You make a really good point. I hadn't thought about that much. However, for me, the issue is that my workplace will accept Amazon shipments and forward them to the building I work in (It's a but funny looking, our reception area has a long line of packages against one of the walls, as people walk through they check and see if any of the boxes are for them). Amazon and Harbour Freight are actually written into our contract. Walmart is not in the contract and shipping makes a big deal out of it whenever I get a package from them.
Wearing gloves while cleaning guns
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You make a really good point. I hadn't thought about that much. However, for me, the issue is that my workplace will accept Amazon shipments and forward them to the building I work in (It's a but funny looking, our reception area has a long line of packages against one of the walls, as people walk through they check and see if any of the boxes are for them). Amazon and Harbour Freight are actually written into our contract. Walmart is not in the contract and shipping makes a big deal out of it whenever I get a package from them.
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Heck yes I do. I wear these.
I wear them for changing diapers. I wear them for cleaning dishes. And wear them for cleaning guns, reloading, casting (under leather gloves), and any other time I handle lead. I use Hoppes #9 which will dry up your skin and for that reason alone I wear them. It makes clean up simpler- especially if you're in a hurry.
Ain't no rantin' allowed around here. And I'll continue to buy from Amazon. Prime 2 day delivery, prime music and video, 5% back on my Prime purchases...it'd be throwing money away to leave them. And after considering how much I give to the NRA and GOA- I sleep just fine at night.
I wear them for changing diapers. I wear them for cleaning dishes. And wear them for cleaning guns, reloading, casting (under leather gloves), and any other time I handle lead. I use Hoppes #9 which will dry up your skin and for that reason alone I wear them. It makes clean up simpler- especially if you're in a hurry.
Ain't no rantin' allowed around here. And I'll continue to buy from Amazon. Prime 2 day delivery, prime music and video, 5% back on my Prime purchases...it'd be throwing money away to leave them. And after considering how much I give to the NRA and GOA- I sleep just fine at night.
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I always wear nitrile gloves working with any solvents and oils so yes I wear them cleaning guns and handling them too. Handled hazardous materials for my entire career so it is ingrained in me. Your skin is porous and it will absorb some of the chemicals. I buy my gloves from TASCO, https://www.tasco-safety.com/products/nitrile-powder-free-gloves-4-mil-100-per-box-all-sizes.html. I have worked with enough people that scoffed at chemical safety and a few of them are sorry now. How many of you spend 1-5 grand on a safe to keep your guns safe but wont spend $10 a year on keeping yourself safe? Be smart.
Thats a most unusual situation you have. Sorry I have never heard of such a policy. But everyone carries them, Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot, Menards, I am sure there is somewhere you shop in person that carries them.
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Put down the Coffee cup and steep away!
Can't remember the last time I ordered something on Amazon.
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I am sorry to hear that.
Years ago after reading posts by several different folks with that issue (to which my fundamental response was
) I was, on one more Life subject, reminded how lucky I was. 
Years ago after reading posts by several different folks with that issue (to which my fundamental response was
) I was, on one more Life subject, reminded how lucky I was. herrwalther
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In a typical work shift, I go through about a dozen pair of nitrile gloves. So no, I don't use them to clean my firearms.
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I use the nitrile gloves when cleaning. I figure that I should try not to absorb any more solvents, since when I was in the Army, we used to dip and soak our weapons in half barrels of RBC, no gloves, had that stuff all over me. You can get them pretty cheap at Costco in the medical area.
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I use whatever cheap nitrile gloves for cleaning, and greasy oily jobs at work. Hands just easier to clean.
Also, while cleaning guns I may have to stop abruptly and tend to the kid (if he wakes up) so itsfaster to take them off and quickly wash hands then scrubbing of solvent and oil.
They're kind of a pita , but you get used to it.
Also, while cleaning guns I may have to stop abruptly and tend to the kid (if he wakes up) so itsfaster to take them off and quickly wash hands then scrubbing of solvent and oil.
They're kind of a pita , but you get used to it.
I am not seeing the connection between you wearing them for work but not for cleaning. Are the ones you use for work flimsy and do they maybe fall apart easily? Or are you just tired after having worn them all day long? My overall question would be: If they are good enough to wear at work, why wouldn't you wear them for gun cleaning? Please enlighten us.
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Sorry, I know it was auto correct, but the irony of misspellings given the sentence and topic is just kind of funny.
But I have a twisted sense of humor. I haven't worn gloves. I guess a warped sense of reality and humor is a side effect.
Time to wear them I guess.
My girlfriend gave me one of those essential oil diffusers. I keep telling her I'm going to put Hoppe's #9 in it and make the place smell like heaven.
Working with traditional gun cleaning chemicals like Hoppe's #9 and Light Machine Oil, I see no need for gloves.
If I were using more exotic cleaners, I probably would.
I wear latex examination gloves when I am handling unprocessed brass. I have them added on to an office supply order from Staples. If you are allergic to latex, try nitrile gloves instead.
This has more to do with concerns over getting the residue all over the house than fears of lead exposure. After all, I've lived for decades within sight of a lead smelter and never had any lead issues until the hysterical people who moved here without first looking to see what was already here insisted the smelter be shut down. The haphazard "enironmental remediation" of the site - which has been going on for some time - has released more lead into the environment each year than the smelter ever did.
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Green is worse.
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Depends on the solvents, any allergies you may have, the propensity of chemicals for causing allergies, and general cleanliness.
I had a friend die from exposure to carb cleaner.
Personally I don't mind the occasional dribble from a patch getting on my fingers as much as I do aerosol solvents bombing my work bench and lungs, and yet nearly all gun cleaning solvents available today are aerosols. What's with that anyway?
I had a friend die from exposure to carb cleaner.
Personally I don't mind the occasional dribble from a patch getting on my fingers as much as I do aerosol solvents bombing my work bench and lungs, and yet nearly all gun cleaning solvents available today are aerosols. What's with that anyway?
When I was a kid there was no such thing as nitrile gloves, and no one worried about handling gas, solvents, gun cleaners, you name it. And so to this day I still don't.
I am sure we all should, no doubt about it. Only smart thing to do. How much would it take to harm us? I have no idea, but none has a less chance than some.
I am sure we all should, no doubt about it. Only smart thing to do. How much would it take to harm us? I have no idea, but none has a less chance than some.
I wear nitrile gloves when I clean. I do it for two reasons. One, I honestly don't know what the long term health effects of solvents and such will be so I'd like to be a little cautious. Two, I have found that sometimes the oil, carbon and grime found in a gun is hard to get off my hands (no matter how many times I wash). That second one might not sound terribly "manly" but I don't want to go to work with stained hands. I work inside peoples mouths and I don't think anyone wants a dentist with dirty looking hands.
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Yes. It took me several years cleaning guns to begin using gloves, to limit skin exposure to Hoppe's #9 and CLP plus Mobile One grease.
Thin rubbery blue gloves-the type you Don't want to see a doctor put on---------
Thin rubbery blue gloves-the type you Don't want to see a doctor put on---------
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You only get one liver and 2 kidneys so it pays to keep the toxic junk off your skin. I use nitrile gloves from Costco. They are good enough to use when handling chemotherapy meds so they will add protection against gun related hazards.
Nitrile gloves from Sam’s Club. Cheap protection.
I use them when processing range brass, cleaning guns, and working on cares or small engines. Sure does make cleanup quicker and easier!
I should have done this years ago.
If you notice, most auto mechanics use nitrile gloves now.
I use them when processing range brass, cleaning guns, and working on cares or small engines. Sure does make cleanup quicker and easier!
I should have done this years ago.
If you notice, most auto mechanics use nitrile gloves now.
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Yes, yes I do. I wear them working on the car as well. All the chemicals make my hands less soft. And no telling what they are doing to me.
GBExpat
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Ayup. The standard "chemical" solvent around our house was trichloroethylene. For tough/resistant jobs Dad had two red-painted steel safety cans in the garage attic: Toluene & Methy Ethyl Ketone.
Dad did point out that those last two should be used with great care (and no skin contact) considering what they would do to stuff like enamel paint. Best to treat them like acid, he said.
O'course, in those days, quite often not enough importance was ascribed to the potential dangers of breathing the vapors.
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The two most obvious choices are both medical gloves. Latex is the cheaper, but allows toxins to pass through to your skin. Latex gloves also tear easily. Nitrile are more expensive, but they are much less permeable and tear resistant. Nitrile golfed are taking over in dentristry. They are the brightly colored ones you see nowadays. Both are available at any pharmacy.
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I wear medium gloves, but keep all sizes in the shop for the kids and anyone else that comes over. The only box that is unopened is the XL.
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