Who wears gloves ? - Plumbing Zone

JustDave45 · 03-04-2010, 10:47 PM

My partner and I wear 'work' gloves a lot while we are are working and are looking for a brand that will hold up, 'mechanix' gloves only seem to last a few weeks, the best we have found so far are 'Miller' (the welding company) Any of you guys got suggestions?

Bonafide · 03-04-2010, 10:51 PM

only wear plastic gloves when dealing with waste pipe

LEAD INGOT · 03-04-2010, 10:59 PM

been using these for years.

AKdaplumba · 03-05-2010, 12:09 AM

I buy these $3 gloves from Army and Navy(cdn store) in the construction ware dept. they are viking brand "nitri-dex" they last about 3 weeks then they get torn up or start to stink from getting wet. Break out another pair. Keeps your hands clean, cut free and make you feel like an assassin. They also come in attractive designer colors

ChrisConnor · 03-05-2010, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by AKdaplumba

Keeps your hands clean, cut free and make you feel like an assassin. They also come in attractive designer colors

What is this "clean hands that are cut free"??

SUCH POWER EXISTS??

JK949 · 03-05-2010, 01:23 AM

We use Delta (not the fixture co.) Black Magic latex. Well they might be nitrile gloves, I forget. Anyway they're great for waste situations and solder bounces off of them. Otherwise, will use the blue pvc coated gripper gloves. Mechanix are comfy but I've torn holes in my $30 pair, though the cushion was nice for jackhammering.

DUNBAR PLUMBING · 03-05-2010, 01:55 AM

I wear rubber gloves for absolutely everything.

The amount of chemicals the body absorbs through the hands/skin is staggering for a plumber.

Been wearing gloves since 1991.

Mega Smash · 03-05-2010, 02:59 AM

I've been buying the "Handyman" model of gloves by CLC from Home Depot.

At $14.00/pair they're not as expensive as the Mechanix ones, and they last a whole lot longer.

When they get too dirty/pasty, I soak 'em overnight in a bucket of Oxi Clean, and they're good as new.

Like Dunbar said, I try and wear gloves for everything. Keeps paste and ABS glue off my skin, as well as anything else. The only time I hate wearing gloves is when i'm installing faucets or working with fiddly screws and bolts.

Bollinger plumber · 03-05-2010, 08:07 AM

I wear latex for camera work, rubber for jetting, braided for sewer cleaning, leather stanley for working with cast or clay and brown jerseys for doing pvc and most any thing else. The jerseys are cheap so I use them quite a bit for normal everyday stuff. When I did sewer lining I would wear latex alot I believe that resin mixture will kill you in time. It made me sick as hell everytime I worked around it.

pauliplumber · 03-05-2010, 09:32 AM

I get the mechanix gloves for $10 at walmart. I almost always wear them, have a pair for finish work and a pair for dirty work.

03-04-2010, 10:47 PM	#1
JustDave45 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 15 My Photos	Who wears gloves ? My partner and I wear 'work' gloves a lot while we are are working and are looking for a brand that will hold up, 'mechanix' gloves only seem to last a few weeks, the best we have found so far are 'Miller' (the welding company) Any of you guys got suggestions?

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DUNBAR PLUMBING www.DunbarPlumbing.com Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NORTHERN KENTUCKY - GREATER CINCINNATI AREA Posts: 4,492 My Photos	I wear rubber gloves for absolutely everything. The amount of chemicals the body absorbs through the hands/skin is staggering for a plumber. Been wearing gloves since 1991. __________________ Northern Kentucky Plumbers *\|YOUTUBE VIDEOS\| Twitter Feed \| DUNBAR PLUMBING FAN PAGE*

03-05-2010, 08:07 AM	#9
Bollinger plumber Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sedgewickville Missouri Posts: 1,326 My Photos	I wear latex for camera work, rubber for jetting, braided for sewer cleaning, leather stanley for working with cast or clay and brown jerseys for doing pvc and most any thing else. The jerseys are cheap so I use them quite a bit for normal everyday stuff. When I did sewer lining I would wear latex alot I believe that resin mixture will kill you in time. It made me sick as hell everytime I worked around it. __________________ http://alsdrainservice.services.offi...m/default.aspx Only two devining forces have died for you. One is Jesus Christ and the other is the American soldier. One died for your soul the other died for your freedom. Last edited by Bollinger plumber; 03-05-2010 at 08:10 AM..

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pauliplumber Senior Moment Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: dinner with your wife Posts: 1,885 My Photos	I get the mechanix gloves for $10 at walmart. I almost always wear them, have a pair for finish work and a pair for dirty work. __________________ Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react.

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03-04-2010, 10:51 PM	#2
Bonafide Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Beantown Posts: 70 My Photos	only wear plastic gloves when dealing with waste pipe

03-05-2010, 12:09 AM	#4
AKdaplumba Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 723 My Photos	I buy these $3 gloves from Army and Navy(cdn store) in the construction ware dept. they are viking brand "nitri-dex" they last about 3 weeks then they get torn up or start to stink from getting wet. Break out another pair. Keeps your hands clean, cut free and make you feel like an assassin. They also come in attractive designer colors

03-05-2010, 01:23 AM	#6
JK949 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South O.C., CA Posts: 676 My Photos	We use Delta (not the fixture co.) Black Magic latex. Well they might be nitrile gloves, I forget. Anyway they're great for waste situations and solder bounces off of them. Otherwise, will use the blue pvc coated gripper gloves. Mechanix are comfy but I've torn holes in my $30 pair, though the cushion was nice for jackhammering.

03-05-2010, 02:59 AM	#8
Mega Smash A1 Very Top Shelf Plumber Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: GTA Ontario Posts: 107 My Photos	I've been buying the "Handyman" model of gloves by CLC from Home Depot. At $14.00/pair they're not as expensive as the Mechanix ones, and they last a whole lot longer. When they get too dirty/pasty, I soak 'em overnight in a bucket of Oxi Clean, and they're good as new. Like Dunbar said, I try and wear gloves for everything. Keeps paste and ABS glue off my skin, as well as anything else. The only time I hate wearing gloves is when i'm installing faucets or working with fiddly screws and bolts.

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