Re: carb. cleaner and Hand cleaner

["\"Mr. Mike\" Passaretti" <passaretti@sol.med.ge.com>]

>>>>> "Joe" == Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net> writes:

    Joe> Well, maybe you can't exactly "pick up a dime", but
    Joe> you get the point, your hands are not nearly as
    Joe> encumbered as if you were wearing thick gloves.  They
    Joe> sure beat having that nasty black build-up under your
    Joe> nails and in your pores.

    Joe> BTW, I got the idea from seeing mechanics in several
    Joe> auto dealerships using them.

    Joe> As for deterioration in chemicals, etc., That's a
    Joe> good lesson for all of us.  If they disolve latex
    Joe> gloves how could the same chemicals possibly be good
    Joe> on bare skin!


I've taken to using "Nitrile" gloves, which don't aggravate
latex allergies and which don't dissolve in quite as many
things.  They do cost more, though.
                                                        -MM