Who uses 'mechanics gloves' and why?

[Moon4975]

Well, I wear'um when I have to do under dash or inside door stuff like:window motors, glass replacement on these cars and trucks here at work. Like was said my skin ain't like it used to be and it cuts easy. I worn holes in the fingers of my old mechanix gloves, so I cut the finger tips off and now I have gloves like summer biker gloves. Keeps the back of my hands and palms protected.

 

[78Bird]

I like the HF ones too, they seem to wear about the same as Mechanix for 1/4 the cost per pair, and thats at normal price. So it makes keeping a few pair onhand easier.

I dont use them all the time, but when doing metal work or in areas that might see busted knuckles, on they go.

 

[purpony]

i hate gloves.... i have a couple pairs of mechanic gloves and never wear them unless i know i have a chance of touching something hot or knowing my hand could slip off a tool... 98% of the time when i am working on something i have no gloves on, 1% of the time i may have blue nitrite gloves on. Most of the time i use my mechanic gloves for bailing and stacking hay.

 

[fourfeathers]

I use nitrile for most dirty jobs, and Ringer's split-fit for the impact, hammering, etc.
I also use gel palmed for weedeating and jack hammer style work.

 

[Falcon67]

I use Jeg's house brand gloves. $10 a pair and they have padded palms. I wear them as much as I can. Wood and car type chemicals, grease and general work dry out my hands to the point where they crack and bleed, even with regular applications of lotion. I have been using gloves for years. I have used Mechanix brand, Craftsman and Jegs - the Jegs items outlast ALL the others and are cheaper. The Craftsman brand wear out quick doing serious car work, next to wear out will be the Mechanix. I use a "clean" pair for wood work and a separate pair for car stuff. When the gloves get a bit loaded up with dirt/grease, I grab and hand full of hand cleaner and rub in good on the gloves then throw in the washer with the shop towels.

 

[rockchucker]

Blue Nitrile for grease and Blue Atlas for Construction, Yard Work, Jacking up cars/Taking Wheels off. A brand new set makes a hell of a pair of driving gloves at the Track too!!! Super Grippy!


My Shop Teacher in High School told me at one point in time that the only thing he ever wished he had done differently in his life was to wear Nitrile (or similar) Gloves while working on cars. His hands were really bad.

 

[comedyman809]

i dont like wearing gloves.....

she is on the pill.

 

[65Stang]

I only wear mechanics gloves when I'm working outside. Blue nitrile all the time otherwise.

Basically same here.

I the only other gloves I tend to wear are drywall gloves when doing woodworking or inside house work/carpenter work.

 

[blaze_125]

A brand new set makes a hell of a pair of driving gloves at the Track too!!! Super Grippy!

Quoted for truth!!!

 

[copterdoctor]

I use a few different types of gloves..
Mechanix brand "impact" gloves when I do sheet metal work. Can definitely tell the difference after pounding a few hundred rivets...If i'm the one using the rivet gun, and have a helper "bucking" the rivets I'll just have the right hand glove on so I can stick rivets, then hit em with the gun...
My buddy is a tattoo artist and he gives me some black nitrile gloves every now and again... they're a little thicker than normal nitrile gloves, but I can't notice any loss of dexterity.
I had a boss who's hands would shake like he just drank a barrel of coffee... he had permanent damage from handling chemicals in his younger days.. especially MEK and skydrol hydraulic fluid...... so after that, I wear the nitriles any time I am working with chemicals...
I also have a pair that has a magnetic index finger on them. can't tell ya how many times they've saved my ****... forget the brand though
also have 2 pair that have led's on them. one with an led on the index finger, another pair with the 3 led's on the back of the hand... pretty handy...
I don't wear gloves all the time, but try to as often as possible...

 

[rockchucker]

Quoted for truth!!!

So funny when you show up at the Track Sponsored by the Porsche Club with dudes and their $100k+ cars with their matching driving suits and you are wearing a Dirt Bike Helmet and sporting Blue Atlas Work Gloves. Even funnier after a session when the guy asks how much you have into your car and then you get to ask well how much do you have into your brakes? 15k? I have less than that into my whole car and still beat you! =)

 

[xcgates]

^This was only with the beginner group, but I managed to pass some nice cars on a Watkins Glen trackday in my sister's 4-cyl, automatic Mazda6. Granted it was only a few, and only until they got the hang of things, but needless to say, I was highly amused.

 

[dlc]

I started wearing them this year after I was breaking a bolt loose from a water pump. The bolt broke loose and my knuckle hit the timing cover and cut me to the bone and took a bone chip off in the process. Two stitches to repair the muscle 7 more to close it up.

I have since bought a pair of gloves that are supposed to be made with Kevlar thread cloth. I don't know if that means anything but, the feel good and let you handle parts that are a little too hot for bare skin. I am 46 and my skin is not as elastic as it once was. Things that might not have broken the skin years ago might now.
I still take them off for small parts like washers and stuff but, I have them on more than not.

^^What he said^^

I don't understand those who won't wear gloves because they think it makes you less of a man. There's nothing effeminate about protecting the only set of hands/eyes/ears that you're ever gonna have.

 

[xcgates]

I am also not too manly to wear eye protection under cars, ear protection when grinding in a small space, or ear protection while riding my bike. A reasonable level of protection it a great investment.

 

[Walterchang]

I work with lead weights. They are powder coated some of them, but it is nice to wear them if you are not going to be close to a restroom. Your hands don't get as dirty.

 

[devilphrog]

http://www.showabestglove.com/site/products/searchresults.aspx?category=General%20Purpose%20Gloves&polymer=Nitrile

I put my Mechanix gloves out to pasture after I literally found the "best" gloves in the world. These guys give you good dexterity and there are tons of different styles available.

 

[Interex]

I used to wear those nitrile gloves mechanics gloves but I would always tear them within 10 minutes. Then my friend found these latex Thickster gloves that hold up MUCH better. They are THICK!

Only problem is that they are expense. I think they for around $12/box of 50.

 

[69CHARGERMD]

I wear the blue nitrile gloves as well,,,
I work in the medical field,,,so i am used to wearing them all day at work anyways,,,lol

 

[MFortie]

When I was younger I also refused to wear gloves -- suffered my share of cuts, nicks, scrapes etc. I got a job in a beer warehouse loading trucks at night -- after handling a few thousand cases a night, my hands were filthy, nicked, cut, etc.

I started wearing the gardening gloves with the little black dots on them -- turns out I could load faster (slap a hand of a case and slide it to the edge of the pallet instead of having to lift and move it over -- the little dots would 'stick' to the case.)

That made a believer out of me -- I use gloves for almost everything now, outdoor work, woodworking, auto work, sports (I had always used them waterskiing), shooting, fishing, etc. If it's fine, tactile work I'll take them off, but for the most part I can do just about everything with a glove on...

 

[ADaughen]

I have too many bad memories and scars from breaking bolts loose.

I think I have two or three, each of the following.

Mechanix Fast Fit for working around a hot engine. It will keep my fingers and hands working for a little while longer while I reach past something hot. (nothing like burning a knuckle on a hot head) >_< The fast fit are pretty decent for tactile feel. You can pick up smaller nuts and bolts. Nothing is going to replace a bare hand for picking items up, however.


Mechanix M-pact 2 for well, impact related stuff. The extra palm padding is nice for those long hours sanding or if you need to wrench hard on a bolt. The extra knuckle reinforcements give you some protection from damage that will take you out of the game for a day or two. Tactile response is lessened from the extra padding. Your hands don't throb for hours after a job though.


Blue nitrle for oily stuff. Packing bearings, changing oil filters, etc.


I have a bunch of HF work gloves for yard work.

I started wearing the gardening gloves with the little black dots on them -- turns out I could load faster (slap a hand of a case and slide it to the edge of the pallet instead of having to lift and move it over -- the little dots would 'stick' to the case.)

Those white gloves were almost required at my old factory job. We'd wrap a pallet with the packing wrap and the cardboard tube would friction burn/shred our hands without those gloves. I used to go through a pair a week... good memories.



I just went to their site, it looks like they may have a model that would keep your dexterity/grip while improving hand protection. Try a couple out at your local auto store.

 

[santagary]

all guys in the NASCAR pit crews wear them...of course they have honeys...my mechanic wears them and surgical gloves, he has a honey...I wear them, I have a honey ...what are you guys...neandrethals???

 

[santagary]

O.J.'s didn't fit...he didn't wear them...did he?

 

[jeepnut24]

The older pairs used to hold up better than the newer ones. Quality has gone down hill.... But I always where them when fabbing stuff and running the grinder.

Nitrile for the greasy jobs.

 

[Ray-CA]

I wear them at the junk yards, when working around hot motors and when mowing the lawn or using any type of power tool. Since I had carpal tunnel surgery, my hands are extremely sensitive to vibration to the point of pain. The padding in the mechanic style gloves is just enough to dampen the vibrations so I can work and they do work great around rusty, hot junk-yard vehicles.

Ray

 

[JBC]

I use a pair of Craftsman Mechanics gloves and I like them. I got them last Christmas. They protect from ripping open skin, heat, fingernails getting nasty dirty, and general longevity of the hands. When I change oil I use a pair of rubber gloves to protect my arms and hands. I just think if the tool works for you, then use it. Gloves work for me. Sometimes, sure, I take them off for better feel.

 

[wafrederick]

I wil not wear gloves,you can't feel a darn thing at all.I am glad I still have my hearing also,wear ear protection when using an air hammer,die grinder and other loud power tools.

 

[mixxmstrmike]

I use nitrile 90% of the time. The rest of the time, I've got these on my hands:

HF Rubber Coated Gloves

I've used Mechanix gloves, but haven't been too impressed with their durability. I wear out the fingertips too quickly for $15 gloves. For $1.50 ($1 on sale with coupons), the HF gloves get more usage from everything I do... from construction, gardening, wrenching, you name it.

-Mike

 

[Indy_500]

i've tried because my mom wants me to, but they're a pita imo. Unless i'm working with something sharp or its very very cold out i don't use em

 

[spartyon8]

Everytime I try to use them they piss me off and I still end up with dirty hands.

 

[Red Green]

Blue Nitrile for grease and Blue Atlas for Construction, Yard Work, Jacking up cars/Taking Wheels off. A brand new set makes a hell of a pair of driving gloves at the Track too!!! Super Grippy!

I assume those atlas gloves are flamable and you hands would be in worse shape after a fire then if your were wearing no gloves while driving.

Any oval track I have been to requires gloves with a SFI rating.

The reason they don't use motorcycle helmets for car racing is because the liner is flamable in those. If your helemet dosen't have a SA rating its just as safe as wraping your head in a rag soaked in kerosene then going racing.

If you can't afford the proper saftey equipment you shouldn't be at the track.

 

[mkirkpatrick]

I never used to wear glove, couldn't pick up anything with them. Then when I got older, and the last time I did front end work I smashed the **** out of a finger with a breaker bar and cheater. I started wearing them. I have a pair of mechanix and craftsman. I like the ones that do not have the velcro around the wrist. I also figured out that you don't buy the same glove size in this type of glove as you would a winter glove or ski glove. Mechanic glove you want as tight as possible, Plus I can work on hot breaks, engines with out burning the hell out of my hands.

 

[RedVise]

The chemical refinery (Chocolate Bayou, Tx) I worked in building scaffolds in 1980 required everyone to wear gloves. I have pics of me dropping a 390 into a truck wearing leather (calf skin ?) golves from that same time. Still wearing gloves today for most any work.

Brian L.

 

[evil_twin]

I only wear mechanics gloves when I am pitting at the track. I used to just go all out with no gloves on, but it's just so much nicer when you're doing a quick wheel change and the wheels are scorching hot and you can still hold it without burning yourself.

 

[eborcim]

They are good for working on hot race cars.

 

[Arne73]

Mechanics gloves when handling greasy drive chain or other real grubby stuff. Nitrel glove when working with jet printers and ink. Cut resistant gloves when working around broken glass.

 

[jwith68]

I use a gloves similar to the ones Jack Olsen posted. Nitrile palm dipped, with a very elastic cut-resistant back. You get very good feel with them, the nitrile is very chemical resistant, and wont soak up oil or grease. They are also very inexpensive - $2.99 at a local farm & home store. I keep HF blue nitrile for oil changes, antifreeze, etc.

Also, as otherwise stated, I don't see much anything manly about having scraped up, cut up, grease stained hands. Too much chemical exposure ain't good, no matter your gender.

 

[wiz56]

I never used to wear glove, couldn't pick up anything with them. Then when I got older, and the last time I did front end work I smashed the **** out of a finger with a breaker bar and cheater. I started wearing them. I have a pair of mechanix and craftsman. I like the ones that do not have the velcro around the wrist. I also figured out that you don't buy the same glove size in this type of glove as you would a winter glove or ski glove. Mechanic glove you want as tight as possible, Plus I can work on hot breaks, engines with out burning the hell out of my hands.

Yeah..........what he said!!! But never around machinery

 

[tyreguy25]

Okay, I work in a tire shop and in the winter, I wear gloves all day every day. When it is wet in the shop, Mechanix Gloves become very susceptible to tearing and what not, but I still cannot keep a pair for more than three weeks. They wear out very quickly. I am trying to find a good pair of affordable (Read:cheap) gloves that will outlast those so I can get some to wear all day, every day.

 

[Wanna Ride]

Gloves are like boots for your hands. You wouldn't walk around the shop all day with no shoes on, would you?

 

[69GSCAL]

Gloves?

Man, I've put too much blood, sweat and tears into these callouses to ruin them by using gloves.

Only gloves I'll ever wear are the blue "doctor's" gloves when doing oily/ greasy jobs. That's only because my girl won't let me lay a hand on here if I have all that gunk in my fingernails.

For me, it's part of what I saw as a kid growing up. All of the men in my family had these raw, scarred, dirty hadns from working all day long. They were machinists, welders, mechanics and construction workers. The men had dirty hands that looked like they could rip a phone book in half.

When I bust a knuckle from slipping a wrench, I get excited about the scar it'll (hopefully) leave.