Best workshop gloves?

[JimP]

Can anyone recommend a decent workshop glove, I've used the cheap latex in the past but they last 2 seconds!

Sick of oily finger nails!

Cheers

Jim

[Mutz]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/nitrile-gloves-size-large-medical-garage-diy-engineer-/330380630819?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4cec385b23

I use these, wouldnt say they are the best but they are fine for basic stuff; they still rip if you catch them on something sharp.

But they keep your hands clean!!

[topless matt]

Not that i use gloves or this stuff, my hands are always oil stained anyway but have you tried some barrier cream.
Ive had some at work and used it once, it doesnt make your hands slippery and it means that oil and grease and anything else you can get on your hands just washes off with minimal effort and doesnt leave stains

[Saffy]

Lie said barrier cream is pretty good stuff, haven't used it since college though. Clogs up your nails and dry skin so oil doesn't soak in an stain, help stop skin problems too.  Nitrile is what I see them using in professional garages.  I just grab the standard latex glove from farmer supplies and just reskin them as I go along. I notice that size bigger than needed last longer as your not stretching them, also keep them in the dark as sunlight weakens them within days. Really cheap ones... half them split at the wrist putting them on!

[fezzy192]

i buy the vinyl gloves as there a bit better and last a lot longer than latex

[dxmedia]

Lol, a couple of decent nail brushes kicking around the house and clothes washing power...

Gloves always tear and you'll need to wash your hands properly anyways. Gloves can be handy for popping for a pee whilst your working on something, oil being a carcinogen and all that.

[Saffy]

Lol, a couple of decent nail brushes kicking around the house and clothes washing power...

ewwww wouldn't fancy that twice or more a day, 6 days a week, and hands will be in shreds and skin stripped of natural oils and could lead to horrible things.  

When i was a nipper my dad used to scrub me down with good ol'4star petrol after a tinkering session in his garage   :scold:

A concoction of veg oil, sugar and lemon juice is a hand-scrub oil remover that works well..... err or so I am told by less manly men  :-'  :oops:

[dxmedia]

Been cleaning my hands pretty much daily for 20 odd years with a nail brush and no problems. Clothes washing powders a killer though ;)

[landrover598]

I only use latex gloves when i'm painting, a welding glove for welding, and Thermo Showa gloves for general handling of sharp or very dirty things. The rest of the time i just get covered in oil / grease / dirt and have black fingernails  :D

[carbore]

If your not working on something intrinsically filthy (like changing oil or packing a wheel bering) then how about mechanics gloves live mechanix or ringer.  I tend to use these a lot as it stops my hands getting cut to bits on the tractor and car stuff. I do have rather soft hands though as I have a desk job and always ware work gloves so never built up the rough hands.

You need somethign with a narrow wrist with a velcro close , the traditional gauntlett style "riger" gloves are too bulky an get in the way.

[NiteMare]

i've bought a couple of pairs of gloves from lidl for slightly more aggressive work (not oily) that are comfortable and allow good grip, flex well and velcro round the wrist, fiver a pair but well worth it in my opinion for spring swaps, door changing etc', stuff that's likely to rip or bruise my hands...

unfortunately having grown up in a time when bare skin was the normal i find i struggle using spanners even with latex type gloves so all my engine work is bare handed...

for welding i use ordinary leather and cloth rigger type gloves, generally only to protect the left hand from heat and the damaging rays