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[WarDamnEagle]

Long before the boxes of Harbor Freight latex gloves, When I was actively working, there was a doctor in the office building who was a real enthusiastic auto mechanic. Whenever we’d meet we would talk about different projects… I noticed his hands were always VERY clean, doctor like hands and fingers. I asked him how. He knew I was always elbow deep in FJ40.

He gave me a box of exam gloves…” these work 90% of the time’ he said. A decade later I always had the HF gloves in the garage.

During Covid about early 2021 my dentist said these are going to get harder to come by… when I asked him why he told me Covid was going to be demanding all kinds of protective equipment. I’d stopped at Harbor Freight on the way home and sent him a photo of the wall of latex gloves. I bought a few boxes…he went that weekend…SOLD OUT…Limit 2

The rest, as they say, is history
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I went through boxes of those HF gloves but recently, when they were completely out of my size, I picked up these Gorilla nitrile gloves at HD. They are so much better. Very easy to put on compared to the HF ones. Of course they are more expensive but they are well worth the price.

40-Count Heavy-Duty 6mil Disposable Nitrile Traction Grip Work Gloves - Large

 

[Waorani]

My biggest problem with gloves is I only think about them after my hands are all greased up. I try to wear them though because washing my hands a dozen times a day, day after day, ends up with cracked fingers, especially in winter. I'm going to try the Gorilla gloves out of curiosity but got a pretty good stash of various brand nitriles I've picked up at estate sales etc. For the basic nitrile, I like the Sam's Club best.

 

[e9999]

I'm always using nitrile gloves. Work fine.
I was given a box of -I'm sure inexpensive- -and thin- vinyl gloves. I'm lucky if they don't tear just putting them on (and the size is correct). But if they don't, they will for sure within 5mins of working. Who makes that stuff....?
Don't know if it's the vinyl (I suspect it is, they are not as stretchy as nitrile) or a bad batch but dang....
Even with just painting they are super sketchy.

 

[AirheadNut]

Had a bunch of scrap lumber full of staples, so I picked up a pair of Knipex end cutting nippers. My first Knipex tool, got it 20% off with a coupon which put it pretty close to the price of other, locally available nippers. Absolutely love them, I keep looking for reasons to get something else from Knipex but haven't quite been able to justify anything yet. My only complaint is that they're so sharp it is almost too easy to cut off a staple or small nail instead of pulling it.

 

[e9999]

the Knipex cutters are typically very strong and I like that they also tell you clearly the max you can cut with them, quite the difference with many other brands. Good stuff.

 

[gonzopancho]

Had a bunch of scrap lumber full of staples, so I picked up a pair of Knipex end cutting nippers.

I regret to inform you that Knipex makes a better tool for staple removal.

 

[gonzopancho]

Also, if you want to retain the click clamps on an older Toyota, (such as the ones that retain the hoses that go into the heater core on a 60-series), the ones everyone will tell you can't be re-used, get these.

Hose Clamp Pliers for Click Clamps | Products | KNIPEX Tools

www.knipex-tools.com

For every other hose clamp on your Toyota grab a pair of these.