Nitrile gloves, or better alternatives?

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RSie

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Hi all,
I see a lot of people using the nitrile gloves, so I bought a cheap box from wally-world. Not really happy with them, they don't go far enough up my wrist, and it doesn't take much to wear through my index finger.. I don't have a lot of feeling in the end of that finger due to some frostbite somewhere a long the line, so I wind up with a clean hand and a greasy finger tip, lol. I have mechanics gloves, but usually wind up taking them off to start bolts, etc.
Any better options out there other than the wally-world ones?
 
The blue ones dont hold up well to oil but are better than nothing. They usually last me about 10 minutes of work with telephone work chemicals until the index finger or thumb blows out. Mine live in a hot truck so maybe they get old fast. Dish gloves seem to last longer but are less tactile feel. Then I got the bad mamma jammas, the rubber outer gloves used in electrical work, 20 KVA rated but you can barely pick anything up in them. I used the expired ones for my solvent tank and battery acid work.
 
I always have a couple boxes of these in my garage, they hold up to solvents and grease.
Plus added advantage if you need a small part, just buy more gloves to get the free shipping from summit.

SAS Safety Corp. Raven Nitrile Disposable Gloves SAS-66518

Those are the same ones we use at work. The mechanics like them best of what they have tried. I end up buying them for home use. Much better then the stuff I bought at the local Napa.
 
Those look a lot heavier than the blue ones I get....free.
 
Those are the same ones we use at work. The mechanics like them best of what they have tried. I end up buying them for home use. Much better then the stuff I bought at the local Napa.
The local Napa ones did not hold up, and they were twice the price.
 
Gloveworks. Great nitrile gloves. Use them all day every day. If i remember. Can rebuild a carb with them on.
Some chemicals you just shouldnt get on your hands.
I get a box of 100 for $22. A small price to pay.
 
Guess I'm old school(66). Been working on cars by myself or helping dad since 6(handing tools,bolts), and have never and probably never will wear them. That's why they have go-jo, soap and water and rags/paper towels. If I have grease or oil, some carb cleaner, brake clean, or a rag with a little kerosene/gas, then soap and water. Some are going to yell "carcinogens" . I don't care. I used to wash paint off with lacquer thinner. Been doing it for 60+ years. You gotta go sometime, just depends on how and when.
 
I usually put 2 pair on and that way I can put on a fresh one easily, and before I get all the way thru

Raven ones noted above have done me well.
 
Guess I'm old school(66). Been working on cars by myself or helping dad since 6(handing tools,bolts), and have never and probably never will wear them. That's why they have go-jo, soap and water and rags/paper towels. If I have grease or oil, some carb cleaner, brake clean, or a rag with a little kerosene/gas, then soap and water. Some are going to yell "carcinogens" . I don't care. I used to wash paint off with lacquer thinner. Been doing it for 60+ years. You gotta go sometime, just depends on how and when.
Isn’t it cool how solvent makes the hands tingle! Then you half to go pee , I now use black 6ml when in solvent tank ! There called bare hands ,the brand.
 
Guess I'm old school(66). Been working on cars by myself or helping dad since 6(handing tools,bolts), and have never and probably never will wear them. That's why they have go-jo, soap and water and rags/paper towels. If I have grease or oil, some carb cleaner, brake clean, or a rag with a little kerosene/gas, then soap and water. Some are going to yell "carcinogens" . I don't care. I used to wash paint off with lacquer thinner. Been doing it for 60+ years. You gotta go sometime, just depends on how and when.
Guess I'm old school(66). Been working on cars by myself or helping dad since 6(handing tools,bolts), and have never and probably never will wear them. That's why they have go-jo, soap and water and rags/paper towels. If I have grease or oil, some carb cleaner, brake clean, or a rag with a little kerosene/gas, then soap and water. Some are going to yell "carcinogens" . I don't care. I used to wash paint off with lacquer thinner. Been doing it for 60+ years. You gotta go sometime, just depends on how and when.
I'm with you, old school ;)
I'm 63 and working on AG well pumps, my hands were the cleanest after a fried chicken lunch and then back to the breakout tongs. Maybe that's why I have that twitch. :)

You guys are the best
 
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They dont hold up to acetone or laquer thinner. It swells them up instantly.
 
The local Auto Zone has The Raven gloves. I use those for some jobs such as laquer thinner and acetone and they hold up much better than most of the other cheap nitrile gloves I have tried. Still not like an Edmont Wilson Solvex glove but they last a decent while.
 
If you're not allergic, then latex is the way to go. And the thicker the better. No gloves, and I mean NO GLOVES will last using some of the harsher solvents. Solvents like anything ketone in the name. Or just regular solvents used in cleaning. I try to get the 4mil thick latex gloves. But they will breakdown over time. I had to replace a box. Think the name is 911 for the latex gloves.
 
I use acid resistant gloves in my parts washer, they are the only thing that last, had a pair for a couple years still going strong. I use mineral spirits in my parts tank, nitrile will last about 5 min and then they start to fall apart and when you try to get them off they explode into 100 pieces that you have to clean up. They don't work for brake cleaner or any thing else you really need them for. I don't need them for oil and that is about the only thing they are good for.
 
I use the 9 mil from Harbor Freight. Get the 9 mil in one size larger than you would normally wear. My hands are large, but in the 9 mil I need XL due to the fact they just don't stretch like the thinner ones. They hold up to just about everything that I've thrown them at.
 
I've been getting the 5mil fromHF. I notice lately they don't seem as tough as they used to. We use 5mil at work and they hold up better. Still OK for most jobs. If really getting in heavy grease or nasty chemicals. I will double up as someone else said. Just change the outer pair if needed,
 
The black gloves from HF with cotton glove liners underneath them to soak up the sweat.
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I'm not glove guy either. Those goofy guys that host the auto shows can't seem to do anything unless they're sheathed.

But other than nitrite for oil changes and the like, I started buying a glove at Home Depot for about $5 each. It seems to be fabric based with a coating on the working surfaces. They are black and I think they're called Gorilla Gloves? Like a cheap "mechanic" glove.

They are actually pretty nimble and I'm able to pick up some pretty small parts with them. They are not solvent proof but are resistant to oil up to a point. I usually seem to have 3 pair on hand. (Nice pun there) One pair I try to keep clean, one pair kinda dirty, and one pair that are almost used up. And, in a cold climate they help to keep my hands warm when wrenching.
 
I use the harbor freight blue nitrile & change them frequently. They are cheap so I just toss them.
 
Thanks for all the input guys! Lots of good stuff here. The Ravens seem to work well for a majority here, I'll give those a shot.
I've always been and 'old school' guy too.. spray wd-40 (more the cheap Wal-mart stuff), brake cleaner, carb cleaner on my hands enough to not leave grease globs on the door handles into the house (the wife doesn't like that, not sure why?), scrub up with gojo orange in the house.. or take a shower with dawn dish soap on a bad day, lol.
I found the Wal-Mart 'engine degreaser' stuff makes a nice hand cleaner.. foams up like soap, and even smells nice. Doesn't do anything as a degreaser... at least I didn't totally waste $ on it.
Last few winters though, my hands have been getting bad enough where they crack and bleed, and my fingertips split and don't heal until spring. I need to start taking a little care... I'm not 21 anymore, lol. Never used gloves like this until a few weeks ago, it is kind of nice just pulling them off when you need to go in the house or whatever.
 
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