right lads, own up.. who uses latex gloves while building? 
I'v seen loads of garages using them. Where is the best/cheapest place to get a few
hundred from? Im sick of cleaning oil, rust and underseal off with white spirit and a wire brush.
Call me a nancy if you like, i am building a 'hairdressers' car after all 
Iain
I find that they last about 15 mins and theyre holed
Usually get them from the same place as my work does
Any janitorial supplier would prolly have them.
Nope I dont, but its sensible in some cases. Some chemicals 'can' be dangerous with prolonged exposure. However you are unlikely to get
enough by building a couple of cars in your garage. Doing it every day is a bit different.
Buy some swarfega or the environmentally friendly hand cleaner from Deb which has crushed walnut shells in. Both work a treat - soap is just not good
enough to get the muc off. And washing your hands in white spirit isnt the brightest idea...
get the blue ones,much stronger and not effected by petrol,most motor factors will sell them
the white spirit thing was only a joke, i use swarf but the likes of underseal and GRP bridger really sticks! Also 'Kurust' stains the skin
black/purple 
Iain
a pair of washable mechanics gloves from tweeks £20 a pair but very hard wearing and can be washed
gloves
Very sensible to wear them... protect you no end from all the nicks and scratches as well as the nastier things like dermatitis from chemicals.
Old oil is carcinogenic(sp?) you might like to know!
I've bought several boxes at kit car shows... but I've noticed all my regular motor factors have them now in a range of sizes.
They all wear them at the garage I go to as well.
Cheers,
James
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Originally posted by IainB
right lads, own up.. who uses latex gloves while building?
Call me a nancy if you like, i am building a 'hairdressers' car after all
Iain
I get them from the local car spares where my wife works, 50 pairs or 100 gloves in a box for about £3. You can get vinyl or latex. Vinyl are stronger but not as chemical resistant. You can wear two layers if they are too thin.
I buy them regularly £3-£4 per 100 latex/non-latex/powdered/non-powdered.
Use powdered for working on the car non-powdered for my verruca covered foot so SWMBO does not get infected.
Highly recommended for both tasks, although it is cheaper to get your hands dirty then put gloves on so you dont dirty up the light switches/door
handles/taps etc. Must keep SWMBO happy or negative garage points.
EDIT - forgot to say, get them at the motor factors who also do the big blue kitchen roll stuff as well.
[Edited on 22/11/06 by Mansfield]
My local Sainsbury's petrol station has free plastic ones at the petrol pumps. They don't tear like marigolds 
I was going to suggest that. My dad, who's a trucker, just nicks a whole box full once a week when filling up with fuel.
I find Surgical nitrile gloves are best.
Are always a bit thicker and dont disolve at the mearest hint of anything pretrochemical based.
They cost a bit more though.
Is oil the carcinegen or is it used oil that contains combustion by products?
£4 max per 100 from local motor factors. Ive tried latex and vinyl. Vinyl much stronger.
Defo recommended for messy jobs.
Nothing Nancy about using correct PPE.
I bought some from Exeter kit car show a couple of years back, only had medium but guy insisted that I'd have to have ridiculous size hands to
need large. First time I used them my hands were just about tuning blue from lack of blood they were so tight
I use the vinyl ones now if I have to do anything very messy, but I hate the sweaty hands they give you.
Barrier creams are an alternative for general engineering/mechanic type tasks. I found marigolds and latex gloves disintegrated when used with white
spirit and thinners.
David
My Mum is a Bupa nurse and she gets her hands on boxes of surgical gloves. Great for fiberglassing etc!
I got some cotton gloves from Cromwells with grips on the fingers. Good for working in winter. Of course I had a mate with an account there!
[Edited on 23/11/2006 by greggors84]
The blue nitrile gloves are good. I use them at work (auto tech) for 2 reasons. One, because my hands crack badly in the winter and because I'm
single. Girls are no fun when you have dirty/rough hands .
Cheers.
I use them for practically anything mucky, especially fibreglass. I have found that there are a few different levels of quality - some fall apart
really quickly and others can last all day.
I find them great for stopping all the minor cuts and knuckle dings but sometimes they stop a bit of 'feel' in precision work (much like
condoms )
"and because I'm single. Girls are no fun when you have dirty/rough hands "
Yes, if I'm honest thats another reason!
Il prob pop down to motor factors at some point, that or the local BP station
Ta,
Iain
I had a box of latex surgical ones very thin but tear really easily.
Just bought a box of vinyl ones which are much tougher.
What precision work do you do in a condom?
No - don't answer that one!
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Originally posted by trikerneil
What precision work do you do in a condom?
Be a little careful with latex gloves . You can get an allergy to latex, something to do with the protein in the natural rubber, not a good thing if
you know what I mean... If you find yourself using them all the time, you might get sensitised to it...
Dan
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Originally posted by Bluemoon
Be a little careful with latex gloves . You can get an allergy to latex, something to do with the protein in the natural rubber, not a good thing if you know what I mean... If you find yourself using them all the time, you might get sensitised to it...
Dan
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why I always had sore lips after a long session in the dentist's chair
When I wrote that I just KNEW that someone would say something!