mechanic gloves

[Mr Revhead]

Gloves are good.
I was first introduced to them when servicing the rally car, simply a must have in that situation!
And now I wear them when doing any work on the car.
Makes sure you get a pair that fit well. not excess around the fingers. Gotta fit like a... well a glove
Also some have gel pads on the palms for some protection when you need to give something a bash, thats good too. And some have the same on the knuckles. I have used that feature many times! I have some good ones, but can't remember the brand!
Just try some on to find a good pair.
To be honest I'm surprised OSH hasn't made them compulsary for people in the trade.

[matt dunn]

I have a set in my tool box but only ever use them if I am likely to get burnt or smack my knuckles on something,
which is not very often.

Probably wear them once a month at the most.

[Dell'Orto]

I used a set of Powerbuilt gloves, with the knuckle guards. The knuckle guard is great, stops you tearing your hands to bits when you slip, but they soak up oil pretty bloody quickly, so your hands end up just as filthy as if you didnt wear them
TNZ use a quite tough black nitrile glove, which I've found are quite good. Very resistant to tearing.

[FLAWLES]

i have the powerbulit ones too
they are good, but like dell'orto says they soak up oil fast

mate, rolls the snap on gloves and there are awsome, and not to badly priced

in our industry with tractors etc you deal in some think oil and hes had those for a few yrs and they have taken a beating

[tsoob]

thanks guys, Im thinking that the snap on may be the way to go, im just finding that my hands are $&#$% after a whole weeks work.

[Snoozin]

Most of the larger glove manufacturers (safety) can supply a glove that's a close fit, so you lose little dexterity, usually a tough abrasion resistant nylon or similar with a nitrile palm for grip.

Cheaper than the brand name stuff too.

[Lloyd]

To be honest I'm surprised OSH hasn't made them compulsary for people in the trade.

Thats a stupid idea and would never work anyway. A majority of work that gets done in most workshop you kinda need to have a feel for things which gloves completely take away.

At this rate safety glasses will be compulsary too Usually cant see through them anyway after a bit of use

Only really ever used the Powerbuilt ones and they were for rally stuff, as with most other people on here it seems. Day to day work they're more of a hassle

[Snoozin]

I just use a disposable heavy duty nitrile for working on my oily British heap.

[Mr Revhead]

To be honest I'm surprised OSH hasn't made them compulsary for people in the trade.

Thats a stupid idea and would never work anyway. A majority of work that gets done in most workshop you kinda need to have a feel for things which gloves completely take away.

At this rate safety glasses will be compulsary too Usually cant see through them anyway after a bit of use

Only really ever used the Powerbuilt ones and they were for rally stuff, as with most other people on here it seems. Day to day work they're more of a hassle

I never said it was a good idea

Safety glasses are becoming compulsary for a lot of places now.....

[tsoob]

safety whatists?

[crispy'86]

Gloves are really handy if you don't like skinning knuckles, i had a pair of powerbuilt ones a while ago with gel pads in them, couldn't reccommend them more. At moment using a brand i got off trademe which are still quite good and especially good for breaking ball joints and stuff loose without sacrifcing skin on metal brake backing plates

[Leon]

I picked up some powerbuilt ones from Repco out of their clearance bin. They are working pretty well so far, and they're a lot more nimble than the leather welding gloves I used prior to that for wheel changing at motorsport events.

Definitely protect your hands. You're not going to be doing yourself any favours by soaking in the toxic chemical nasties that are in old oil.

[THA SHZ]

nick , i use the dickies gloves , more movement and easier to pick up stuff , the knuckle guards on the powerbuilt ones make them bulkey and hard to use , repco used to sell them , although im having trouble getting more , maybe hit up the safety shop down the road from you .