911 shop gloves

[jhelgesen]

hey guys, I've been using mechanix gloves in the shop trying to keep from getting all the dirt and bloodied knuckles, but I've just wiped out my 3rd pair. Not sure if it the grease and oil, or just wear and tear, but I don't think I'm getting my moneys worth out of these things at $20 a pop.

Anyone got suggestions for work gloves they like? Something good for holding a wrench, etc.?

[Tex3]

John,
I use the Nitrile disposable blue gloves cheap and they are also thick. I use them when Im working in the shop or my car. Keeps hand clean. Only drawback is that they are slippery when they are wet . Im also a cheap bastard that I rinse and reuse them. Kinda hard to put on the 2nd time since there is no more white power to help your hand slide in. maybe babypower??

check it out http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/productdetail.jsp?xi=xi&ItemId=1611718629&ccitem=

[CliffBrown]

Tex

Thanks for the link and suggestion. While looking at the Grainger link I noticed some other gloves in different colors and some in 5 mil thinkness, any experience with the others?

[rlane]

Tex3
You are correct..the white stuff is talc..primary ingredient in baby powder.

[vash]

atlas gloves from home depot. $4.00per pair. cheapo gloves with cotton back like a "sweater" and the palms are blue rubber. they are the best! i have a pair that have outlasted my craftsman mechanix knockoffs. stanley has a copycat that is also decent. they make pink ones for the ladies.

as far as nitrile gloves, i havent found better than the GATORgloves brand. more rip resistant than the rest.

[Eric Coffey]

I have tried all of the "Mechanix" type gloves, and the Ringers "Split fit Air" are by far the best for heavy-duty work. For normal light/medium-duty wrenching, the nitrile gloves are the way to go.

[Tex3]

Cliff,
No experience with the 5mil glove but FWIW I use the 4mil in grease,gasoline,diesel, thinner, mineral spirits..........etc and it stands up pretty good although Freinds make fun causethey say I look like a Dr. ready for surgery

[jimz61]

Tex3
Also being a cheap SOB, I like to re-use the blue Nitrile gloves. I've found that if you pull them inside out as you take them off, they dry out quickly. Then turn them back and blow in the glove like a balloon. Pop! Fingers are all extended, glove is dry, and they slip right on. ;-)
Regards,
Jim

[Porschekid962]

I'm real cheap, I have hand clear and a hose haha. The shop at my school has really thick latex/rubber gloves in a generic box, I think they come from harbor freight, I take handfulls whenever I am there!

[Evans, Marv]

I just use the Harbor Freight nitril gloves that come in a kleenex-sized box. When they get a hole, I toss them for another, they're cheap. I also find the yellow fabric, Stanley gloves covered with the little rubber dots work pretty well. I found I really like using gloves. They keep my hands from getting destroyed.

[face-ache]

I use that stuff called skin, gloves?

[azasadny]

I use Nitrile gloves and they are great!

[qcwang]

jhelgesen

I have yet to try this but I have a pair of baseball batting gloves I was going to start using for the car.

The leather I think will be stronger than the fake washable leather used in the other mechanics gloves. Maybe worth a try?

Quincy

PS: If you are a baseball purist, forget the batting gloves and put some pine tar on your tools.

[Early_S_Man]

John,

If protection from nicks and cuts is a serious issue ... nitrile gloves aren't going to help much!

My favorites for hazardous duty are Cabela's Kevlar cut resistant gloves ... $10, plus shipping.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jhtml;jsessionid=UTIREIAICVTHFTQSNOLSCOGOCJVY QIWE?id=0028441516566a&type=product&cmCat=search&returnString=hasJS=true&_D%3AhasJS=+&QueryText=kevlar+gloves&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jhtml.22&Go.x=14&Go.y=7&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=kevlar+gloves&noImage=0&_requestid=73998&returnPage=search-results1.jhtml

[Pete000]

Costco has them. Just a bit cheaper...

[Tex3]

Keep in mind that the thicker the glove the harder it is to work with. I have tried "mechanix" type gloves but find it hard to turn bolts.....etc

my two cents

[anthony]

I've been using Mechanix brand gloves with good luck but I try to take care of them. If I'm going to do something really messy and dirty I'll switch to nitril gloves. If I'm doing something really messy and still need a lot of glove protection I switch to the previously mentioned Home Depot $3 work gloves.

The other thing I've been doing is washing the Mechanix gloves. They look like new afterwards.

I did buy a set of Craftsman brand gloves and they had holes in the fingertips halfway through a brakejob on the 914. I don't know if they were just low quality or if the brake dust kills them quickly.

[vash]

you have to trust me on this. there isnt a better glove for automotive, or home use. as long as there are not any thorns involved. so use leather for yard work. they simply kickass. hands down, for the price they blow other gloves outta the water. for really messy work, i resorted to using nitrile glove underneath.

ATLAS FIT GLOVES!

[ed martin]

Hands down, I think that nitrile are the best. The one thing I didn't like about automotive repairs in the past were having to deal with ground in oil and grime that you couldn't get off you hands for a week. After I'm done with a job with the nitrile my hands are cleaner than when I started, and they don't detract from the dexterity of your fingers at all.

[geof33]

I just use regular unpowdered latex. Two pairs if working with solvents. A box of 100 pairs is 4.50 at Sam's (two per package) I throw them out. Very cheap and easy to use. I use them for everything. The dexterity is good and they are great. I get tired of trying to scrub grime out of my fingernails, plus becuase they are a vapor barrier they keep your hands from getting dried out...