In addition to wearing the gloves I rub Neosporin on my hands in the evening.

Cashing my paycheck I asked the lady at the bank if I could have new bills and she asked me was I afraid of germs or something? I replied No Ma'am a germ couldn't live on my salary. :)

LOL!!!!!

the blue ones tear SOOOO easy, heck, any brake spray or fuel on them, and they melt.
I like the black 6mil rubber gloves. they are nearly indestructible... I reuse them all the time.
if I'm handling tiny parts in blind spaces, I'll take them off, but for the most part, I try to use gloves as often as I can.
mostly for the cleaning aspect... I don't think much about the chemicals... I probably should...

I used to prefer to feel everything but now if in something gooey or with shards of steel likely I will don the gloves. I used to be proud of my callouses but now I think of the snaggly skin and give the Mrs. a break.;)

I'm a convert. I use them almost every time I touch a wrench now. A few things I've noticed. In the summer time they fill with sweat. This causes my hands to lose their calluses (callusi?) resulting in softer "girlie" hands which results in more blisters when I do stuff like yard work around the house. Just ain't no pleasing some people:D.

They are freakin' COLD in the winter time as the nitrile seems to wick away the body heat.

I find myself having to double check my tools for cleanliness as I put them away. Before with the old, slimy hands it was automatic to wipe down the tools but now when I strip off the gloves and my hands are clean I don't notice the condition of the tools as closely. Could also be old age sneaking up on me :rolleyes:.

After 40 years of twisting wrenches my hands have had all the abuse they need so I'm a big time proponent of gloves. Still won't use those heat resistant gloves. Burnt myself too many times removing a part, removing the gloves and then picking up the same part. That's probably natural stupidity on my part though.:o

I've NEVER been able to do much of anything with gloves on. I have a neighbor that I think could overhaul a watch with just a plain old pair of work gloves. He can pick up a 1/4" nut and thread it in place with no delay.

I wear gloves for welding, handling tools like post hole diggers, shovels and the like and even wear them when driving the tractor, but a pair of Mechanics gloves, forget it. My 63 year old hands SHOW it too.

I've been wearing gloves for working since the early 80's, started when working on barbed wire fences... that stuff HURTS when it slips out of the stretcher!
My brother and father were amazed that I could work with duct tape and sheet metal screws with gloves on. when they came out with mechanics gloves I thought they were a good idea, but they are junk for anything hot... plastic gloves... odd. anyway, the grease and oil and fuel and cleaning agents REALLY get into your skin, and I like wearing the clear gloves, but they fall apart too easy, and thicker gloves are difficult to thread bolts and such with... the black 6 mill version is tougher, and the fit is good.

I used to use the blue nitrile gloves but was recently given a box of black gloves.They seem to tear less easily. However I agree with an earlier post about tearing them too easily. At first I did but after a while I got used to it. I will put on a pair and if I have to grab a phone or something I will wash them with my shop hand soap and dry them. The better gloves can last through most jobs if your careful. Also years ago I saw an old black and white film of production in the engine build are at porsche.......they wore gloves ( do not know what material though )

Why, white satin of course. I mean, they are Porsches ya know!:P

Mike D, Good one. By the way I like your Calvin & Hobbes quote :):):)

And the builders are Knights... (bad pun, I know).

I also wear them when working with Krazy Glue where I know it will come past the edges. There's little worse than being stuck to something you were trying to repair...except maybe that annoying little "I told you so" from the better half. ;)

if you're working with POR15 and you don't wear glove you WILL regret it!

I totally enjoy Calvin and Hobbes!

"Good little kids make Me sick, its no joke Sincerely, signed Santa ...And Then I awoke. I hate being good (Or trying to fake it). Six days until Christmas I don't think I'll make it" calvin.:D

In my youth I'd work on cars without any protection, but once I began professionally wrenching on Benz's it became a must. Working on cars will expose you to things that severely dry out your skin which leads to cracks that get sore and stay sore due to the chemical exposure. I tried all of the lotions, creams, and soaps but nothing works nearly as well as barrier protection. Go a winter without painful cracked open sores in the joints of your fingers, when a couple at any time are the norm and you wouldn't even begin to question the practice.

I prefer snug fitting latex gloves, they have excellent traction. Nitrile seem too slick and loose fitting for me. Latex is pretty weak to solvents. I always keep a few spares so I can double up when dealing with gasoline and the like.