hi im not sure what gloves to buy from ebay there ar so many types ,what ones are best for working on cars ,i have been useing the ones from poundland but they melt with oil and petrol fast.
You pansy! what’s wrong with a little dirt?
Latex gloves give decent protection, as long as you're not allergic to the stuff.
It brings me out in a rash, so I have to use the vinyl ones - which aren't so good.
I think the next batch I buy will be the nitrile type - as tough as latex and just as flexible - but more expensive. They usually come in blue or
purple, and can be bought in various thicknesses, including some for garage use (and farm use, I seem to recall).
Blue nitrile ones.
I use whichever is cheapest at the auto jumble.
Best bit is, when swmbo shouts lunch is ready, I'm there straight away with clean hands, but it isn't really ready she's allowed
washing time
you building a westfield then
I've found the powder free ones from here Gloveman to be
very good. Tougher than most I've had from car shops.
The same ones that the doc uses when he asks you to touch your toes.
Not those ones in the garage that make your hands look like you're Mickey & Minnies love child.
i have got mild dermatitis with not wearing glover or barrier cream.
shamelessly crawls away
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Originally posted by thunderace
i have got mild dermatitis with not wearing glover or barrier cream.
worst stuff is the oil engine, that is nasty and contains lots of chemical you don't want on your skin. I only use the gloves when spraying to stop greasy marks wreaking the paint. Rest of the time I don't bother but if I get old oil on then I wash it off pronto.
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
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Originally posted by thunderace
i have got mild dermatitis with not wearing glover or barrier cream.
I was the exact opposite - never having stripped an old engine down before, I read all the books. All said that old engine oil is harmful to your skin, so I wore some latex gloves. When I took them off after a few hours my hands were bright red and sore - this lasted a few days.
rather gross
i use the following all the time:
http://www.utilitysafeguard.com/9696-Ultratech-Gray-PU-Gloves
Can be reused many times, have a sort of rubber coating on the inside wich gives very good grip and doesn't let oil thru. And they breath (at the
top side)! So no sweaty hands afterwards. Though not to be used with liquids as it will come thru at some point.
But also protects your hands from being cut when working in difficult places.
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
sounds like you were allergic to something in the gloves, you can buy no allergic types, I also find my hands sweat to much in cloves
Nitrile ones- they are much stronger than latex ones but fit much better than pvc ones. I use Ansell touch-n-tough which are available from Arco
stores over the counter retail or off web site.
http://www.arco.co.uk/products/1550100/29398/Ansell_Touch_N_Tuff_Green_Powdered_Glove
They are relatively expensive but come in 4 different sizes and powdered or unpowdered. You gets what ya pay for i'm afraid........
[Edited on 9/7/08 by scotlad]
I have a pair like those of Werners but from a firm called Click 2000. I use them for general wear and use the nitrile ones when doing oily or paint
related stuff. They are cheap when you buy them from the local parts shop.
[Edited on 9/7/08 by Peteff]
latex free medical gloves are the way to go, if you wear latex gloves a lot you can become alergic, and if you are alergic to latex it limits your
options for contrecption somewhat....
This isn't pie in the sky either, my wife works for the NHS in risk management, and they have policies on it! Got to protect the surgions todge!
The free ones from garage forecourts
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Originally posted by Werner Van Loock
i use the following all the time:
http://www.utilitysafeguard.com/9696-Ultratech-Gray-PU-Gloves
Can be reused many times, have a sort of rubber coating on the inside wich gives very good grip and doesn't let oil thru. And they breath (at the top side)! So no sweaty hands afterwards. Though not to be used with liquids as it will come thru at some point.
But also protects your hands from being cut when working in difficult places.
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Originally posted by Dangle_kt
latex free medical gloves are the way to go, if you wear latex gloves a lot you can become alergic, and if you are alergic to latex it limits your options for contrecption somewhat....
Have you got a Cosco card?
I buy mine from there - about a fiver for 2 boxes IIRC
Nitrile Gloves EVERY time. They are NON allergic, they DO NOT fall apart when in contact with fuels and oils and are worth every penny.
One of the biggest causes of death of motor mechanics used to be Testicular cancer. I'll leave you all to work out why.
Just ask yourself what value you put on your life, 0 pence (no gloves), 2 pence (a pair of laytex gloves), or, 50 pence for a pair of nitrile gloves.
Yep, Nitrile or Nylon.
You can get nylon ones from a chemist for less that latex from a car place.
One of ALDI's special offers is pack of 10 Nitrile gloves for £1.99 - Should still be some instore as it was only on their website a few days ago
(From Thursdays offers)