I use them all the time. Especially
in the winter. Working out doors I wear two pair
to keep my hands warm in 30 degree weather,
and they are pliable enough to still pick up a washer
on the ground.
Paul Tegler ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 5:13 PM
> Subject: Dirty hands
>
>
> A very recent post delighted in the completion of a job
with "only two
> broken nails" and "since I used 5 million paper towels
no
grease on my
> hands".
>
> 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.
>
> I never work on anything really dirty these days without
first putting on a
> pair of them. When I see grimy hands and dirty
fingernails
on other
> mechanics, I have to wonder whether I'm really "smarter
than the average
> bear" or whether some people just like to wear the proof
that they've been
> busy for all the world to see!
>
> Lawrie
> British Sportscar Center
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