I have a box of nitrile gloves for when things will be really greasy, and also a cheap pair of Hardy gloves from Harbor Freight that I use for some stuff and also for work gloves around the yard.

 

Over to t years my hands have become sensitive to many oils and chemicals. For me gloves are a must, any type of thinner or solvent makes my finger tips split to the quick almost on contact.
I usually buy the thickest nitrile gloves that HF sells, good value for the money.

 

I usually buy the thickest nitrile gloves that HF sells, goo

Same here, the 9 MIL are awesome and can be reused many times. Everything thinner just rips apart during normal work. I only use real gloves than working with powertools.
I have to try the assembler gloves @1ofAMillion+ mentioned. Do you have a link?

 

I don't use gloves. I tried them and lost my sense of feel in my fingers.

 

Never used to, but after being forced to at work, I won't do anything without them! Sure I might peel them off for dexterity when needed, but they stay on for the most part. I've avoided countless cuts, abrasions, and most importantly- metal slivers by wearing them!!

 

Amen to these. First introduced at work, I like you, don’t work without them. They are expensive but can be washed many times. Don’t protect from chemicals but great for all else. AAA+.

 

To lesson the oil/grease covered hands, rub them with a skin moisturizer like Vaseline. Then hands much easier to clean after work.

 

Only use gloves when working with solvents when cleaning parts. I just don’t get the same feel using gloves when wrenching.

 

I'll start off wearing latex or nitrile gloves to help keep my hands clean while wrenching on dirty/old parts, but then I peel them off to go inside to get something to drink, research online, bathroom break, etc, and then go back outside and forget to put another pair back on. We have about 5 boxes of gloves at home for both me and my wife, but I think she uses them more than I do!

 

I'll wear nitrile gloves if I expect to be working in very greasy or wet stuff otherwise I use the "$7.66 per bag of 10" rubberized cloth gloves from Home Depot which I toss in the washer periodically. Unless I tear one they last a LONG time.

 

If I'm painting/powder-coating I use nitrile gloves, if its dirty, rusty parts I use Mechanix gloves. Kind of pricey but they last awhile

 

It depends on what I'm doing. I have a pair of nice Mechanix gloves and love them. I'll use them if there's anything sharp nearby when wrenching or I could bust my hands on something. I also bought a box of nitrile gloves from O'Reillys that I like and will use them when working with any chemicals or paint.

 

I've been using nitrile with grease and so on. Mechanical work, I use the spandex type with rubber fingers and palms. Just tired of all the little nicks and scrapes along with the nagging little infections at times. A couple weeks ago at work forgot to put them on and took a nice chunk of skin from the side of my thumb with a screwdriver. Well at least it wasn't as bad as the BIG cut on the tip of my pinky when a glass broke washing it . Now that smarted. Probably should have gotten stiches.

 

My hands just get cut up and scraped. Friends and coworkers can tell I've been working on a car. I keep band-aids near by and Neosporin.

 

“.........I have found I need a good set of gloves to keep the hands safe and cleaner.

I wear white cotton inspector gloves to keep the natural oils on my hands from being transferred to the pristine surfaces of the car, not the other way around.

Z

 

Assemblers gloves, is what some are called.

Found them at a Dollar store years ago for $3-5. Thick coating, maybe 3-4X as thick as disposable gloves, with the spandex back as mentioned above. After an oily job use hand cleaner as normal and wipe dry like your hands. Good for winter warmth but your hand won't sweat in the summer. The coating is thin enough to have a real feel to them.
Not for knuckle busters or if you still stab yourself with screwdrivers.
I can rip the thumb and first two fingers out of the thickest regular nitrile gloves, usually turning nuts or bolts. The thin ones will blow out at the palm as well so I was always washing my hands after anyway.

 

no gloves. I have Prada hands !

 

Nitrile gloves from summit racing. $10 for a box of 100. Makes clean up easier, and I don’t turn the towels in the bathroom nearest the garage black. Keeps the wife happy too.


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I get the heavy black nitrile gloves from harbor freight. They can be reused many times. Pull them off inside out, let's the inside dry out, and the next day when you need them again, turn them inside out, blow into them to inflate, wait a few seconds for moist breath to come back out, and put on. I usually have a bunch of 'used' pairs sitting around. It helps especially now in the pandemic when PPE got hard to find and prices jacked up 2x.

Otherwise I have a set of thin Mechanix gloves. I buy a bunch of pairs of them on sale at Christmas when they're $9.99. I will go through several pair a year but they offer so much dexterity and for as thin as they are, they still take a lot of abuse.

 

I do much by feel, so no gloves... guess if I could see better....

 

I wear gloves for everything, and probably have a couple dozen pairs lying about. I have enough scars for several lifetimes. Used to wear Mechanix Gloves religiously, but their quality is pretty much crap nowadays and they prices have ballooned. The only ones I have that lasted are the fingerless Framer gloves.

Have been using the Firm Grip nitrile coated palm fabric gloves for several years now, they are cheap and help with your grip. $15 for 15 pair can't be beat. They last quite a while - just don't grind while wearing them. They're also good for other around the house projects and the 15 pack means you always have a clean pair.

FIRM GRIP Nitrile Coated Large Gloves (15-Pack) 43112-080 - The Home Depot

Nitrile coated gloves offer superior performance in a variety of applications and across a broad range of industries. They are lightweight, offer great dexterity and fit snug like a second skin. The nitrile

www.homedepot.com

 

If working with chemicals and liquids then I'll use something so that I don't absorb said chemicals/liquids through my hands into my body. Besides that? Heck no. The disposable gloves are just that, disposable. And cheap. Whenever you start sweating it's impossible to grip anything and screws/nuts/bolts/washers will go flying. Sometimes I throw a pair of gardening gloves on if there's a bolt or something that's stuck or frozen so I don't chew up my hands and make it easier on myself. Or if I'm wrenching on something that's next to something sharp or whatnot so I don't slice my fingers or hands open. But that's about it.

 

I did a mental count, and I have 5 different kinds of gloves I use based on the job. Even so, I often go without. It just depends on what I'm working on.

Nitrile
Rubber coated cloth gloves as mentioned above
Clean Mechanix gloves
Dirty Mechanix gloves
Welding gloves.

 

In the florida my hands sweet to bad if I wear gloves for turning wrenches. I do try to wear gloves when working with sheet metal but it's not the nitrile gloves.

 

No gloves here

 

Until they doubled in price I used them often.

 

I wear work gloves, skin tight, with plastic protectors, when doing grunt work, especially where something metal and sharp can be lurking or a crush spot.

Blue latex style gloves for dirty work. I worked in Semiconductors for years and we wore the entire bunny suit, hoods, masks, safety glasses, gloves, etc. so I got used to it.

For quick work, or when I want to increase my scar count, I go NEKID.

There are 2 small areas on my hands from car work, and 3 small areas on the hands from shrapnel (thanks Uncle Sam) where the nerves have been cut, and I do not have feeling. Such is life.