gloves

[astrid]

do's anyone know of any protective gloves you can buy that turps and spirit based productswont eat through in minutes and that are still snug and flxable?

astrid

[Frank&Earnest]

Normal dishwashing gloves.

[Pusser]

A product called nitrile. reading from the box (that is not as bad as reading from the instructuions is it?) Herculese Tough Task Nitrile Chemical and Punture Resistant Gloves.- powder free, latex free and disposable.Protect against most household, garden and automotive chemicals such as oil, paints bleach and common solvents. They are not recommended for acetone and are available from coles in packs of 24. cannot vouch for all but I use them spray painting and they resist enamel thinners and are comfortable and flexible. I like them and they are unusual i that one size fits all actually stretch enough to fit me (my hands are quite large but for talent, practice, a musical ear and lessons I would have been a great concert pianist.) They also fit my wife whose hands are slender and relatively petite.

No conflict of interest - just a happy user.

Pusser

[astrid]

thanks pussar and f&e,
orninary dishwashing gloves get eaten pretty fast with a wattyl spirit base and are too clumbsy when trying to get into corners.
I'll try to get the nitryl, i have only seen the thin ansell rubber or vynal in my supermarket and their pretty useless even useing 2-3 pairs at a time.
thanks guys
astrid

[Frank&Earnest]

Don't know about nitrile specifically, but I know from painful experience that the thin cleaner's gloves don't stop paint strippers from getting to your skin (dishwashing gloves are Ok for that). The fact that they are not recommended for acetone would make me think that they would have the same problem. Nitrile is just a type of syntetic rubber cheaper than latex (been around 40+ years) so it might be what you are already using. Either way, probably the only practical option is to accept that the commonly available gloves wear out quickly and budget accordingly.

[Harry72]

Get the "Astra" poly gloves from Coles or Woolies, they leave no residue like dishwashing or latex gloves and will fit large hands without tearing.
They are cheap too... and made to handle painting!

[astrid]

I use good quality rubber gloves for stripping,
its the spirit bases stains and turps thats the problem.
health aspects aside, I work in an office 3 days per week and the stain in cuticle is a shocker.
i guess ill just have to use 3 pairs at once

astrid

[Fuzzie]

I bought a cheap box of VINYL disposable gloves from Bunnings a couple of years ago when i was painting the house. They are not as stretchy as the latex gloves but last substantially longer when cleaning brushes with turps.

When I was getting really aggressive on the cleaning I sometimes wore 2 pairs. Keeping the last used pair aside instead of ditching them and next time using them over the top of a clean new pair. Often a pair would last 2 or 3 sessions unlike the latex ones which just distend and shred as soon as they look at turps.

[Pusser]

Astrid,
try the nitrile, notwithstanding those that have not used them but have opinions on them. And they are cheap. They work for turps and enamel thinners. You only need one pair on and they are flexible. I find they live up to the claims on the box.

Pusser

[Fuzzie]

Oh another thing. I usually take a large size in gloves. These particular gloves, which came in a generic looking yellow and black tissue box, were jumbo size. If I ever finish the box of 100 I'll get the medium size next time.

[astrid]

They wont go to waste anyway
thanks guys
astrid

[RufflyRustic]

I have to confirm Fuzzie's points. That box of gloves from bunnies has been fantastic!! but the ansell? gloves from the supermarket forget them!

If I can't get the gloves from bunnies again, then I'll see if I can get Herculese gloves instead or nitrile-based gloves. The test for me, will be to see if they can handle wipe on poly or not.

Good question Astrid!! I have to agree that stain under cuticles and nails does look a tad wierd in an office.

Cheers
Wendy

[Frank&Earnest]

Astrid,
try the nitrile, notwithstanding those that have not used them but have opinions on them.

Sour Pusser!

[astrid]

You probably know this but,
if you rub silicone hand creme into the cuticles it helps and if you have a lemon tree, scrape the pulp out with your nails and work into the cuticles it works reasonably well
I just always forget to do it

astrid

[mic-d]

I can vouch for the Hercules tough task nitrile gloves. I use them for grouting and applying feast watson floor seal. They are the best throw away gloves I've found.

Cheers
Michael