I thought I had found a good pair of gloves.

   / I thought I had found a good pair of gloves. #51  
I use the cheap leather gloves from Harbor Freight and their nitrile blue and black gloves for changing oil and greasy jobs. I like the black ones better because they are more durable and thicker. The only complaints is that my hands sweat profusely when using those rubber gloves. Actually cleans the hands I work. I personally can't justify spending big money on throw away items like gloves. Just my honest opinion.
No sweaty hands with these great mechanics gloves. They are about $5.00 in the automotive section at Walmart. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gorilla-Grip-Glove-Medium/36727406
 
   / I thought I had found a good pair of gloves. #52  
What, no one wears mittens? Me neither :laughing:
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Maybe in winter if we had real cold aeather, but we do not :thumbsup:
 
   / I thought I had found a good pair of gloves. #53  
I've kind of settled on the Costco leather glove 3 pack. Have them located all over the place in various conditions. Don't worry about tossing them as they are on my xmas list every year. Long since gave up on the perfect glove. I get them too crusty after various jobs that I look forward to breaking in a new pair.

I will use cheap HF or HD mechanics gloves if I need a bit more dexterity. Otherwise, in the shop I am using the HF 5mil or 7mil rubber stretch on gloves to keep grease and fuels/solvents off my hands. Should have started that practice long ago.
 
   / I thought I had found a good pair of gloves. #54  
No- buy a pair that fits well and then buy a lot of them. I've probably bought 21 pair and have them scattered all over 3 vehicles, 2 houses, and 4 shops.
I think you're on to it there. I don't think I would ever find a single pair of gloves that would last a year. Though, I guess it depends on the type of work you do with them. After a month or so I am looking to toss my glovessel just to start with a fresh pair. Enough sap, paint, grease, etc and I want to switch.

The is one reason I use the ones in the link below.

Amazon.com: Atlas Showa - Therma-Fit 1-Gauge Insulated Seamless Liner Work Gloves with Natural Rubber Latex Coating - Grey, Large, 12-Pair - 451: Office Products


Those look good but pose 2 problems to me - Where can I buy just one in their largest size (XL?) to try, and since I'm really cheap and always willing to buy in quantity to save $$ - how long will it take me to go through 144 pair?? for $390 :)

As I've aged my Wells Lamont in XL (even brand new) have become tight fitting on my left hand and sometimes difficult to shuck off.

The dozen arrived and are great! Thanks Ein

I've kind of settled on the Costco leather glove 3 pack. Have them located all over the place in various conditions. Don't worry about tossing them as they are on my xmas list every year. Long since gave up on the perfect glove. I get them too crusty after various jobs that I look forward to breaking in a new pair.

I will use cheap HF or HD mechanics gloves if I need a bit more dexterity. Otherwise, in the shop I am using the HF 5mil or 7mil rubber stretch on gloves to keep grease and fuels/solvents off my hands. Should have started that practice long ago.

Since this thread is spreading -
Like many of you I have a wide variety of tasks and gloves to match.
Going from lightest to heaviest:
AMMEX - GPX348100-BX - Vinyl Gloves - GPX3 - Disposable, Powder Free, Industrial, 3 mil, XLarge, Clear (Box of 100) - Use for very light tasks, occasional painting, cutting habaneros, greasing tractor - 1 use only.

Adenna DLG679 Dark Light 9 mil Nitrile Powder Free Exam Gloves (Black, XX-Large) Box of 90 - Used when the tasks are heavier or repeated removal of gloves - putting on liniment, changing oil - several uses, I can take them off carefully, put them with the "stuff" (like my oil change tools) and use them several more times.

My new favorite Amazon.com: Atlas Showa - Therma-Fit 1-Gauge Insulated Seamless Liner Work Gloves with Natural Rubber Latex Coating - Grey, Large, 12-Pair - 451: Office Products- These are easy to shuck, hold on tight, comfortable. I expect 1 pair will last a year and I'll scatter them around my work areas

My Wells Lamont XL (in 3 pack from Costco) I know they last for years, maybe even decades and I've dozens scattered around.

Stihl chainsaw gloves.

Thick welding gloves for welding.

I'd not try to cut habaneros with my welding gloves nor weld with nitrile gloves.
 
   / I thought I had found a good pair of gloves. #55  
I like, and buy, Tillman gloves. Leather on work side and mesh on top allows some flexibility.

Lots of recommendations here on which gloves are best, and for which use. My main complaint is when I get my gloves greasy, can they be washed? Does anyone wash their expensive gloves?
 
   / I thought I had found a good pair of gloves. #56  
I like, and buy, Tillman gloves. Leather on work side and mesh on top allows some flexibility.

Lots of recommendations here on which gloves are best, and for which use. My main complaint is when I get my gloves greasy, can they be washed? Does anyone wash their expensive gloves?

Any expensive gloves (ski gloves, welding gloves, formal gloves) I make a point to not get greasy.
 
   / I thought I had found a good pair of gloves. #57  
I have always liked cotton gloves with the plastic beads on them. The seem to breath better.
 
   / I thought I had found a good pair of gloves. #58  
I like, and buy, Tillman gloves. Leather on work side and mesh on top allows some flexibility.

Lots of recommendations here on which gloves are best, and for which use. My main complaint is when I get my gloves greasy, can they be washed? Does anyone wash their expensive gloves?

The atlas gloves you'll see in this thread, while certainly not expensive at $3 a pair, I have thrown in the wash with my work clothes many times.

Not for greas ad the Mrs would be unhappy with that in th clothes washer.
 
   / I thought I had found a good pair of gloves. #59  
I buy the leather Wells Lamont gloves. Good quality, fair price. I do keep some of the rubberized ones with fabric backs around and latex doctor ones in a box for the messy jobs but the day to day ones are leather.
 
   / I thought I had found a good pair of gloves. #60  

Well they got here and THEY FIT FINE!!

In for a dozen at least.

Three weeks of light usage and they are great, just a little warm. I've been using them for making Aircrete, moving "stuff", loading the truck. I've about 4 pair scattered around the house in Virginia, have given several pair to offspring and am going to take the rest down to Mississippi. At this stage I think I'll try a dozen SHOWA Atlas 300 Fit Palm Coating Natural Rubber Glove, Blue, X-Large. They are the blue ones, not insulated.

I find them FAR less expensive than anything Harbor Freight, HD or Lowes offers, because with free shipping I don't buy other stuff :)
 

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