Recommend me some gloves to work on the car

[LeeThr]

I need some recommendations on a pair of gloves for when working on the cars. I've got a few projects and often have my hands looking rather filthy. But the trouble with my jobs are I need them to be extremely clean, and oil etc just clings to my skin and is a nightmare to get off.

The latex disposable one's make my hands sweat like anything and of course catch them on anything and they tear and you end up with dirty hands anyway.

Any recommendations? Something that works well with fiddly little bolts as well would be good.

[190bhp]

Bodyguard disposable black nitrile gloves are good
Thicker than latex, so they don't tear easy (Although not tear proof)
Still thin, easy to feel small bolts etc
Don't tend to notice hands sweating too much.

[MattYorke]

What he said. Bulk buy from eBay, or most good motor factors have them,
Ignore latex, they're not up to the job.

[voicey]

I use disposable Nitrile gloves for delicate or messy work - the good thing about Nitrile is that it doesn't change when you get chemicals on them (unlike Latex and paraffin based products).

I also keep a stock of these semi-disposable gloves: http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Workwear/d70/Glove...

They are great for "heavy" work - like changing an exhaust or swapping wheels over.

[mr.man]

Don't dismiss barrier cream such as Rozalex Dryguard No1 properly applied including around the nails and the wrist.
We use it in an engineering machine shop daily and hands will wash clean with a bar of soap and a nail scrub.

[Aphex]

I get really sweaty hands with disposable gloves, can't stand it.

I bought some Mechanix gloves off Amazon, cheapest ones I could find. I think they were the utility ones. No more smashed knuckles and they're surprisingly breathable for what looks like pretty thick gloves. I found them fine for the fiddly stuff too

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mechanix-Utility-Light-Lar...

Edited by Aphex on Thursday 2nd July 11:03

[Robb F]

Aphex said:

I get really sweaty hands with disposable gloves, can't stand it.

I bought some Mechanix gloves off Amazon, cheapest ones I could find. I think they were the utility ones. No more smashed knuckles and they're surprisingly breathable for what looks like a pretty thick gloves. I found them fine for the fiddly stuff too

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mechanix-Utility-Light-Lar...

What he said, couldn't recommend more.

[geeks]

Aphex said:

I get really sweaty hands with disposable gloves, can't stand it.

I bought some Mechanix gloves off Amazon, cheapest ones I could find. I think they were the utility ones. No more smashed knuckles and they're surprisingly breathable for what looks like a pretty thick gloves. I found them fine for the fiddly stuff too

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mechanix-Utility-Light-Lar...

I have a similar pair that have a magnetic strip in the back of the glove for holding nuts and bolts etc. They arent bad but no good for oily tasks as I discovered.

[BigTom85]

My motor factors stocks boxes of heavy duty textured nitrile orange gloves for about a tenner. These I find are ideal for engine work etc. I used to use normal black nitrile gloves but I reckon I'd go through at least 5 pairs of black ones for every pair of orange ones. Only eBay link I can find is a good bit more than I pay http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=...

For suspension work etc I wear a pair of black coated gloves as linked to by one of the previous posters.

Good barrier cream is essential too.

[V8forweekends]

I use these, not cheap but more durable than the blue nitrile ones my local factor sells

http://www.greasejunkie.com/shop/workshop-gloves

They do make my hands sweat though - not much I can do about that.

[TooMany2cvs]

I've got some thicker nitrile disposables, sold on eBay as for mechanics - your hands still sweat, but they don't rip anywhere near as quickly.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221826363772

The downside, though, is that they're a bit sticky-together in the box, and you can get through a few just getting 'em out the box and on.