Latex Glove Question

[Stew Hagerty]

I tend to prefer latex gloves to nitrite because they seem to fit and feel better. I only wear them for finishing but have run into breakdown issues at times, mostly when i tried reusing the same pair over again later on. Typically i have used whatever 8-9mil brand was at a good price. However, I ran across these 14mil Adenna ones a few minutes ago. I have never seen any latex gloves this thick before and I wondered if any of you have tried them.

https://www.amazon.com/Adenna-Latex-...YX8YQ5MJT4FNCZ

[Lee Schierer]

I avoid latex glove because they don't like most solvents and after a while they degrade with exposure to light. I buy boxes of Nitrile gloves from Harbor Freight and they fit just fine and hold up much better. I can generally get several uses from a single pair.

[John K Jordan]

Stew,

I can't answer your question about the thick latex since I haven't used them.

I can offer my opinion on gloves in general since I have bought and used a lot of them here on the farm for medical things concerning animals. These are the most comfortable I've used:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004I2DYN6
The Large size is a perfect fit for my hands but I also bought a supply of Medium since some who assist have smaller hands.

I bought these after trying them in a medical facility.

JKJ

[Jerry Wright]

I prefer vinyl gloves. They dont squeeze my hand like nitrile gloves, and last longer with oil based stains and finishes. I get them at HF.

[Stew Hagerty]

I avoid latex glove because they don't like most solvents and after a while they degrade with exposure to light. I buy boxes of Nitrile gloves from Harbor Freight and they fit just fine and hold up much better. I can generally get several uses from a single pair.

As I said, I don't like Nitrile gloves because of the way they fit and feel.

Stew,

I can't answer your question about the thick latex since I haven't used them.

I can offer my opinion on gloves in general since I have bought and used a lot of them here on the farm for medical things concerning animals. These are the most comfortable I've used:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004I2DYN6
The Large size is a perfect fit for my hands but I also bought a supply of Medium since some who assist have smaller hands.

I bought these after trying them in a medical facility.
JKJ

Again, I don't care for Nitrile.

I prefer vinyl gloves. They dont squeeze my hand like nitrile gloves, and last longer with oil based stains and finishes. I get them at HF.

I have never tried vinyl gloves. How do they fit and hold up compared to Latex?

[John K Jordan]

Again, I don't care for Nitrile.

I don't care for Nitrile either. At least I didn't until I tried the specific gloves I showed. I won't use anything else now.

[Van Huskey]

In regards to chemicals and the different gloves a good reference (probably many better ones on the web) is in the Lee Valley catalog on page 327 of the current one.

[Gene Takae]

I still have some vinyl gloves and they don't seem to degrade like latex from age and solvents, however they don't fit snugly like latex or nitrile.

[Darcy Warner]

I go through two boxes of the Napa ones each month.

[Tom M King]

Nitrile are not my favorite feeling glove either, but after using latex for decades before I ever saw a nitrile glove, and had many blowouts, I learned to get along with the nitrile gloves, and don't ever remember getting a blowout.

[Al Launier]

As I said, I don't like Nitrile gloves because of the way they fit and feel.





Again, I don't care for Nitrile.




I have never tried vinyl gloves. How do they fit and hold up compared to Latex?

Actually you initially said "I tend to prefer latex gloves to nitrite", not that you didn't like them. Others are offering their insight to help you with your decision. Personally, I use both 5 mil & 7 mil gloves and think that the 14 mil is to thick for stretching over one's hand and for tactile feed back.

[Peter Christensen]

You should be picking the glove that best work for the chemicals you are protecting yourself from. Pick the wrong glove and the chemical will get through to your skin, sometimes even before the glove is holed. Search "glove selection guide niosh" and you'll find lots of information. In our shops we may need several kinds of gloves. One reason to minimize the use of latex gloves is many people will develop allergies to it and when that happens any natural rubber product will cause rashes including your recreation protection down there.

[Ted Phillips]

I like nitrile, we use the 6 mil glove from Radnor (Woodcraft and Amazon carry them). I didn't like nitrile gloves either until I got some that were correctly sized for my hands (XL). I really like the feel and sensitivity I get with the 6mil thickness - 14mil would be way too thick for me. I've used the cheapie 3mil nitrile gloves from HF and they were OK for quick projects, but didn't hold up at at all. They tore and ripped pretty quick.

[Andrew Pitonyak]

I swear by these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Toughest glove of their type that I have used.

Venom Steel Premium Industrial Nitrile Gloves

They fit pretty tight for me, work great! Apparently bikers even use them to work on their bikes.

[John Lifer]

5mil Nitrile from Harbor Freight. Best you can get for the money. The 3mil are too thin and tear too easy.
Vinyl just doesn't do well for feel, and the thinner are junk. Might as well be barehanded.