, doing great... then they get a little sweaty inside. Maybe dirty outside. Have to take them off for whatever reason... I think everyone that uses them knows the drill.

That first set is then done for at least an hour or more hanging inside-out to dry before they can be put on. My hands need to be perfectly clean and dry to put on new ones. And its not like Im in a Dr.'s office or chem lab.

So then I tend to be less consistent with putting on gloves after. So for a long job, that's an issue in general. Then, even if I put them on, a set is likely to rip.

Case in point, today I was replacing soft diesel return lines on one of my old cars. Started out fine, used gloves, ok. Had to take them off to go get something, and then with minimal subsequent work, got a bit of diesel on me. Its easy to do... Fast forward a bit, gloves are on, but then one gets a small hole.

So in reality I still have diesel on my skin, same as I would if I didnt wear them. Maybe a little less residue, but its still there, so from a health and safety perspective, does it matter?

Is double gloving with some cheap thin ones underneath better? Powdering one's hands?

I know this is such a newbie question, but I just want to get better with gloves, and it just never works right!

Thanks!

Chemo gloves are heavy duty.

What size gloves do you wear ?

 

[IndyIan]

I am just using up my box of 200 thin nitrile gloves and replace as they rip, my hands sweat but I don't really mind. They are thin enough to give decent dexterity and feel for me. I tried doubling but they still rip both most of the time, I also have cloth rubberized gloves which are find for an oil change, but starting a bolt blind(happens too much on a Focus...) is hard to do.

 

[JHZR2]

Chemo gloves are heavy duty.

What size gloves do you wear ?

XL

 

[KevinMalone]

It really depends on the quality of the gloves. I've had terrible experiences with lots of nitrile gloves that tore easily despite claiming to be 6 mil or thicker. However, I've had great success with Medicom Vulcan nitrile gloves from Costco. Well priced, easy to put on and durable enough to last multiple uses! I use them for everything now.

https://www.costco.ca/medicom-vulcan-general-purpose-nitrile-gloves -.product.100809886.html

 

[Asterix]

Have you tried the "nitrile dipped" ones yet? Up here (Canada) I can get them for $1/pr (Home Depot or Canadian Tire) and depending on the job I may be able to reuse them several times but even if I can't, it was only $1. I love them and they work really well for me. I keep a few brand new pairs in my vehicles in case I need them while out on the road. The surgical nitrile style, I am not keen on (too thin, no thermal protection etc.) but these dipped ones are pretty good. Sure, if I am working on a small screw / small parts I need to remove it to feel the screw but that would be the case with any glove. 95% of the work I do I can wear these and they are fine. Brakes, suspension, engine work etc. they are great IMO. These are not high quality kevlar gloves and are not for cutting / sheet metal / welding etc. they are just for general purpose work. This is the Canadian Home Depot link for illustration, I am sure this same type of product is available all over America.

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/hdx-nitrile-coated-work-gloves/1001820970

I will second these. If I'm not expecting to dowse my hands in fluid, these are it. I get maybe 10 minutes out of a regular rubber glove because my hands sweat profusely. Once I found these, I wear them all the time working on the car or bicycle. They keep my hands much cleaner, don't make my hands sweat, and they last quite a while. And, they don't get in the way of dealing with small fasteners. You can get packs smaller than 20, but here's a link to a big box:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/GORILLA-GRIP-Large-Gorilla-Grip-Gloves-20-Pack-25882-32/301998019

 

[supton]

I like mechanics gloves for most work, but if it's going to be messy, I will switch to vinyl or nitrile. I find that for oil changes, vinyl lasts just long enough--or at least are cheap enough that I don't care about going through as many.

 

[KevinMalone]

It really depends on the quality of the gloves. I've had terrible experiences with lots of nitrile gloves that tore easily despite claiming to be 6 mil or thicker. However, I've had great success with Medicom Vulcan nitrile gloves from Costco. Well priced, easy to put on and durable enough to last multiple uses! I use them for everything now.

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https://www.costco.ca/medicom-vulcan-general-purpose-nitrile-gloves -.product.100809886.html

Found the specs: https://medicom.com/en_ca/?s=vulcan...te_lang=0&woo_currency=CAD&current_page_id=-1

Finger tips: 0.13mm or 5.1 mil
Palm: 0.12mm or 4.7 mil

Not sure if it's that simple as they're definitely more durable than other 6+ mil nitrile gloves that I used in the past

 

[TurboTravis]

I use coolant unless. There have been a few where the gasket would fall off when trying to assemble due to design or location of the part. In those cases I use a little die electric grease to hold it all together.

Word to the wise, I think I ruined an entire large box of nitrile gloves by storing them in the garage. The last one I tried to put on ripped at the cuff before I got it halfway on. The ones I do manage to get on tear at the first thing I touch. Lesson learned, they need to be stored inside the house.

The top one seems to fail from either air or UV if you let them sit a long time with box opened. But if stored closed and used regularly I've never personally experienced the entire box going bad when stored in my shop.

I always blow up the gloves a little with compressed air before I put them on, helps prevent the tearing

 

[mattd]

These seem to work the best for me. And they can be reusable.

 

[vavavroom]

Is everybody doffing their gloves? Otherwise I'll have to fire you.

 

[Pterostylis]

Is everybody doffing their gloves? Otherwise I'll have to fire you.

Only after donning them.

 

[shortyb]

Think I found a solution.

Mechanix Wear Nicklebacks. Thin flocked lining inside, you can barely make it out on the glove turned inside out. It works at keeping the sweat away like a champ. Feel good and sturdy at 6mil. Did a friend's front brakes the other day and it was about 70F out. Started with a pair of regular nitriles, and sweat poured from the cuffs. Opened these up and put on a pair. Even with some hand claminess, they went right on. Not a drop from the cuffs and hands were relatively dry when they came off. I'm sold. Currently, they have them on sale for $9.99 a box if you get 3 or more (not sponsored or anything like that). Ordered 3, and just ordered another 6.