Originally Posted by
ThomasOmalley
For pretty much everything bike related. As someone who cooks and touches their eyes without thinking, gloves are a literal life saver. You can call me “soft” but I’d rather not have deadly chemicals on my skin.
I buy from harbor freight. The 7 mil and up are really good! The 5 mil gloves tear.
If you get the right size they can be very dexterous. Think surgeons. The key is having them a little small but thick enough not to tear. Simple but I see a lot of people buying the wrong size and wrong thickness and then having a bad time.
I have used gloves since the 80's. I used to have to handle used auto parts daily plus keep my hands clean. I use 4 mil nitrile gloves. I find that they are thin enough to have dexterity yet durable enough for use. I typically use I mineral spirits with a brass brush or copper cleaning pad to clean rust off polished parts and the gloves hold up well enough for that. If a glove starts to disintegrate or tear I simply replace it. They are cheap enough.