Mechanics gloves

[6fire]

Recommend me some. I'm fed up of useless plastic or latex ones. Without fail I snag them on something, or push my fingers through the ends.

There has to be something which still offers enough feel but is a bit harder wearing - and perhaps even washable.

What do you guys use?

[mattius]

ive had a couple of pairs of machanix ones, they are good but they absorb grease and dirt a bit much. Destroyed one pair with an angle grinder accident, saved some serious damage. Save lots of cuts and graizes too.

[S0 What]

mattius said:

ive had a couple of pairs of machanix ones, they are good but they absorb grease and dirt a bit much. Destroyed one pair with an angle grinder accident, saved some serious damage. Save lots of cuts and graizes too.

me too, about 3 pairs a year, they wear aa bit on the tips but they are good

[dmulally]

Looking at the por 15 on my hands you would think I didn't wear gloves. But for working with a grinder or torch I use Dewalt gloves that I get from ebay for pretty cheap. I'll buy a few at a time so have one for dirty work and one that is a little cleaner.

I use washing up gloves for sanding to save my fingertips and still use the latex gloves for fine stuff. I know the ones you're using and they are st. I got some new ones (from the shops I think they're for making lunches) but are much more durable and I only turf them when they get dirty. I'll take a pic if you like when I get home. Dunno if you have them in England but they are fantastic.

[gavgavgav]

Instead of latex try nitrile, you can get 100 pair boxes from ebay quite cheaply, they are much stronger and more resistive to oil.

[//j17]

Get yourself some Nighthawk Nitrile gloves.

Nitrile has a much higher resistance to petrol/oil that latex and the Nighthawk ones are designed for tattoo artists, so are both very strong but with good feel through the finger tips.

[MDT]

I have started to use these http://www.amazon.co.uk/PAIRS-NITRILE-COATED-GLOVE...

when working on the cars, just fantastic and yes you can wash them so handy to take these off and use your mobile then bash on with the job in hand.

[dmulally]

I used those for a while but found that welding and grinding destroys the back of them from sparks.

[//j17]

I prefer disposables for general mechanical work. You can happily shove your hands in to any dirt and oil-encrusted hole to get a part off then just pop a nice clean new pair on before touching the internals you really don't want to contaminate.

[Jimmy No Hands]

I borrowed a box of nitrile disposable gloves from work and they are pretty good. (As above!)

[Stu R]

Jimmy No Hands said:

I borrowed a box of nitrile disposable gloves from work and they are pretty good. (As above!)

Where do you put them?

[Jimmy No Hands]

Stu R said:

Where do you put them?

It's easier to just show you.

[//j17]

Jimmy No Hands said:

Stu R said:

Jimmy No Hands said:

I borrowed a box of nitrile disposable gloves from work and they are pretty good. (As above!)

Where do you put them?

It's easier to just show you.

As you borrowed them and put them there I doubt work are gonna want them back!

[6fire]

Many thanks. Sounds as if the nitrile ones may be worth a look.