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LMichaels

LMichaels

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For those of you like me who do lots of refurb work be careful if you use nitrile gloves. Got a small puncture in one today while degreasing a gear box on a mixer. Odd thing, when you have your hands in solvent (even without a puncture in the glove) your hands "feel wet" even though they're not. It's not until that solvent begins irritating the crap outta you that you realize it's trapped against your skin.
 
Might be worth picking up a set of gloves like these, if you don't already have some, they are a lot thicker then the nitriles. I use similiar when I'm getting into most chemicals.
 
No argument that Bob's gloves are a whole lot sturdier, but what Larry is working on is fairly small and detailed. I'd bet he relies pretty heavily on being able to feel what he's into. It's always a good idea to keep an eye on glove condition. Out in the garage, I do tend to replace nitrile gloves as soon as I find a tear.
 
JKalchik said:
No argument that Bob's gloves are a whole lot sturdier, but what Larry is working on is fairly small and detailed. I'd bet he relies pretty heavily on being able to feel what he's into. It's always a good idea to keep an eye on glove condition. Out in the garage, I do tend to replace nitrile gloves as soon as I find a tear.
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Yeah I do wash some pretty small parts but that's when I think I got the puncture yesterday. I was cleaning some gears with sharp edges/points. I think that is what punctured the glove. So really exact feel is not necessary when I am cleaning the parts but I do like to know what I am feeling to an extent. I wonder how the "feel" is with those gloves. It's only when I am in assembly/disassembly that I need precise feel
 
I saved it in my list. I need to degrease parts though of some pretty disgusting stuff. What is there that is safe to use and actually gets through stuff like this? And this one was not the worst I see. This was one of the "easy" ones. The grease (if you want to call it that) they install at the factory breaks down and turns into this weird gelatinous (sometimes smelly) mess and puddles of some weird oil. Sometimes the stuff is nearly hard as a rock as well. So I have been using mineral spirits because it doesn't seem to hurt the oil impregnated bushings (due to the spirits being a light oil anyway). So my concern is what kind of an actual "solvent" can I use that would be safe for the unit and not have too bad of fumes?20200413_114433.jpg20200413_114428.jpg20200413_114356.jpg
 
Just go to the hardware store and see what they have in a heavier Nitile or Neoprene glove, you can try them before buying. Mine are no thicker then the green latex ones used to wash dishes and such.
 
I typically use rags and such to wipe out the heavy stuff. Those photos are the insides of a KitchenAid mixer and what I typically find in them. I just find it odd that the listing on Amazon does not have mention of recommended solvents other than "water borne" which is a pretty loose interpretation.
 
I work with guys who deal with the big, industrial batteries for forklifts and pallet jacks.
They prefer the Thickster brand of disposable gloves when cleaning up those big behemoths.
I've been able to snag a few pair to do some chores around the house and they work well!
Unfortunately, Amazon is sold out.
 
Right now, I'll bet it's nearly impossible for the average consumer to get anything like latex or nitrile gloves and similar PPE. Even Hazard Fraught is apparently donating their entire PPE stock to health care and first responders.
 
Yeah the Amazon link shows unavailable, they're similar to the ones at Hazard Frught but they're donating everything leaving those of us who need them as well out of luck. I can't wait for this nonsense to be done with and people stop this idiotic hoarding
 
LMichaels

PM me your address and ill send you a box.
I have size x-large, hope thats your size.
 
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