Gloves for bike mechanics

[Deleted member 35268]

Hi there, my LBS mechanic uses some thin latex like gloves to do the oily jobs.

Any suggestions out there as to what to get, sick of going to work with black fingers.

thanks

 

[keithmac]

Black Nitrile examination gloves off ebay, £5 for a hundred.

Latex ones can cause a reaction/ irritation..

 

[Milkfloat]

Black Nitrile examination gloves off ebay, £5 for a hundred.

Latex ones can cause a reaction/ irritation..

I go for the blue ones so I can spot grease and oil before I touch things that my wife does not like to be oily. Although that does not work with my Morgan Blue carbon paste.

 

[mjr]

My finger nails cut latex ones very quickly, so I'm currently using nitrile ones. Park Tool are pricey but good and tough. Stanley are available in much smaller quantities and seem almost as good - £1 for 4 pairs at Toolstation, labelled as decorator's gloves IIRC.

Edit: yes, and blue not black so I can see oil before I touch things.

 

[keithmac]

We use Bodyguard at work, item 230860519161 (large size).

 

[numbnuts]

For chain and cassette cleaning I use marigolds and clean them off with white spirit when they get dirty, last about 6 month.

 

[jay clock]

blue nitrile off of the Ebay

 

[keithmac]

If you get into the habit of wiping your hands with a cleanish cloth between jobs you shouldn't get oil everywhere.

I normally get a day out of a pair working on motorcycles. Found the black gloves more hard wearing than the green for some reason.

 

[gbb]

I always got irritation from wearing latex gloves, never was sure if it was the latex or the powder inside.
Nitrile now and always. If you wear them too long (I often do, I'm a maintenance engineer) they still can intimate a little, more sweat rash I suspect) but nowhere near as bad.

 

[Elswick Cotterpin]

Swarfega works pretty good for me.

 

[Kajjal]

Most DIY stores have packs of cheap gloves. I use them all the time for working on the bike. Saves washing hands afterwards and means if you need to do something like changing disc brake pads etc. your hand will be clean if you take the gloves off.

 

[midlife]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sempercare...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=FZ82V7FS8ZHQ7FS8ABVH

Other blue / purple nitrile gloves are available

Shaun

 

[pawl]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sempercare...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=FZ82V7FS8ZHQ7FS8ABVH

Other blue / purple nitrile gloves are available

Shaun

Have a look in Poundland.I bought a box of 50
I think thay were a pound.

 

[midlife]

Have a look in Poundland.I bought a box of 50
I think thay were a pound.

Shaun

 

[Tim Hall]

Make some bread after you've worked on the bike. I find kneading dough works like a charm on ingrained dirt.