Do you wear latex/rubber gloves when working on the car?

[Hunter]

Anyone else here wear rubber/latex gloves when working on the car? I do for a couple of reasons (and no I am not michael jackson):

1) Keeps your hands clean so you don't spend 2 hours cleaning grease off with stinky hand cleaner.

2) Protects you from the dodgy chemicals that are used in most automotive applications.

How many of you use gloves when handling things like lithium grease?

Some might think I'm a bit of a girly man but I do suggest reading some of the MSDS that accompany some of the chemicals we use on cars.

[Nostalgia]

IM SPEECHLESS.

[ebxr8240]

No.... Real men dont...

[Hunter]

Heh, I suspected I'd get a bit of a funny reaction .

The thing is, a lot of mechanics and workshop staff I've seen tend to wear them but maybe that's so they can just chuck the gloves off and not dirty the customer's car or office equipment.

[anakha]

Always wear the disposable latex gloves when working on the car. Those things are gold. Hate cleaning grease, oil and other assorted crud from my hands if I don't.

Only hassle is they are a pain to put on unless the hands are completely dry.

[Nostalgia]

I am careful when doing brakes but apart from that, dirty hands up to the elbows are a part of the game. Apparently used engine oil causes cancer too but what dosent these days ?

[Serial_Fool]

I've seen mechanics wear those protective gloves before (the ones made out of real cotton and only go upto your fingers), but I've never seen rubber gloves...... I might try them out.

[Hunter]

Yeah anakha, I use the disposable latex gloves - thing is I found you really need to get the powderless ones when doing things like packing bearings or handling items that can't get contaminants on them. IT seems the ones that are powdered are certainly much easier to put on however the powder goes through the box and coats not only the inside of the gloves but the outside.

Sometimes the gloves can be a hinderance but I find them very useful when mucking around with particularly dirty parts of the car (e.g. underbody). Although quite a few of the chemicals found on cars also eat latex (especially carby cleaner).

[XA-MONT]

i just bought some el cheapo push bike gloves to wear when doing work on cars. havnt actually used them yet. i never used latex gloves though as i thought they would just break too much. tried them for painting once too, but the paint doesn't really agree with the latex.

[gthofan]

i never wear gloves working on the car... Memories of working on my old commodore, grease up to my shoulders after replacing an alternator.. magical

[Nostalgia]

Originally Posted by gthofan

i never wear gloves working on the car... Memories of working on my old commodore, grease up to my shoulders after replacing an alternator.. magical

OOOHH yeah. Memories.

[protd]

Wtf

[tapeworm]

I have some concerns about u people. lol.

[Wokkas]

There's only one thing latex is good for, and when it comes to cars, it's in the back seat, not the engine bay................

[Nostalgia]

Originally Posted by Wokkas

There's only one thing latex is good for, and when it comes to cars, it's in the back seat, not the engine bay................

Bwahahahahah Too true !!!!!!

[[Tonko]]

Hell no, If im up to my shoulders in grease, I cant go near the missus without getting cleaned up... Its win-win, i look like ive been working hard, and i dont have to put up with her in the shed...

But i have seen blokes use them when they are putting big chome/polished parts on cars so they dont get covered in prints.

[asusdragon]

if i dont get oil and grease all over my hand then have to go wash them in the bathroom what my missus going to do, she got to clean something up after me, lol
jks, bit of oil and grease doesnt bother me, and as for oil causes cancer probably does but so too is look at your computer screen supposedly anyway

[schnoods]

Michael Jackson and English wicketkeepers wear gloves for no apparent reason, Im glad I dont wear gloves for washing the car.

[Hunter]

Originally Posted by asus_dragonorb

jks, bit of oil and grease doesnt bother me, and as for oil causes cancer probably does but so too is look at your computer screen supposedly anyway

Nope your typical computer screen is fairly safe if you look at from the front. LCDs have very very low emissions of electromagnetic radiation, CRTs aren't bad so long as you aren't sitting with your head glued to the back of it.

At any rate, its not so much the risk of cancer that would make you want to wear gloves - a lot of the time its the fact that some of the chemicals can be absorbed into your body via your skin. Lithium grease is a pretty nasty one and given enough exposure can make you very sick indeed.

[DOC]

[asusdragon]

Originally Posted by Hunter

Nope your typical computer screen is fairly safe if you look at from the front. LCDs have very very low emissions of electromagnetic radiation, CRTs aren't bad so long as you aren't sitting with your head glued to the back of it.

At any rate, its not so much the risk of cancer that would make you want to wear gloves - a lot of the time its the fact that some of the chemicals can be absorbed into your body via your skin. Lithium grease is a pretty nasty one and given enough exposure can make you very sick indeed.

yeah i was just using it coz i was infront of the computer, it seems everything now adays cause cancer, then few weeks later it doesnt and so on

[V3RSAC3]

Originally Posted by EAadam

Apparently used engine oil causes cancer too but what dosent these days ?

latex gloves

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by ebxr8240

No.... Real men dont...

Exactly.

Where is Chopper when we need him ?

[BPXR6T]

No, I don't like the idea of brushing up against hot headers or a hot block with latex gloves on.

[ebxr8240]

Originally Posted by anakha

Always wear the disposable latex gloves when working on the car. Those things are gold. Hate cleaning grease, oil and other assorted crud from my hands if I don't.

Only hassle is they are a pain to put on unless the hands are completely dry.

Haha I remember down at Wakefield..... Rear brakes...Lol....

[AC/DC]

What if your mates came around, , and you were standing there in "lubed" up latex gloves ??????????????

[Green X]

I reckon if i put on a set of latex gloves at work I would get Laughed out of the workshop, followed by the supervisor yelling "That's a Carton ya C * * *"

Thou when using 291Sika as a sealant I tend to were em as when that chit gets on ya hands and dries it's there for a week.

[Krytox]

I wear them sometimes, Yes with rotors.

For years I was not using any gloves, then one day I started to get sore and itchy on the back of my hands,
Yep, contact Dermatitis.. I couldn't figure out why as I have been doing the same thing for as long as I can remember.
Then it hit me, We got a contract with europcar and i was servicing diesel's, that used oil soaked through me like nothing else!

so.. yes I use them for brakes diesels and other crap.. and no when washing parts with fuels and stuff.. go figure.

[bob 351]

Originally Posted by AC/DC

What if your mates came around, , and you were standing there in "lubed" up latex gloves ??????????????

and your other mate was there ben dover and he's mate phil mcrackin

[Sorted]

All i saw as the thresd title was.......

"Do you wear rubber or latex"

Then when I clicked on it i got the full title, so dissappointed......

If everyone sees the same thread title I bet the viewing counter will sky rocket as we are all dirty little perverts...........lol