I bought a box of these from Boots that are of a non-allergenic type but they split far too easily. Can anyone suggest an online source of some that are more robust and suitable for dirty DIY jobs rather than medical use! ? They don't have to be non-allergenic but they do need to at least survive being put on without splitting. For example has anyone found the Screwfix ones satisfactory?
Peter Crosland
Have a look on ebay for vinyl gloves, lot stronger than latex but are not skin tight like latex.
Perfectly, insofar as they rarely split simply by being stretched when put on. I do get through a lot though.
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I use the latex disposables for anything messy. They're about £3 for a box of 100, but as you've discovered the quality is variable.
For some jobs I use vinyl, which is much tougher and resists certain solvents which shred latex in seconds instead of ten minutes or so. The rest of the time I just change gloves every twenty minutes or so.
Thanks for that. Vinyl or latex?
Peter Crosland
Hmm. This isn't some sort of covert fetishist thread is it?
cheers Jacob
Look at or visit ARCO for a wide range. Robert
Thanks for that Robert. Far too many for me to make a choice. I just want some that are suitable for things like clearing out gutters or the like. No doubt the siet is a fetishists delight!
Peter Crosland
The wifes washing-up gloves.
Er, the Screwfix ones you were asking about - latex.
There's a lot of it about.
As I was going through Customs at Heathrow earlier on, there was a lady officer putting on a bright purple pair and grinning in an evil way....
The interest seemed to be in passengers arriving from an Amsterdam flight....
Try Code: 1510908 Description: 100 Clear Dura-Touch® 34-500 Gloves Size L (8-8
1/2) Item Price: £5.95I think they were under food handling !
Look for PVC, avoid latex.
Otherwise as had been said washing up gloves can be good in a wet environment.
Robert Robert
Tried these? :
cheers, Pete.
Thanks Rbert.
Peter Crosland
I use latex gloves but find the quality extremely variable by brand - but I buy from boot sales at £2/3 box. Buying latex gloves with powder may help with putting them on and a better fit helps prevent splitting.
I have most failures when I have put on un-powdered gloves with damp hands.
A lot of my work involves handling sharp rock fragments suspended in a Devil's Brew of hot oil or oleagenous solvents, water with 30%w/w calcium chloride, various thickening and diluting agents (yes both at once, effective at different shear rates), emulsifiers ... and lots of other stuff. Devil's Brew is not an exaggeration - some compositions can be dermatitis within minutes of contact. I've used industrial Marigold nitrile gloves for years, and they're excellent. Tough, fine enough to feel what I'm doing, and reasonably easy to get on and off when I've got to go from Devil's Brew to typing on the laptop. See
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