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In Praise of Nitrile Gloves
One tool that is used with practically every DIY car repair is your best friend---the nitrile glove.
The importance of which cannot be overstated because not only do nitrile gloves offer protection from sharp metal edges and helps you avoid wasting a lot of expensive paper shop towels from constantly having to wipe grease from your hands, but it also helps protect your skin from absorbing chemicals…some of which are carcinogenic.
For example, some car owners will use old gasoline for washing auto parts not realizing that gasoline contains 1,3-Butadiene, and other chemicals that are proven powerful carcinogens in both animals and humans.
An Informative Glove Review
In an earlier article we learned about how several brands of nitrile gloves compared against one another in a Project Farm YouTube channel episode. Not only did we learn about how that some brands of less-expensive gloves actually work just as good if not better than the more expensive brands, but an important point is that when it comes to auto repair and your glove preferences/choices, no single glove type will provide all of the glove requirements your tasks demand. Therefore, every garage should carry an assortment of glove types.
The right tool for the right job…right?!
Related article: The Best Heated Gloves You Wish You Had in Your Car
Did Harbor Freight Slip Recently?
While in the aforementioned review, the Harbor Freight “Hardy” brand did fairly well in the blue 7mm category, more recently, a popular mechanic from the Toyota Maintenance YouTube channel announced that his favorite brand from Harbor Freight---the black colored 9mm nitrile gloves he depends on for his car repairs---has possibly changed for the worse as the gloves are now thinner and tear much easier than they used to.
Just so that you know, Harbor Freight “Hardy” nitrile gloves are color coded with 9mm gloves manufactured black, 7mm gloves manufactured blue; and the thinnest ones (5mm) manufactured baby blue. The prices for a 50-pk of gloves are $14.99, $12.99, and $9.99 respectively. Compared to other brands that run $24.99 to $32.99 for a 50-pak (or less) these are typically the best deal for garages that go through a lot of gloves in a single day.
Follow along with the host as he warns his viewers that while the 9mm Black “Hardy” nitrile gloves he typically buys and uses have served him well in the past, something is amiss with his latest purchase of the gloves and that shoppers should be aware of what could be a problem with quality, a miss-step during manufacturing, or even a change in manufacturers that could be the cause of the faulty “9mm Hardy Nitrile” gloves.
What's Up with HARBOR FREIGHT Gloves?
For additional articles related to mechanic warnings, here are three for your consideration:
- Lexus RZ450E Is Not Good and Here's Why Says This Toyota Mechanic
- Bad Toyota Mechanic’s Tip You Need to Follow Whenever Buying a Used Toyota
- Used Prius Shopper Warning by Toyota Mechanic
Timothy Boyer is a Torque News automotive reporter based in Cincinnati. Experienced with early car restorations, he regularly restores older vehicles with engine modifications for improved performance. Follow Tim on Twitter at @TimBoyerWrites for daily new and used vehicle news.
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