Do you wear gloves when detailing?

Do you wear gloves when detailing?

  • No, I never wear gloves

    Votes: 13 33.3%

  • Yes, to protect my skin from harsh chemicals

    Votes: 5 12.8%

  • Yes, when I ONR wash outside

    Votes: 1 2.6%

  • Yes, to prevent fingerprints

    Votes: 1 2.6%

  • Yes, to prevent scratching

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Yes, to keep my hands clean

    Votes: 1 2.6%

  • Yes, all of the above

    Votes: 7 17.9%

  • Sometimes, depends on circumstances

    Votes: 10 25.6%

  • Other... explain...

    Votes: 1 2.6%
  • Total voters
    39
Excellent points for Nitrile gloves. I'm going to start wearing them for the really dirty jobs like wheels, tires, undercarriage, engine, nasty interiors etc.

I agree, chemicals are harsh. Maybe that's why the skin on my hands feels like steel wool.

Not to mention, if there's any kind of cut on your hands, those chemicals can't be good to get in your bloodstream.:huh:
 
Im not working for the glove people or anything like that, but I think that the idea awhile back, was that the gloves were big and bulky and were hard to use - and that is exactly why I never used them either.
But the newest ones like the ones that I get at Costco Kirkland Brand, are Nitrile with the feel of Latex, and fit very tight, so they are almost like a second skin.
I finished taking off miles of graphics off a roofing company GMC Savanna 2500 Van yesterday, using some heavier gloves, a heatgun and a couple of plastic scrapers, and then used the Nitrile gloves with Dupont 3900S FirstClean (Replaced Y3919S Pres-Sol), and some towels to remove all the glue left from the graphics and the gloves worked perfectly, no leaks, no solvent on my hands. Oh and I also wore a 3M Respirator which also worked perfectly.
The gloves allowed me to grip anything just right and I could still feel the little bits of glue on the paint if I couldnt see them as good.
They also have some coating in them that allows them to go on easily as long as your hands are dry, and they come off easily to switch to new ones, or whatever.
My hands thank me every day for not abusing them as much.. :)
Dan F
 
Yup. Dont want all the cuts on my fingers to go nasty, so I wore gloves when washing especially involving chemicals like SDegreaser, WBrightener, etc..

Also wore clear 3M safety glass (learn that after SDeg got into my eyes)
 
Luster said:
Excellent points for Nitrile gloves. I'm going to start wearing them for the really dirty jobs like wheels, tires, undercarriage, engine, nasty interiors etc.

I agree, chemicals are harsh. Maybe that's why the skin on my hands feels like steel wool.

Not to mention, if there's any kind of cut on your hands, those chemicals can't be good to get in your bloodstream.:huh:
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Yup, been using nitrile gloves for a while - got a 100 pack on sale at Harbor Freight. Even my wife uses them now.

Also have the stretchy "mechanics" type gloves when using the polisher, removing tires, etc.

Regards,
GEWB
 
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