These seem too thin and cut too easy better for doctors not mechanics. Sorry would have posted picture of mine but uploads temp. disabled.

I only use a thick glove when I have to put a lot of torque or force something because your hand can slip or the bolt lets go or the socket slips and you don't cut your hand.

Other than that I don't use gloves.

Using this method I think it's been years since I've cut my hand on something

I pretty much don't use gloves for wrenching, they're a very good idea I know but they fill up with sweat in short order .

For driving I like cotton gloves with any sort of grip surface .

The thinner the cotton, the better they breathe....

I only wear driving gloves when the temps are below 45* F, then I usually have the window open so this keeps my knuckles & fingers comfy .

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1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

Astro Grip 7 mil gloves. I often reuse them because they're so sturdy. I use gloves constantly, so a tip for avoiding sweaty hands: Put a good coat of lotion on your hands and then immediately put the gloves on. Helps keep your hands from drying out as well.

for general tasks, nitrile gloves. They do tend to rip before I’m finished, but I usually have more.

For delicate, fiddly sorts of jobs, boxing gloves...

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I use the cheap ones from Harbor Freight when doing something greasy.

As far as getting cut, any little bump causes a bleed. Strange - it didn't used to. I wonder what happened.

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Raven black nitrile for those really nasty jobs. Cheap cotton for around sharp "cutty" jobs such as radiators, condensers, cast iron/aluminum bits.

And to answer Junkman, it's cause ya got old! Got the same problem. I call it "old man skin". My arms, hands and forehead skin is nothing but a collection of old healed cuts/burns. I look like some kind of leper when I get sun burnt.

Go messing about in tight areas, never even notice the nicks/cuts go inside to clean up and the wife freaks out. You'd think after being married to a diesel mechanic for 45 years she'd be used to it.

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5 mil nitrile. Use them constantly as I don't like unnecessary chemicals on my skin. My old Dr. was a hands on mechanic as a hobby, he said all that "stuff" goes into your liver wear gloves. I also frequently wear eye protection and sometimes hearing protection. Trying to reasonably protect my health and safety.

Just wish I knew about wearing gloves decades earlier.

Good luck!!!

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As you age out your skin looses it's ability to with stand bumps and so gets far more hematomas and open cuts .

My hands always have healing cuts on them - it's a PIA to be sure .

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1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I usually get the thickest disposable gloves from Harbor Freight.

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Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
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After years of searching for the right disposable gloves, these are the ones to get, they are so durable I even reuse them.

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The gloves Jon uses look good.

When I worked as a mechanic you only used gloves when handling parts with Carburetor cleaner or solvent on them.
Other reasons were welding and handling hot exhaust (just plain cotton gloves for the exhaust).

So I already have years of extensive exposure.

Having arthritis means I can’t manipulate or hang on to small parts even with the thin nitrile gloves so while I have some I seldom wear them. Removing the Drain Plug from an Oil Pan is when I occasionally use them.

For cleaning parts long ago I bought some rubber Gloves from a surplus store originally as part of kits for chemical warfare. Listed as Glove Set, Chemical Protective, type one. They hold up well and are thin enough that you can grasps stuff when cleaning parts in solvent. (They come ¾ of the way up my forearm.)

When I needed more I went on eBay and bought small ones for my Wife and large ones for me. In general more you buy the less they cost. Note they come as individual sets in plastic packages. The small ones come with some think cotton gloves for some reason the large ones do not come with the thin cotton gloves.

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The gloves Jon uses look good. Some are sold on amazon.

When I worked as a mechanic you only used gloves when handling parts with Carburetor cleaner or solvent on them.
Other reasons were welding and handling hot exhaust (just plain cotton gloves for the exhaust).

So I already have years of extensive exposure.

Having arthritis means I can’t manipulate or hang on to small parts even with the thin nitrile gloves so while I have some I seldom wear them. Removing the Drain Plug from an Oil Pan is when I occasionally use them.

For cleaning parts long ago I bought some rubber Gloves from a surplus store originally as part of kits for chemical warfare. Listed as Glove Set, Chemical Protective, type one. They hold up well and are thin enough that you can grasps stuff when cleaning parts in solvent. (They come ¾ of the way up my forearm.)

When I needed more I went on eBay and bought small ones for my Wife and large ones for me. In general more you buy the less they cost. Note they come as individual sets in plastic packages. The small ones come with some think cotton gloves for some reason the large ones do not come with the thin cotton gloves.

I think it is a bad idea to wear any gloves if parts are moving as they can get snagged and can be pulled in to stuff.

Sheetmetal Glove are anther type of Glove I have used. They are better made fabric gloves with some sort of cut resistant coating on the Palms and finger sides. They are not bulky in uses and you can grasp and manipulate parts.
You can use them as mechanics gloves but chemicals don't always agree with the coating on them.
They made good warm weather motorcycle gloves because the coating is kind of non-slip even though it is smooth.

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https://www.amazon.com/AMMEX-GWON48100-BX-Nitrile-Gloveworks-Disposable/dp/B00MGSGN46/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mechanix+8+mil+glo%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ves&qid=1590129577&sr=8-1

I am currently using 5 mill nitrile but they seem to cut and tear too easy so reading online people like the 8 mill ones for working on cars. The above ones on amazon look pretty good they have nubbs on them for gripping stuff but would be harder to wipe clean. Guess its a matter of opinion but I do like working with the nitrile gloves now just so hard to get the black diesel oil off at cleanup time currently can not hardly get any nitrile gloves due to the 19 demic and if you can get them they are double in price of what they were 3 months ago.

None. Gloves are for pansies!


After 6 decades+ of doing this my hands are WAY tough. If I don't feel like getting all crapped up I do have a box of Harbor Freight nitrile gloves and I use them from time to time - like, say, scraping the crud out of an oil pan, that kind of stuff.


I've found gloves to be of zero use in keeping my hands from getting cut up. They are also dangerous if running any sort of spinning tool (drill press, for example) and I do a LOT of that. If you get a glove wrapped around a drill bit or wire wheel you'll know what I'm talking about.


Dan