Not so good a combination!

Today I was doing a PM service on a bus at work (school) and as I spun off the first fuel filter, of course diesel leaked out . . . I did not worry as I had on some latex gloves . . . as I was putting on the new filter, I noticed that the gloves were s t r e t c h i n g I quickly pulled them off, but not before they failed . . . Latex is not the best thing to make gloves out of for working around diesel!

Tomorrow I have another bus to do, and I will bring my Nitrile gloves, I know they hold up to gasoline . . . They should do fine with diesel

I have some vinyl gloves that I used when I had a bakery, they work great using the cleaning agent for our printing press, I can try them on the diesel too . . .

Don't buy latex to work with diesel, beside they have a nasty odor! (to me anyways!)

nitrile seems to work pretty well for me.

The hose clamps seems to come after me when I put them on though.

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Nitrile is the only way to go.

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1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
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LMAO yeah I learned the hard way that nitrile are way better....

try the BLACK MAMMA nitrile gloves.
MUCH more durable than the thin blue ones...

latex on the other hand is for... a much more friendly lubricant.

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"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Well that is what the school had (where I work) so that is what I used, today, I had no problems with either the nitrile, or vinyl, both held up great! One more bus done!

The Nitril do hold up well for most things on the car. Brake cleaner will eat them up real fast.

I usually buy the harbor freight blue nitril when they are on sale. usually $7.99 for a box of 100. I have had them rip putting them on right out of the box. I did try the black Nitril one time, but at $12.99 a box, the blue are just fine. I didn`t see that they were really that much better for the added price.
there are times I remove them, turn them inside out to dry. but have trouble getting them back on. I keep a small baby powder shaker bottle in my tool box to use on my hands. then they go right on.

Sat I was at Costco picking up a few things, and they have the Nitril gloves in a 2 pack for $14.99, 150 gloves per box. Like getting one box for free. It is listed on the box as Exam gloves, guess it should work as Iam examining the under side of the vehicle. we`ll see.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

I have never noticed this. Could some gloves be blends?


...brakefluid and ATF... now thats a diff'rnt story

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I got my case of 1000 (10 boxes of 100) for $26 on ebay . . . they do come in different thickness lik 4 mil - 9 mil . . .

my problem is my hands get so sweaty (today 100 in the shade) that when I lift my hand up, sweat drips out

I also use them for printing . . .

The plus side of having your hands sweat, is they come out clean.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Wusses. Real men have black hands.

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1983 300SD "Guderian"
1987 MR2
2015 Camry
2015 Chevy Spark
2006 Hyundai Tucson

Back when I worked in the truck repair shop, there was a young girl that went to church with us, and she always called me "the man with the dirty hands"

Ever since I had my bread bakery, I have used gloves, I'm sure you would not want to buy bread from me with my oil imbeded "dirty" hands!

Marbled Rotella Rolls.

I use blue nitrile gloves. I always end up ripping the tip of a finger or two though. I don't like working on the car with long sleeves either, so my arms can get pretty dirty between the t-shirt sleeves and gloves (mechanic's tan).

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2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

Mine rip out too! I'm gonna try to find the heavier ones . . .my boxes don't have the thickness labeled, but I have seen both black or blue ones the same 4 mil, some are listed as 9 mil! Of course I still have over 600 left!

Shawn - Glad to see another dough-head in the forum. How long have you been doing the baking thing?

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2002 GMC Duramax CC LB 4X4