Nitrile gloves for cleaning

[grahng]

Need a little help to determine whcih of the Nitirile gloves to get to prevent being carcinargized by gun cleaning fluids.

http://www.unisafedirect.com/index....D=6439656021&OVADGRPID=14367102409&OVNDID=ND2

thanks.........

 

[kingpin008]

Well, you're not going to be soaking in the stuff, so you really don't need gloves to begin with. But, if you really feel the need to wear them, any type will do. There's not really a measureable difference in the various glove types. Find your size and scrub away.

 

[Jumping Frog]

I just get the blue gloves in the box at Lowe's or Home Depot. I don't make it anymore complicated than that.

I don't really "need" the gloves per se. But I frequently have scabbed-over hangnails and small cuts on my hands. Plus, being diabetic, I am pricking my fingers 7-8 times per day. I figured with that many ways for chemicals to get through my skin, I'll wear the gloves.

 

[22-rimfire]

Go for it. Any of those will do. More chemically resistant than latex.

 

[otblue]

As 22 Rimfire said, any will do. The link shows the different textures available and powdered vs non powdered. The black nitrile are a little more chemical resistant than the blue but are unneccessary for your purposes. Texture is generally not needed either. Powder or non powdered is a personal preference, powdered is easier to put on especially if your hands are not completely dry but the powder does irritate some people.
The blue nitrile gloves at the supermarket are more than adequate and usually the cheapest.

Ignore those who say they don't use gloves when using solvents, it's almost as essential these days as eye and ear protection.

Most of the chemicals can and will be absorbed through the skin and may have consequences in the future. That doesn't mean you have to be alarmed by the use of the chemicals or the occasional inadvertent contact, it's just not smart to have prolonged contact if you can so easily avoid it.

 

[Zak Smith]

I buy the blue ones at the local auto parts store and use them all the time for dirt-bike and truck maintenance. Throwing on a pair before un-gunking rifles and pistols is a no brainer.

 

[Geno]

Several of the firearms cleaners caution not to make skin contact. I used the blue rubber gloves. The latex tear very easily; the blue one are durable.

Geno

 

[Kwanger]

I just get the blue gloves in the box at Lowe's or Home Depot. I don't make it anymore complicated than that.

I don't really "need" the gloves per se. But I frequently have scabbed-over hangnails and small cuts on my hands. Plus, being diabetic, I am pricking my fingers 7-8 times per day. I figured with that many ways for chemicals to get through my skin, I'll wear the gloves.

+1, the blue cheapies from Lowes is what I get - seem to be doing the job so far, but they sure make my hands prune this time of year in Florida! Still, sweaty hands preferable to the residue, especially if if had a session with some stinking Russian ammo!

 

[creepiE]

Find a type that fits tight so you can work without an issue. Try to avoid buying a huge box, in case you dont like them.

 

[btg3]

I use nitrile gloves to clean guns, change car oil, clean paint brushes, etc. I wish I had done so years earlier, because I waited until I developed eczema.

 

[stinger 327]

I buy the Nitrile gloves from Costco you get something like 3 boxes (300?) for $15.00. I use these gloves for alot of things besides cleaning guns.

 

[-v-]

+1 on gloves. Also, CLP and carbon fouling causes the joints on my hands to swell up, which is not very comfortable (and probably not very good health-wise!) Thus, gloves before cleaning, always.

 

[22-rimfire]

I often buy mine at Sam's Club. They carry the disposable nitrile gloves. I use them for work often, so I keep a 8-10 boxes around most of the time in my garage. I sometimes go through a box in a day myself. The nirtrile gloves in the drug stores generally aren't very good. But it just depends on what you are using them for, and for how long. They resist penetration on things like mineral spirits where as the stuff totally eats latex gloves in minutes.

 

[Justin]

I buy the disposable ones from Home Depot. They're cheap insurance against anything harmful that might be in the cleaning products ifor firearms.

 

[gdesloge]

I purchase them at a medical supply store - approx. $14.00 for 100 gloves and worth every penny. I have my choice of sizes and styles.

My wife recently found the blue style at the grocery store for a bit less cost, but they are available in one size only. Although they are a tad bit small, I can make them work for some chores. Again, worth every penny so that my hands do not smell like chemicals when I am with my child or playing with the doggies.

gd

 

[chihuahuatn]

Nitrile gloves tear very easily, but they prevent latex sensitivity from developing. Unless your using sterile BioGels, Orthopedic or the latest Non-Latex glove stick of the run of the mill powered latex they do fine for gun cleaning. I waste more gloves in a day then I care to mention.

Mike

 

[slicers63]

I buy the black or violet Nitrile gloves from Harbor Freight about $5/box on sale.

 

[Shadow 7D]

I just don't like to scrub grubby stuff from under my fingernails

Oh and the whole not wiping out my liver is nice too. I had an uncle end up in the hospital with liver trouble from not using gloves when washing chemical production parts in a parts washer, it was the acetone.

 

[otblue]

Nitrile gloves do not tear anywhere as easily as latex ones do. I will frequently ruin a latex glove when putting it on and it catches even slightly on my watch band. Doesn't happen with nitrile or neoprene gloves.

Latex gloves are best for sensitivity of touch and just preventing soiling but very poor protection against solvents.

Stick with nitrile.

 

[Shadow 7D]

Actually your both right, see it depends on what type of solvent you are using, seen both, had both "eaten" off my hands, for me, latex is more durable except if I'm working with paint thinner type solvents, which eat it.

 

[powermad]

I get nitrile gloves provided for me at work and wear them 10 + hrs a day.
If you are getting dishpan hands just use some Gold Bond powder before putting them on.

 

[MachIVshooter]

I use Derma-Lite nitriles at work (mechanic) and will put on a pair for the really icky cleaning chores with guns, like the gas piston tube on an AK. But for the most part, bare hands. I'm not worried about carcinogens, as your skin is a pretty good barrier for most OTC chemicals. But the carbon really soaks into pores/lines of the skin with hoppes and brake clean, and I don't like my hands looking like black and peach roadmaps

 

[hso]

Latex does not provide the same breakthrough (the term used for chemical permeability for protective clothing) rate to the chemicals you might use in gun cleaning as nitrile does.

You can use any reasonable quality nirtrile exam glove, but I have spent so much time in PPE that I'd rather have the purple ones.

 

[stinger 327]

When using these gloves in automobile use eventually they tear or chemical will penetrate through glove.

 

[kostyanj]

I used to use the blue ones but I recently picked up a few boxes of the black ones off of amazon for a good price and I love them. I feel like it's much more masculine to have nitrile black gloves than purple or light blue. That and I've read that they protect better.