USR56K
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|  Keeping mechanic gloves clean?
I've got a $20 pair of mechanics gloves I got from Shucks and use any time I work on my car. Over the past year, through various dirty jobs (engine removals, etc) the gloves have gotten quite dirty -- so much that anything I touch gets black. I've tried cleaning them in a TSP solution, but it doesn't work that well.
What do you all do to keep your gloves clean? Just buy a new pair every few months? Use rubber glove over it while dealing with really dirty/oily jobs? Other?
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sailor
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| My mechanic, transmission shop and others all started wearing disposable latex gloves so that is what I use now and they're great. Easy to grip things and after the job just peel them off and put them in the trash.
As for your gloves I would put some Tide in a small container and soak them in that. If you don't have Tide on hand use Woolite and if you don't have either one of those pick up a small bottle or box of Tide.
But do check out the latex gloves. Just wouldn't wear them for something that is real hot but they are all I use now. |
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Doctor Olds
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They get soaked in Simple Green (full strength from a spray bottle) then are washed and that cleans all the grease/dirt out so they look/smell brand new. Lay flat to dry.
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wilbilt
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I don't wear gloves.
I have tried, but the loss of dexterity is an issue for me. I have used "Mechanix" brand gloves as well as latex and nitrile versions.
The "hard" gloves result in a lack of feel, and the "rubber" ones are difficult to put on on and tear easily
I just "get dirty" and wash my hands afterward. YMMV.
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pmohr
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I use the Mechanix style gloves when doing heavy/big jobs like removing a trans, engine, working in tight spaces where I know I'll tear my hands up, etc. I've never really been able to get them absolutely clean, but I never use them where cleanliness is an issue.
For regular work, I use latex gloves. Regular gloves will tear quite easily, but our local SnapOn truck and online retailers all stock the Safegrip gloves, which are much thicker. Generally you can use them quite a few times before they start tearing, and you don't really lose any dexterity while wearing them. Also, you can just spray them off and they're clean as new.
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HarryH3
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Waterless hand cleaner also does a good job of taking grease stains out of cloth. Rub it in well, wait 10 minutes for it to loosen the stains, then wash. Works well on my jeans when they appear to be greasy beyond hope.  |
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rody_44
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RealoRc
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I use the gloves with the palms covered in red paint for dirty jobs.
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slaterK
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said by Doctor Olds  :They get soaked in Simple Green (full strength from a spray bottle) then are washed and that cleans all the grease/dirt out so they look/smell brand new. Lay flat to dry. Thats a good way. Ultimately, if you use them for long enough and get heavy grease and tranny fluid on them, they get so saturated that it becomes hard to get it all out.
Best to have a set of gloves for messy jobs and a set for not as messy jobs |
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THUD300
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I can't use the latex/rubber gloves because my hands get sweaty inside the gloves after a very short time and then my fingers are sliding around inside the gloves making them totally useless.
So, I just "git dirty" like was previously posted.
YMMV but when it comes to gloves on the job mine = 0
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Doctor Olds
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said by slaterK :said by Doctor Olds :They get soaked in Simple Green (full strength from a spray bottle) then are washed and that cleans all the grease/dirt out so they look/smell brand new. Lay flat to dry. Thats a good way. Ultimately, if you use them for long enough and get heavy grease and tranny fluid on them, they get so saturated that it becomes hard to get it all out. Best to have a set of gloves for messy jobs and a set for not as messy jobs Brake Cleaner will clean the grimiest one's after testing for colorfastness.  Or the Original Go-Jo Hand Cleaner kneaded into the gloves, warm water rinse, air dry, then repeat.
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mudchucker
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Citrus degreaser and a pressure washer. |
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Lurch77
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I rarely wear the gloves. Easier to clean my hands then the gloves. And I like being able to feel what I am working on. Indeed sometimes in my career you have to be able to feel. But there are times I wear gloves. I have several pair. I wear them until they are all dirty. Then I throw them all in the washer, sometimes with my coveralls since I don't care if they start looking dingy. Hang to dry. Never have a problem.
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pure_enrg
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You know what you could do is buy xxl nitrile or latex gloves and pull them over the Mechanix gloves.
The parts shop I work at sells these nitrile gloves »www.atlanticsafetyproducts.com/P···ductid=4. I can turn about 4 pairs of rotors before these babies give up. |
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slaterK
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There is another type of glove that I believe you can get at harbor freight. Its like a thin stretchy tight fitting cloth glove where the down side has been dipped in rubber. So the top breathes to avoid sweating, but the bulk of the glove cleans easy. They are pretty cheap too |
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