mechanic gloves

[tsoob]

has anyone used these? like the cloth kind not the latex kind that make your hands sweat..

just want to hear some thoughts

[touge_ae101]

gloves are for girls and gays....and gynocologists

[tsoob]

haha nice!

[tsoob]

i want one of those bands BTW

[touge_ae101]

lol sorry i couldn't help myself.

i do admit that for a workshop such as yours tsoob, it does give a professional impression to the customer from personal experience.

[iOnic]

I've used a set. They're handy. You don't have to be all cautious when working around hot parts, you can just get in and get the job done quickly with no fuss. Same goes for things that could cut you etc and you don't end up dripping blood on someone's car or leaving fingerprints that smoke for ages when the car is running.

Don't worry about people calling you a nancy - if you work with your hands all day, protecting your income is a good investment. The haters aren't gonna pay you if you injure your hands and can't work

These are pretty sweet

[Lurkin]

this is going to sound rangi as hell - but I've found the more expensive gardening gloves handy... bearing in mind the expensive gardening gloves are far cheaper than branded mechanics items....

saves having annoying cuts / burns.. girly or just plain smart?

[iOnic]

Branded ones are just extra $$$ for a badge Repco ones are just as good.

[xsspeed]

I often use the woven ones, have used with/without rubber grips/dimples. Prefer without.

I wear them purely to keep hands a bit cleaner as I shake hands with business execs during the week and used to get some funny looks when there was a stubborn stain.

That said, there is still a bit of balck in the grooves of fingers from yesterdays efforts.

[Emz]

Girls don't like guys with dirty, greasy fingernails

[Quint]

That's why guys clothes always have pockets

[xsspeed]

Girls don't like guys with dirty, greasy fingernails

Oh and that too

[rollaholic]

i wear latex gloves most of the time. they have their drawbacks, but i can actually get my hands clean, and my skin retains some semblance of normality - car dirt is not good stuff. check out the hands of any old mechanic who has bare handed it and they'll be $&#$%.

couldnt comment on the fabric stuff, but people saying harden up need to work on cars fulltime before they start throwing those kind of stones imo

[touge_ae101]

i do understand if your in the trade gloves are good to keep your hands in tact. was just the first thought that came into my head. haha
i wear gloves in the workshop most of the time as i get sick of burning the tips of my fingers and cutting myself. i use really fine leather gloves i think they are rhino hyde or something like that. really flexible and feel fantastic. not sure how well they would be suited to working on cars though.

yes i have found out that girls don't like dirty hands. now i have to try my best to keep them clean.

[stolic]

I used to have some supercrap ones which were good until I tried to clean them and they got all fcut up and shrunk. I have a pack of cotton knit disposable goves that I use now (when I remember to use them) They're not bad, thin enough that you can feel what you're doing when you're elbow deep in someones block trying to reach a nut , but thick enough to give warning that what you're holding is still hot and best you put it down.

used to use disposable latex gloves but with so many sharp edges in cars they tend not to last long..... and girls don't like guys with hands that smell like condoms

[touge_ae101]

They're not bad, thin enough that you can feel what you're doing when you're elbow deep in someones ..... trying to reach a nut , but thick enough warning that what you're holding is still hot and best you put it down.

used to use disposable latex gloves but with so many sharp edges in cars they tend not to last long..... and girls don't like guys with hands that smell like condoms

soo soo wrong.

[pc]

I use the cheapie leather gardining gloves from the Warehouse. $10 for a 5 pack (or something like that).
They take a while to wear out and usually get too greasy before then. Keeps the hands fairly clean and you can grab/lift anything without tearing skin off... downside is you can't do anything fiddly with them on, but I only use them for potentially hand damaging stuff.

[Bling]

I use them if i'm likely to bust my knuckles on something. My hands have cuts most of the time at work due to sheetmetal So if I have cuts, i'll chuck on some gloves. I have a pair of supercheap ones I save for clean jobs. Leather ones I use for grinding are great for changing oil filters when the car is warm. And nitrile gloves for anything dirty, as it takes too long to clean your hands of grease so I now crank out those for dirty jobs..... damn didn't realise I have so many gloves..... also have my deer skin gloves for welding. They would be a good all in one glove... but at ~$15/pair... flag.

[DeeCee]

i use powerbuilt ones that i've had for a couple of years now. I just wash the grease out of them with dishwashing detergent once every 3 months or whenever the grease is particularly built up.

Good for using when cutting up metal, grinding, buffing and playing up at pick a part.

[eskimo]

I use the power built ones when servicing the rally car, only cause the brakes and pritty much everything else is friggen hot. great for that but dont bother when im tinkering or working on it normally...wurth hand cleaner and a nail brush gets rid the grease and dirt