http://wondergloves.com/prod01WG.htm
I thought I’d share this with y’all. I promise, Ive got no intrest in the profits here.
One of my roofer/sheetmetal guys was wearing these dorky looking gloves a while back and I asked about them. They are a knit cotton and look like somebody dipped the fingers into blue goo rubber coating material.
he gave me a pair to try out, and by golly! I like them. You know how it is when you are handling damp material and regular gloves get real uncomfortable and cold? There is just the right amt of rubber coating to keep from wicking water up and you paws stay drier. But he backs are pain knit cotton so the sweat doesn’t build up inside of them either.
I can handle nails just about as well wearing these as with bare pinkies and my grip is even better than bare hands. ( still have to take one off to pick my nose though.)
They wear a long time too.
And the real kicker is that when you order in quantity, they are only about a buck a pair or so. I haven’t seen a better deal in a loooooooooooooooooonnnnngg time!
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I first used those going canoeing and I really liked them. You can buy them individually at H.D. but their 3 bucks a pair!
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My only complaint about these gloves is that your hands will start to smell like sweaty feet if you wear them for several hours in the sun. The good news is running them through the laundry takes care of the sweaty sock smell.
I air dry them after washing but the blue rubber starts getting gummy after a few washings.
I only wear leather gloves now for jobs that generate heat. It takes a few seconds for the heat to penetrate the blue rubber but it takes long enough to get them off that you will get a bit frantic.
I pay a bit more and buy them in bulk at Sanderson Safety Supply. I have seen some cheap versions at the flea market but they don't seem to have as much elastic in the knit and they don't always fit my hand as well.
karl
Been using those for quite a long time..I think HD now carries them in bulk packs.
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Those look like the gloves I use when pulling in larger cables. The rough, grippy latex seems to cut through the cable pulling lube and allow some traction. Otherwise it can be like wrestling a greased anaconda.
And then there are the Kevlar gloves that I saw...This jobless recovery has done more to promote the consumption of exquisite chocolate than the finest chocolatier. Cost be damned.
A few years ago I ran across some industrial quality gloves that are similar, although at $5 are more pricey, but I believe that these are a bit thinner and more wear resistant:
http://www.ansell-edmont.com/hyflex/foam.asp
They are a little hard to find, but I found an industrial safty store in our city that sells them. They are the only gloves I will wear, except on a really cold day, or if I need some throw-aways for foundation sealer or similar.
I liked them so much that I gave them out to co-workers last Christmas. They loved them too, and I saw the gloves being worn months after that.
One reason yours are more expensive is they are nitrile instead of Latex - tougher and less allergic.
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We love the Wondergloves! All of our exterior trim is that slippery stuff, Azek. So far, we have had a great experience with it. . .
Our exterior trim crew uses Wondergloves when we have tons of material to load up at the shop, and when we un-load, but not much when we are working on the jobsite. The pre-assembled columns with a 45 degree angle can cut like a knife when sliding them up on the truck's rack. On the jobsite, most of our contact comes with our chamfered or factory edges, so the risk is greatly diminished.
As well, our guys use them for fabrication in the shop when they have a big run. Makes the work much easier, due to the gripping.
Our problem is trying to locate an Azek Glue-resistant glove for assembly. Don't let the fact that it is a water-soluable glue fool you. That stuff will eat the prints off your fingers! It also melts many types of rubber gloves, including the Wondergloves. At this point we are doing research to determine if Azek will back up our assemblies if we switch to Gorilla Glue, which we believe is a far superior product.
darcy
I've been touting these for a few years now. The ones wells lamont has out are very comfortable in the winter.
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