Nitrile gloves that aren't all stuck together?

[bwringer]

I've tried a few different brands of nitrile mechanic's gloves, and the damn things are nearly impossible to use because the insides of the gloves are all stuck together so hard I can't put them on without tearing.

I've had limited success with blowing them up like balloons by mouth, but that's not workable sometimes and never gets all the fingers un-stuck.

So I don't end up using them as much as I should.

Whatchya got? I want as thick as I can get and easy to grab and put on.

 

[jeepinerdeep]

I travel for a living and keep a ziploc bag of gloves in my little tool kit, sometime I have to look over failed components. I would often have to deal with that, a blob of stuck together gloves.

I recently bought some of the lime green Gloveworks ones. They travel well, I've never torn one donning them and they hold up damn well- sometimes a whole day if I'm doing a little hands on training. Might be worth a try if you haven't.

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Another one to consider for general work is a nitrile coated cloth glove like an Atlas.

 

[NUTTSGT]

That's why generally nitrile gloves for EMS work are powdered. It's not alot but does help some.

They are decent for minor work but are a thinner thickness for feeling/dexterity reasons.


EDIT: while it's not much help, maybe you can check the date when you buy a new box, some will list an expiration date while others, a manufactured date.

Another option would be to buy a box of thinner EMS style gloves and wear them under a regular pair of nitrile coated knit gloves.

 

[jhelrey]

Gloveworks Orange Nitrile Gloves

 

[joe_padavano]

I use Ansell Touch n Tuff. More expensive than the **** you get at HF or auto parts stores, but MUCH higher quality. Never stuck together. I buy a case (not a box) about every six months or so. Shop on line for the best price.

 

[dr_clyde]

I use Ansell Touch n Tuff. More expensive than the **** you get at HF or auto parts stores, but MUCH higher quality. Never stuck together. I buy a case (not a box) about every six months or so. Shop on line for the best price.

I have these exact gloves and can confirm, they are very nice. I bought a case on closeout from the local industrial supply house, but when I run out I will order more.

Bonus, mine are food grade so I keep a box in the kitchen at home too.

 

[flushcut]

Another one to consider for general work is a nitrile coated cloth glove like an Atlas.

I use the Atlas type all the time for my tree service and general wrenching and they hold up fairly well about two weeks of daily abuse. I buy them thru ebay and buy a case 10 dozen and they are a $1.20 a pair.

I will wear the exam type under them if I am to be in a lot of oil.

 

[bwringer]

Yep, I use the nitrile coated cloth (I think they're cotton) when appropriate. They're not always appropriate, of course...


So that's two votes for Gloveworks and one for Ansell TouchNTuff (which is a hilarious but outstanding name for nitrile gloves, by the way...)

Weird that the Gloveworks orange and green are both 8mil nitrile, but very different prices on Amazon. I don't think there's any functional difference, so I ordered up a box of the green gloves.

The Ansell gloves are priced in the same ballpark, but only 6mil thick. Not sure how much difference that makes.


By the way, the gloves currently really ******* me off are "Grease Monkey" brand. Avoid. They're actually decent gloves after you spend ten minutes and tear three or four gloves getting two of the damn things unstuck so you can put them on. But overall they're just frustrating and mostly useless.

I've found that the HF nitrile gloves just aren't as strong or resilient as they should be, especially since they don't really cost less than better brands.

 

[dan360]

Challenger 8 mil.

Most nitrile gloves are 6 mil. The Thicksters are 12-14 mil. 8 mil is just right.

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NSQ360142

I can take them off and reuse them throughout the day.

 

[bwringer]

Challenger 8 mil.

Most nitrile gloves are 6 mil. The Thicksters are 12-14 mil. 8 mil is just right.

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NSQ360142

I can take them off and reuse them throughout the day.

Napa. Good to know. Thanks!

 

[bonneyman]

That's why generally nitrile gloves for EMS work are powdered. It's not alot but does help some.

They are decent for minor work but are a thinner thickness for feeling/dexterity reasons.


EDIT: while it's not much help, maybe you can check the date when you buy a new box, some will list an expiration date while others, a manufactured date.

Another option would be to buy a box of thinner EMS style gloves and wear them under a regular pair of nitrile coated knit gloves.

^^^This!

I noticed on older stock that the gloves tend to "glue" together. Perhaps outgassing from the manufacturing process in a closed box? Anyway newer stock - or new packaging giving it away - doesn't seem to have that problem.

Though now I usually open up a new box and break the clod of gloves up into three separate bundles and store them in different places. Lets them air out and if a batch goes all glue on me it's only a 30% loss.

 

[ChrisLS8]

I use the black HF ones. Iirc they are 10mil

 

[cvairwerks]

We use the Ansell's at work. They get delivered by the pallet load per size...The area I work in, we go thru about 3 boxes a day on average, whereas some other areas go thru 4-6 boxes a shift.

 

[JRC3]

Vinyl.

I find boxes in the truck that are a year old and they're just as good as the new box. Beyond that, I prefer them. Easier on, easier off too.

 

[bwringer]

Got the green Gloveworks Heavy Duty (for some reason the orange gloves were twice as expensive).

Exactly what I was looking for. Very tough, easy to put on, and the texture is nice for the mostly mechanical stuff I do.

There is a very noticeable difference in quality. The box is bigger and these are much tougher than the HF or other brand gloves that are supposedly the same thickness. So I think some of the lesser brands are stretching the truth a bit.

Many thanks for all the recommendations!

 

[bsaint]

I have Astro grip orange ones that aren't stuck together. But HF and Raven gloves are worthless to me.

 

[Xcursion88]

Any thick black ones will do the trick. I have to ask where are you getting such gloves from that stick together so bad they rip?

 

[bwringer]

Any thick black ones will do the trick. I have to ask where are you getting such gloves from that stick together so bad they rip?

"Grease Monkey" brand, purchased from Menard's. Stuck-together and almost completely useless from the get-go. If I managed to work at it long enough to un-stick a pair, they worked well enough.

Someone remarked that old batches of gloves can stick together like this, but I have no idea how to tell when these were manufactured. They're in the garbage now.


I've used the gloves at Harbor Freight before, but I think they're perpetrating a little fibbery about the thickness, or maybe using inferior materials; HF gloves are not nearly as resistant to abrasion and tearing as other brands of the same thickness. Still, they're easily available and mostly do the job.

 

[sweet victory]

I've been using Emerald MAX-Grip powder free nitrile gloves. They're 7mil thick plus a 4mil textured surface. They have been very durable and I've reuse them regularly. Never had any issues with them clumping together.

 

[GTO]

I refuse to spend more than $5-6 a box for something I'm going to be throwing away.
HF blue 5mil.
Who cares if they are all stuck together.

 

[CJM8515]

used sams club brand for eons, iirc members mark. Not a single issue other than sometimes brand new ones will rip putting them on. if your hands are sweaty the gloves wont go on as they arent powdered.

 

[dr_clyde]

I refuse to spend more than $5-6 a box for something I'm going to be throwing away.
HF blue 5mil.
Who cares if they are all stuck together.

How much do you pay for trash bags?

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Got the green Gloveworks Heavy Duty (for some reason the orange gloves were twice as expensive).

Exactly what I was looking for. Very tough, easy to put on, and the texture is nice for the mostly mechanical stuff I do.

There is a very noticeable difference in quality. The box is bigger and these are much tougher than the HF or other brand gloves that are supposedly the same thickness. So I think some of the lesser brands are stretching the truth a bit.

Many thanks for all the recommendations!

I've been pleased.

 

[joe_padavano]

I refuse to spend more than $5-6 a box for something I'm going to be throwing away.

And I refuse to spend money on cheap-@$$ gloves that split and tear immediately. I spent more money on the cheap gloves because they don't last as long as the higher quality ones. Do the math. Plus, if the cheap glove tears right away and you don't change it, why use them at all?

 

[Trapps]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07416BKDJ/?tag=atomicindus08-20

These are very durable, comfortable and not stupid expensive.

 

[bonneyman]

I refuse to spend more than $5-6 a box for something I'm going to be throwing away.
HF blue 5mil.
Who cares if they are all stuck together.

Well it is kinda a pain to waste 5-10 in order to get two that you can wear. The price is neglegible, but the hassle is time wasted.
Then I found HF and the problem almost disappeared.

Come to think of it, the car mechanic techs wear these black things. I might drive over there tomorrow and ask what brand they use.

 

[bpankratz]

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B01LSJRBX0?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_pd_title

All you will ever need. The best I have found. I use them for everything. Even grilling / smoking.

 

[bwringer]

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B01LSJRBX0?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_pd_title

All you will ever need. The best I have found. I use them for everything. Even grilling / smoking.

Yep, that's exactly what I got.