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Tried searching and couldn’t see anything but was curious to what people used for latex gloves? Thickness? Brand?

After a couple washes last week my hands are really drying out and was thinking of wearing some gloves next time to try and help some.


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I've been using grease monkey gloves from Walmart. They have gray ones in automotive and blue ones in with cleaning supplies but they're the same except for color. They're 6 mil and seem to fit my hands well. Finding them in stock can be an issue.
 
look into "Gloveworks" at the long river place....
 
I was actually going to make a post on this recently.

I work on cars for a living, so I spend most of the day in nitrile gloves. Since the pandemic started, availability has been an issue, so I've had a chance to try various brands as we "get what we can get" from our supplier. Thankfully it's getting better than it was, but pricing has definitely gone up.

Hands down my favorite are Black Lightning gloves. 6mil. Fit well, quite durable. Really good for being able to reuse them if they're in fine shape. Between cost and environmental concern (it came up in another thread that it sounds like nitrile lives forever in land fills), I try to reuse gloves as much as possible. I have a box at home that I've barely made a dent in since after I'm done using them I'll wash them, let them dry, and use them again next time.

Black Ravens are next. I'd say an equivalent glove in quality, fit, and durability to the Black Lightnings.

Glove Plus Black Nitrile: Meh. They worked. Didn't fit as well for me as the top two, nothing remarkable regarding reuse.

Gloveworks - Sorry Bosko, I absolutely hated these. 5 mil thickness. I've never gone through gloves so fast in my career. While I can wear a pair of Black Lightnings/Ravens for a good part of a day, the Gloveworks would frequently barely make it through a single car. Their lower cost was absolutely offset by how fast they were failing. It literally got the point I'd start putting another glove on over one where a finger/back/etc tore just so I could keep working. Not only would they fail just putting them back on if you tried to reuse them, but I'd also have them blow out just putting one on straight from the box.
 
Ordered some Black Ravens…. 6 mil xl.

I appreciate the disposable part and I was looking for something along those lines.


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seabiscut88 said:
Tried searching and couldn’t see anything but was curious to what people used for latex gloves? Thickness? Brand?

After a couple washes last week my hands are really drying out and was thinking of wearing some gloves next time to try and help some.


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Isn't Latex and Nitrile gloves different?
 
Bosko said:
So........use the 8 mil like I do....lol
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I could see that helping the blowout factor. For all day dexterity the slightly thinner gloves are nice. When I was at the dealership that had a couple different kinds on hand at all times and I'd often use the thicker ones when doing CV Boots. They do get hotter in the summer.

seabiscut88 said:
Ordered some Black Ravens…. 6 mil xl.

I appreciate the disposable part and I was looking for something along those lines.
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I hope you like them. Again, to me they walk the line nicely between disposable if you choose to but durable enough to re-use to cut down on waste/cost.

Rsurfer said:
Isn't Latex and Nitrile gloves different?
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Yep, I thought so too. I'm guessing it's kinda like a kleenex/facial tissue situation here. :D

EDIT: Bad example on my part. I was going for "The same but different", but knee jerked to brand name/product name. :doh:
 
Rsurfer said:
Isn't Latex and Nitrile gloves different?
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I am sure you are probably correct.

Before 10-12 hours ago I hadn’t ever really thought much of it never buying or using either I never really took the time to look into the definitions and chemical make up of either latex or nitrile to be able to know they aren’t interchangeable terms. Thank you for the clarification but what brand? Or material do you prefer?


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seabiscut88 said:
I am sure you are probably correct.

Before 10-12 hours ago I hadn’t ever really thought much of it never buying or using either I never really took the time to look into the definitions and chemical make up of either latex or nitrile to be able to know they aren’t interchangeable terms. Thank you for the clarification but what brand? Or material do you prefer?


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If your not using toxic chemicals than latex or vinyl will do. I don't always use chemicals, but always use nitrile gloves when gloves are called for.
 
Raven 6 mil nitrile gloves. They are my favorite.

Very durable.

I often am able to reuse them as my hands usually don't sweat, especially in the winter months.

My gf uses them at work (trimming cannabis buds). The gloves provided by the facility allow for punctures.
 
I am not using anything toxic just (probably time of the season) have my hands drying and cracking after a wash I figured would be better to try wearing gloves.

I picked a cheap multi pack of these up and used them last time doing tire rotations and oil change and really liked the feel/added safety.

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Dan looked up some of these gloves and the prices are crazy still! I use harbor freight 5 mil blues for general car cleaning and different black 6 for other care projects.

Harbor freight are $15 dollars a box…. Crazy, i was getting them for $6 before coupon pre pandemic.

My black nitriles were $10 to $15 dollars a box but i got lucky while everyone was buying up the toilet paper in 2020 i bought my AR and nitrile gloves.

Bought the last 5 boxes of large challenger nitrile gloves for $10 a box. Still haven’t used them though as i’m going through my HF first.


For detailing i would use what ever you can fiend that’s inexpensive. Haven’t had a issue with the cheap HF while washing, waxing or so forth.


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Coatingsarecrack said:
Dan looked up some of these gloves and the prices are crazy still! I use harbor freight 5 mil blues for general car cleaning and different black 6 for other care projects.

Harbor freight are $15 dollars a box…. Crazy, i was getting them for $6 before coupon pre pandemic.

My black nitriles were $10 to $15 dollars a box but i got lucky while everyone was buying up the toilet paper in 2020 i bought my AR and nitrile gloves.

Bought the last 5 boxes of large challenger nitrile gloves for $10 a box. Still haven’t used them though as i’m going through my HF first.


For detailing i would use what ever you can fiend that’s inexpensive. Haven’t had a issue with the cheap HF while washing, waxing or so forth.


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So thats why I couldn't find any gloves.
 
I prefer the Gloveworks Nitrile (Orange or Green) - they are 8 Mil for thickness making them quite sturdy but they don't feel thick - and they have a diamond texture to help with grip of slippery items.....

Used to have them here - but since the pandemic I've had to search elsewhere....
 
I reuse my nitriles all the time. I put hand lotion on the first 1-2 times I use a new pair. They come off better every time I use them. Just don't use a well worn pair on nasty chems because they eventually break.

For the stuff I do, latex are junk. They don't hold up at all. The best thing about them is they breath.

For anything quick. Where you're just going to burn a pair of gloves. I use polyethlene food service gloves. They hold up pretty well for a few minutes - better than latex.

I have vinyl gloves I bought to try for situations between nitrile and poly. But, they mostly sit. Sometimes you can have too many options.

The best gloves I have for endurance v. dexterity are Ansell HyFlex. Not for wet situations (But, fine for damp like most detailing tasks) , they have a nitrile face and elastic backing. You've probably seen knockoffs at Home Depot for use as work gloves - not the same thing. HyFlex's are nice gloves. They fit your hand well and keep their great dexterity over the life of the glove. Not cheap, but not expensive if bought in moderate quantities ( or on sale ) at Zoro.
 
ducksfan said:
Ansell HyFlex. Not for wet situations (But, fine for damp like most detailing tasks) , they have a nitrile face and elastic backing. You've probably seen knockoffs at Home Depot for use as work gloves - not the same thing. HyFlex's are nice gloves. They fit your hand well and keep their great dexterity over the life of the glove. Not cheap, but not expensive if bought in moderate quantities ( or on sale ) at Zoro.
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:goodpost: A friend gave me my first pair years ago and all my other work gloves were junked!!!! I buy them on Amazon $3.58 pr. #11-801 is my favorite.
 
I like the Gloveworks nitrile gloves too. 6 mil. with the diamond grip on them. I usually use them if I’m cleaning a real dirty interior and 100% use them when using a claybar because I’ve got OCD when it comes to my hands contaminating the claybar.

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I also make sure to wear some of these gloves whenever I’m handling any of my vintage car brochures.
 
My mother has very dry skin, prone to irritation. And, of course, even trivial dishwashing is a great stress for her. I was tired of watching her suffer, and I decided to find some way out of this situation. And one forum advised me to use the usual nitrile gloves, that is, put them on every time my mom does something around the house. I decided to follow this advice and found the website Vinyl Disposable Glove, Latex Free Examination Glove - 72hours.ca, where I ordered a whole package of such gloves. I can say that my mom was totally delighted, irritation and dry skin decreased. So I recommend that you also try.
 
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