Tyvek Coveralls

[Chasbec]

My backhoe blew a hydraulic line on the steering this weekend. I'm going to have to go under the machine to do the repair and will have to lay in dirt saturated with hydraulic oil to work on it. I was looking at Tyvek coveralls to save my clothes from this. Before I buy them, does any one here know if Tyvec will resist hydraulic oil? I've searched online and don't see anywhere that they say it will.
http://www.amazon.com/DuPont-Disposable-Elastic-Coverall-XXLarge/dp/B00VSEEMOC/ref=sr_1_5?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1459175083&sr=8-5&keywords=disposable+coverall+suit&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011
Thanks,
Chuck

 

[gungatim]

no advice on the tyvek, but whatever you wear, throw down some oil dry first, then lay sheets of corrugated cardboard or whatever on top. you won't get much of anything on you that way if you are careful.

 

[Jess]

Tyvec may not stand up to a lot of oil but are useful for many things. If you have that much oil on the ground, a shovel and bucket would clean up a lot of it. I use cardboard, old carpet scrap and rubber rain gear when doing those dirty jobs.

 

[koditten]

You will be wasting your time wearing those on the ground. Just moving a little bit will tear the tyvec.

I'd just buy a $6 sheet of plywood to lay on. You can re use the plywood. The tyvec will have to be tossed.

We go thru cases of the things. There are some durable ones, but they are pretty spendy.

 

[Chasbec]

Thanks guys. I guess I'll bring some cardboard home from work and use that.

 

[Kaizen]

plus they make you sweat like a pig

 

[NUTTSGT]

plus they make you sweat like a pig

Yes they are hot and can tear easily doing that type of work. Tyveks are basically for splash protection or where you not rubbing against stuff. They're great for 2 week old body removal.

Next time you hit a swap meet, buy yourself a set or two of those thin blue coveralls. Wear them, get nasty and toss them if you can't get them clean.


Use the cardboard, but if you have alot of oil down, swing by a Dollar General or Family Dollar and pick up a roll of plastic, a 9x12 will cost you a buck or 2. Put that down with the cardboard on top. It should help keep the oil from soaking up through the cardboard and still getting you nasty.

 

[sberry]

Pull backhoe to clean spot.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Pull backhoe to clean spot.

That's what I was thinking, too...

Tommy

 

[sberry]

It may not move and there are so many conditions we are speculating but,,, dig under if for working room too.

 

[imagineer]

does any one here know if Tyvec will resist hydraulic oil?

Yes. At my plant, we have tech working with lightweight turbine oil and all of them wear Tyvek suits.

 

[BikerDad]

I suspect it depends on the specifics of the Tyvek gear in question. Tyvek (and it's knock offs) come in different grades and formulations. Some is pretty tough and fairly impermeable, others are barely better than nosewipe.

 

[A**holes Garage]

I wear Tyvek's for short inspections at some of the plant sites I visit. They work great when I have to waller around in the mud, dirt, etc. Get them in a six pack from Graingers and keep them in my truck. Toss when done.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I have used them for shooting mud on dry wall to keep my cloths clean, But never for your use. I think I agree about a sheet of plywood.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Pull backhoe to clean spot.

That's what I was thinking, too...

Tommy

I had to, due to social graces, assume this absolute best and most obvious solution just wasn't avaialable.

I can't vouch for anybody else, but I assumed it was in his shop out of the weather where his tools were.

 

[WVBrady]

plus they make you sweat like a pig

Pigs only sweat on their noses.

 

[pvfjr]

Yes. At my plant, we have tech working with lightweight turbine oil and all of them wear Tyvek suits.

I've had hydraulic oil from blown out pitch accumulators in wind turbines go right through Tyvek. Fiberglass resin went through it too. What noticed is that it stopped whatever was splashed on it, but if I knelt down in a fluid, the weight forced it through. Maybe my knees just compressed the microscopic hydro/oleophobic structures. But if he were to lay in it and roll around, I'm certain he'd have a bad experience.

 

[maxpower_hd]

I have used Tyvek for spill clean up and it will resist oil to a point but not completely. If you get a little on you or a small spray it will protect your cloths but if you are laying right in it it will not. It will soak through. Tyvek is not liquid proof, just resistant.

Plywood would be my choice. Cardboard will get soaked through too depending on how wet and how long you are needing to be on it.