> As a professional mechanic with hands that I'm not afraid to show at
> any dinner table, I have to wonder why more people these days don't
> use latex rubber gloves when disassembling filthy car parts. Sure they
> tear if you snag them on something sharp - but they come in a box of
> 100 for about $7! They are thin enough that I don't have to worry about
> being unable to feel small details on what I'm working with, and they
> are not uncomfortable to wear.
Right on, Lawrie. I prefer the blue Nitrile type gloves, a bit more
resistant to tearing than Latex and a bit more chemically resistant also.
And you can get the blue Nitrile gloves with a slight texture on them. The
only time I disliked wearing gloves was in the extreme heat of summer, when
my hands would sweat a lot and the sweat would just accumulate inside of the
gloves. Solution was just to change gloves a few times an hour (twice or
three times).
I always wondered why people also invested in those expensive auto grease
oriented soaps like Orange, GoJo, LavaSoap and the likes. Regular dish soap
works the best!
Kai
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