How many of you wear gloves?

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msmcdon

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Time for a bit of a vent, and then my question. I just finished detailing a friend's car this past Sunday. It is a 1995 Toyota Corolla with about 75,000 miles on it. Although this young woman is a great friend to my wife and I, all I can say is OH MY GOD!:eek: This poor 'Yota has been through a lot! Never washed, never waxed, been in multiple accidents .... you all get the picture. I've read all your horror stories as well! It took TWO washes to get it clean, and my washing mitt was BLACK after the first round!



The interior was the worst. Spilled soda and candy bars, food embedded in the seats, spilled paint (and thus on the turn signal, door locks and window buttons, and cat hair stuck to everything! The floor carpet had some sort of white moldy substance, too. The dashboard was so dusty I could hardly see the instruments through it.



I got it as clean as I could in three hours, which is to say a lot, but I could have spent that same time on just the interior. :xyxthumbs I wish I had a camera for the transformation it went through, but I forgot the darned thing at home.



ANYWAY... on to my point. Does anyone wear gloves when they clean the interior/exterior of vehicles? I will after this... it was (by far) the worst car I have seen in a while!
 
I have a pair of waterproof I guess they are sailing gloves, that I use only in the winter. For the cold weather. I cleaned my bosses wifes car the other day. It's a 2002 GMC suv. And I wish i would have had some latex gloves with the crap she had under the seats. Some people just don't deserve nice new cars.
 
I use disposable latex gloves. I got them from a drugstore chain (Walgreens). They're about $6 per box of 100. I hated getting brake dust and other harsh chemicals on my hands. The gloves work really well, and you just toss 'em when you're done. :xyxthumbs



-- Ed
 
after the time working at the chevy dealership that I found a feminine "play toy" (you get the idea I'm sure) - you bet I wear gloves!! :scared
 
Ed said:
I use disposable latex gloves. I got them from a drugstore chain (Walgreens). They're about $6 per box of 100. I hated getting brake dust and other harsh chemicals on my hands. The gloves work really well, and you just toss 'em when you're done. :xyxthumbs



-- Ed
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This is exactly what I do. Hands do get a bit sweaty, but the trade-off is worth it.
 
I'm not a full-time detailer (or even a part-time detailer for that matter), but I've often wondered what the hazards of having various detailing products on your hands every day would be. I'm sure it can't be good to be in contact with most of this stuff too often.



For the little detailing I do, I only use gloves for overtly caustic chemicals such as A and B of the ABC system.
 
I hate wearing gloves, even gardening, because you usually can't tell what you're doing as well. But, I hate more getting brake dust/tire grime all over my hands - that stuff is hard to get out -- and it's not very feminine looking! :)



I thought about trying the disposable latex gloves, too. I definitely would if cleaning someone else's nasty interior!!
 
Hi all,



I use latex gloves to clean my wheels so I don't scratch/bash my knuckles agains the wheel calipers (I wash both sides of my wheels). Better to rip the glove than my skin.



Later, I use a new latex glove (one hand only) to apply tire dressing. I keep a roll of surplus carpet foam hung in my garage that I cut or tear small 3x3" pieces from to apply the dressing. Once I'm finished, I hold the foam in my "gloved" hand and pull the glove off and over the wet used foam applicator with my "ungloved" hand. Toss into the trash.



Hope this helps.



Aloha,

Keoni
 
I'm all set to give my car the Autopia treatment... I wish I thought about getting some gloves ... grrrrr... But it's night and dark anyways, so hopefully, I don't see the dirt on my hand....
 
I do wear gloves to protect my hands. I have a pair of heavy rubber ones...great for protecting your hands when the washing the car when the temperatures are in the 40's. I use the doisposable latex when I am clening interiors and applying car cleaning chemicals. I also wear eye protection when applying wheel cleaners and when buffing. Better safe than sorry!
 
I use neoprene gloves I bought at Home Depot for outside washing and cleaning. But I've found that if you wear them for inside cleaning that the sweat from your hands runs out of the gloves when you rainse your hands. And then the sweat usually gets on the areas already cleaned so I dont wear them for the inside.
 
definitely latex gloves, especially when working under the hood, cleaning the engine bay is a pain and knuckle scratches are rampant... :(
 
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