During my build I used inexpesive throw away gloves during all resin and
bonding work. I found long term wearing of gloves gave me a rash and adopted
the policy of wearing cotton gloves beneath the protective gloves. I buy the
cotton gloves in pack of about 10 and the throw away over gloves in boxes of
lots. Both available from an industrial protection shop.
Jerry
lts@avnet.co.uk
http://www.avnet.co.uk/touchdown
----- Original Message -----
From: Graham Singleton <grasingleton@avnet.co.uk>
Subject: Fwd: RE: [c-a] Nitrile Gloves ?
> This is more wisdom from Gary Hunter, well worth taking on board. Next
time
> at Sun & Fun find him on the Exxon stand, "Flying Tiger" Bruce Bohannons
> new beast, and say thanks. He's a nice guy.
> Graham
> BTW, the longer you stay with home built airplanes the nicer YOU will be
> too. (imho, of course)
>
> >Yes, Butyl rubber gloves are resistant to a very broad range of
> >chemicals. The downside is they are not very comfortable, tend to
> >hinder dexterity (poor feel) and above all, not conducive to the term -
> >disposable. Tear a hole in them, and POOF - $15 down the drain. In my
> >opinion, for what we are doing, Butyl is way overkill. However, it
> >would be nice to have pair just for working with solvents for clean up
> >and such.
> >
> >In the resins laboratory here at Shell Chemical, we use disposable
> >nitrile gloves for just about everything except the most extremely
> >aggressive chemicals like concentrated acids/bases and chlorinated
> >solvents, etc. Then we use what ever is appropriate for that
> >chemical. Nitrile gloves are just fine. The cost of nitrile can vary
> >widely depending on the manufacturer, thickness, and supplier.
> >Generally, laboratory safety supply houses supply the finest quality
> >with a choice of thickness and lengths at the highest prices.
> >Industrial supply houses significantly discount cheaper quality
> >products.
> >
> >Personally, I buy mine from Harbor Freight - about $10 / 100 (10 cents
> >each). They are thin, the quality (tear resistance) varies from lot to
> >lot. For short little lay-ups, I wear one pair. On longer lay-ups, I
> >will double up and put on two pair. That way, when the outer pair
> >becomes really gunked up with resin or gets tear in it, peel it off and
> >a new pair slides onto the dry inner glove without grief. Get it ?
> >It works for me. The fact they are so cheap, allows me to use them
> >without hesitation. It is amazing how our frugality will sacrifice
> >personal safety. So to combat that bit of human nature, I buy the
> >cheaper gloves and use them frivolously without guilt. Some people have
> >posted that they wear a separate thin cotton liner glove. The cotton
> >liner helps to keep your hands from going "pruney" from sweat and helps
> >facilitate glove changes too. I can see how that will work too. Check
> >the archives for sources on the cotton liner gloves.
> >
> >The down side of the disposable butyl gloves is that they do not provide
> >much protection for you wrists and fore arms. For that I choose to use
> >barrier cremes on the areas of my arms. Recently, I noticed that one
> >of the major laboratory supply glove manufacturers is offering a
> >disposable nitrile glove with a longer cuff to provide better protection
> >of the wrist and fore arm areas. Good deal.
> >
> >It is matter of personal choice as to what form of protection you use.
> >But, I highly recommend you wear some sort of protection.
> >
>
> >Gary Hunter
> >Technical Service Representative
> >EPOXY RESINS TECHNICAL INQUIRY
> >SHELL CHEMICALS, USA
> >
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