Just out of curiosity how many people wear gloves while working on your car? I personally am sick of the amount of abuse my hands take wrecnching under the hood.... Also if you do, what do you wear? The thick Mechanix brand gloves cramp my style and I feel are too thick to really be able to feel anything while latex ones wont stay in one piece for more than 5 minutes of anything. I did some searching and found these, which seem to offer a sort of compromise between a latex glove with a palm and finger area that has been dipped in some sort of liquid, while remaining a textile glove, what do you guys think?

HyFlex CR Gloves.....

Scorke

 

After getting a few nasty cuts I started using Mechanix gloves.

 

I used to not... Then I got this bad boy

 

See the thickness of them is what I cannot get over. These gloves I have been looking at have to be about a third or so of the thickness of a Mechanix glove. Mechanix are fine for doing simple/ not very detailed work like changing wheels and things like that, but for say ripping out an intake manifold, or installing a turbo, or pulling out a TC I want something thin so that I can actually screw a bolt in with the gloves on if I want, I HAAAATE having to take gloves on and off to do whatever task I am trying to accomplish, I feel like it decieves the point of even wearing them.

Scorke

 

The Kevlar would definitely help stop burns. Depending on what I'm doing I use either mechanix gloves or latex from a company called Microflex. They are a good bit thicker than the latex ones you get at your local autoparts store but, still have good feel.

 

Shniiiiikes, that looks like what I did to mine while trying to break an exhaust manifold nut loose, back of my hand went right into the water pump, ouch!!!!!

Scorke

 

Yeah I know what gloves you are referring too, it seems there are some new materials out now, one is called Nitrile. You can get full nitrile gloves as a substitue for latex if your looking for something slightly more robust it seems, however these gloves that are woven then dipped in Nitrile seem like they might be the perfect solution to both needs. The feel of a thin latex glove with the protection of a thicker fabric glove?

Scorke

 

I use these out of the same product line.

http://www.ansellpro.com/main/productSearch3.asp?pid=59

They offer just enough protection, they breath, they have high grip and very good dexterity. Excellent glove for detailed work with small parts, like trying to start a bolt in a hole you can't see, and you have to do it all on feel.

 

those gloves look interesting. I never use gloves because I can't stand not feeling what I am doing. I have tried latex gloves but they only last for a few minutes and they tear. How do you measure your hands to get the proper size?

 

Joeymia- Glove Sizing Chart/Reference There is a good link for checking out what size you might think you need.

Dubbleugly, that is exactly what I was thinking, these gloves seem like they must work well as a middle ground between the two typical styles of gloves. What made you choose the Lite version and how long do they last/do you think they are worth it?

Scorke

 

If you have an old pair, you can cut the fingers off so you can work with small things like screws and still have the padding and grip for tools. You can always have a set w/ fingers and one w/ out

 

i dont

 

If it's something easy that either a) won't get my hands very dirty or b) won't give me a nasty cut, I'll go gloveless; otherwise I'll throw on my Mechanix gloves.

 

I try wear them, however I must take them off to feel what I am doing.

 

Because I get them free from work But once I tried them, I love them. Dexterity and protection are going to be a trade off obviously, these err on the side of dexterity for sure. Other reasons I chose them, they breath out the back and keep your hands cool. I tried latex, and if they didn't rip or degrade from gasoline, they made my hands sweat so bad my fingers would prune. A pair will last awhile, several jobs if that's what you want. For instance, I installed a clutch with one pair, took them off at the end of the day and could stil use them if I didn't mind wearing dirty gloves, but they're cheap enough that wear them for a day, and throw them away.