pennsylvaniaboy
1/2 ton status
I use some decent leather gloves for alot of my fab work. It protects you from cuts, shavings, burns etc. for cold time wrenching etc i like cornwell's mechanic gloves...
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Hand protection while working
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owenst7
1/2 ton status
The blue Atlas gloves are the industry standard for shinglers. Atlas by far makes the best ones (I wear through a pair of these every couple days, tried as many different brands as I've found). They are way cheaper if you buy them by the bag (dozen) at any safety/construction equipment store. AIH, Fastenal, Grainger, etc. carry these or their variants.
My personal favorites are red North brand gloves with black palms. They're a lot thinner and have a lot more dexterity than the Atlas Grips (400-something model I think). These are my favorites when I'm actually laying down shingles, but the thicker Atlas ones last a lot longer when you're doing tear-off.
You can also buy Atlas "Therma Grip"s that have a very thin liner of insulation. Not really much difference in dexterity, but they will keep your hands a lot warmer if you're in a cold climate.
There's also several variants of these woven/laminated palm gloves that have kevlar or stainless fibers in them that I've bought at Alaska Safety. They're for metal workers/fishermen to prevent cuts. They're really comfortable but are a bit more expensive.
My personal favorites are red North brand gloves with black palms. They're a lot thinner and have a lot more dexterity than the Atlas Grips (400-something model I think). These are my favorites when I'm actually laying down shingles, but the thicker Atlas ones last a lot longer when you're doing tear-off.
You can also buy Atlas "Therma Grip"s that have a very thin liner of insulation. Not really much difference in dexterity, but they will keep your hands a lot warmer if you're in a cold climate.
There's also several variants of these woven/laminated palm gloves that have kevlar or stainless fibers in them that I've bought at Alaska Safety. They're for metal workers/fishermen to prevent cuts. They're really comfortable but are a bit more expensive.
CGT80
1/2 ton status
I like to use tillman trufit gloves for my construction work and sometimes in the garage. They are goatskin leather so I can still feel what I am working on. They are great for doing electrical work. They have kept me from getting zapped a few times when working on live circuits. At the welding shop they cost like 8 bucks a pair. That better than $20 or more for mechanics gloves. I also use tillman tig, and stick gloves for fabwork. They are not cheap, but I have small hands, and they make all sizes rather than just large and xl like home depot.
My boss got me into the habbit of using nitrile gloves at work. I do a lot of work on bathroom fixtures and I also do steam cleaning when our washing guys need help. I am the only full time contruction guy in our company, so I am basically a working foreman, but fill in where needed also. Some of the soaps that we use for cleaning restaurants, kitchens, sidewalks, etc. can mess up your skin pretty fast if you don't wash it off right away.
I also have a pair of rubber gloves with heavy texture on them, (chemical gloves?) that cost like 2 bucks at a hose repair shop, that I use over nitrile glove for pulling the high pressure steam hoses. They work great, since the nytrile gloves shred easilly and don't do much to keep the hoses with 200+ degree water in them from burning your hands when you have to drag them around.
I have started to use the nitrile glove for automotive work, but I don't bother a lot of times because I am so used to going bare back. It does suck to have greasy hands and then have your ear, nose, or nuts start to itch.
If you have to wash your hands before going to the bathroom, you might be a redneck.
My boss got me into the habbit of using nitrile gloves at work. I do a lot of work on bathroom fixtures and I also do steam cleaning when our washing guys need help. I am the only full time contruction guy in our company, so I am basically a working foreman, but fill in where needed also. Some of the soaps that we use for cleaning restaurants, kitchens, sidewalks, etc. can mess up your skin pretty fast if you don't wash it off right away.
I also have a pair of rubber gloves with heavy texture on them, (chemical gloves?) that cost like 2 bucks at a hose repair shop, that I use over nitrile glove for pulling the high pressure steam hoses. They work great, since the nytrile gloves shred easilly and don't do much to keep the hoses with 200+ degree water in them from burning your hands when you have to drag them around.
I have started to use the nitrile glove for automotive work, but I don't bother a lot of times because I am so used to going bare back. It does suck to have greasy hands and then have your ear, nose, or nuts start to itch.
If you have to wash your hands before going to the bathroom, you might be a redneck.
I guess I am in the minority with the other old school guys, I hate wearing gloves. When I am doing alot of grinding or going back and forth between grinding and welding I do wear them, I really like the tillman tig gloves for this.
I have not yet found a pair of nitrile surgical type gloves that will last me more than an hour. I have tried every brand. Every brand locally and even some mail order. I tried for a while to wear gloves but I couldn't do it. Just like to feel what I am working on I guess.
I have not yet found a pair of nitrile surgical type gloves that will last me more than an hour. I have tried every brand. Every brand locally and even some mail order. I tried for a while to wear gloves but I couldn't do it. Just like to feel what I am working on I guess.
yup, I know.. didn't say I was the sharpest tool in the shed...
nowadays, I deal with thinners and such pretty infrequently compared to back in the 80's, so I figure any "dosing" is pretty minor compared to what I used to subject myself to back in the day..
obviously it seems the younger guys are much more accepting of wearing them as "the norm" than an old fart like me...
lectric80
3/4 ton status
I have been trying more and more to wear gloves when working on my vehicles. It is a hard habit to get into for me, I grew up working on whatever I needed and only wore gloves when moving/hauling stuff.
I don't wear nitrile or any of those types of gloves because my hands sweat so much that they tend to slip. Guess I could try getting some decent nitrile stuff to try, but so far cheap mechanics gloves have worked to protect my hands from abrasion and the bulk of the oil.
I don't wear nitrile or any of those types of gloves because my hands sweat so much that they tend to slip. Guess I could try getting some decent nitrile stuff to try, but so far cheap mechanics gloves have worked to protect my hands from abrasion and the bulk of the oil.
owenst7
1/2 ton status
I dunno, I'm 21 and I really only wear gloves when I'm roofing or if I've got a bunch of cuts on my hands and I'm working with chemicals.
I think it's just a real man or sally thing.
chulisohombre
1/2 ton status
i dont wear gloves for hardly anything.if im workin on cars,i just accept the fact that ill get dirty.and anything i touch will also get dirty.its hard to get grease off your hootis though.so wash as best i can before using the bathroom.carrying stone or block i use regular work gloves.i use latex gloves only when im tattooing for obvious reasons and thats about it.
I started wearing gloves about 15 years ago, when while washing parts in some new solvent in the parts washer, about 8 hours later, my hands started burning, and breaking out in a rash. Evidently I was allergic to it, and it was being absorbed through the skin. I had never had that problem before then. Well it took about 3 days to clear it up with some steroid cream, and since then especially when using any kind of solvent I wear gloves. The fumes aren't good for you either, as long term exposure is what will kill cells, and tissue. I guess in my old age I'm thinking it wouldn't be a bad thing to try to live longer, without becoming a poster boy for the mentally deranged.
Jessie James
1/2 ton status
I can attest to this. After working on cars for years when I was younger, I no longer have a sense of smell, and get physically ill around ANY airborne chemicals now. I can't spray paint, bug spray, anything, without having to leave the area immediately.
Losing my sense of smell also lessened how foods taste, which is disappointing.
So, from the 40 year old guy, read those warnings, they are for real!
I always worked with my bare hands but after so many cut up knuckles and lady friends whining I put on mechanics gloves on I got from harbor freight when I know it's going to be a dirty job... and I wear those long yellow rubber kitchen gloves when using that evil chassis saver paint..
owenst7
1/2 ton status
I would think losing sense of taste and smell would have benefits for the ladies at least.
