[kinda OT] opinions on Mechanix gloves

[drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

I also use nitrile gloves - my neighbour who worked for years as a CNC 
machinist got me into them.  The biggest reason I started using them was 
because they kept my hands clean so I looked more respectable for my day 
job.  When you're working on diesels, a simple oil change can result in 
hands that look like the inside of a chimney for about a week.

Anything thicker than these gloves and I wouldn't use them - it's too hard 
to handle small fasteners etc.  I find it necessary to go without the 
nitrile gloves even when doing glow plug changes on the turbo diesel - too 
damned little space and the nuts that hold the connectors on are tiny 
enough with bare fingers.

Drew

On Sun, 5 Jan 2003, Rabbit16v wrote:

> This is exactly what I do.  I use the Nitrile gloves since they are tougher
> and after using latex for years I have developed an allergy to it.  Once in
> a while I won't where gloves but for the most part I will because of the
> "clean" factor and because dirty oils and grease is carcinogenic.
> 
> Dave