Anyone else using rubber gloves?

[Buddy G]

I have tried and found them handy. After using lead bullets, dirty brass and all kinds of chemicals for cleaning...I like them.

Harbor Freight has some black ones that are reasonable, in packs of 100. Plus I re-use them . It was taking a lot of Go Jo wipes to get clean and rags and paper towels also.
Even using coated bullets, the brass leaves a mess on my hands. I resisted for a long time, but I am not as young and tough as I used to be. Once you get the buggers on, they work well. I'm not worried about the enviornment, but I do worry about the lead count in my blood tests.

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

I have been using surgical gloves for a long time for cleaning my guns, etc. They kp the smel of the cleaning solvents off my hands, and I don't have a lot of black gunk soaked into my skin at the end of each cleanig session which seems to always end just before dinner, so not having the smell all over my hands is a big help, since no matter how many times I scrub them, I can never seem to remove all the odor.

I love the smell of Hoppe's #9, but not while eating.

 

[jrd1976]

I use gloves like they have in hospitals and doctors/dentists offices. My local pharmacy sells them.

 

[Buddy G]

Ah yes, the smell. I use a denim shop apron also. It helps.
Simple Green does a good job cleaning hands, very good, but you better come back with some other soap because it takes all the oil out of your skin and you will have open cracks.
Best cure for that is Dawn dishwashing liquid I use it for hand soap anyhow.
I find almost as many uses for Dawn as I do WD-40 and duct tape.

 

[Dragon88]

I do not use gloves when cleaning or reloading. I scrub my hands thoroughly when I'm done with Gojo.

 

[sjmjax]

For a long time now, I've been using the blue nitryl gloves from Harbor Freight for not only gun cleaning and reloading chores but many other household, lawn chemical, and automotive related cleaning.

I've also started wearing a toxic chemical/dust mask when loading, emptying and sorting tumbled brass.

High blood lead levels is not a joking matter.

 

[semperfi71]

Yes, with smokeless and black powder gun cleaning chores. Well worth the effort and expense.

 

[PDL]

I got a couple of boxes of surgical gloves from BJs a few years ago. I use them for all kinds of stuff from fish cleaning, gun cleaning, painting, any chemical exposure, etc.

 

[Rule3]

I have tried but always end up poking holes and being fumble fingers when using gloves. I wash my hand three times and use a finger nail brush.

I end up with more crap on my hands while shooting so I bring a gal of water and hand soap to the range. When shooting a lot I use this:

 

[ric426]

I use nitrile gloves when cleaning guns, handling fired brass, depriming, loading and unloading the tumbler and when seating lead bullets. I also use a respirator when loading and unloading the tumbler and when separating brass and media.
It may be overkill or not, but I've got enough health issues already and I do what I can to avoid exposure to anything that could cause more problems.

 

[Beemer-mark]

I'm not worried about the environment, but I do worry about the lead count in my blood tests.

Lead only enters the bloodstream thru two methods - ingestion and inhaling. Inhaling is actually a very minor entry point. You have to eat lead to get it into your body, and you have to eat a lot of it.

The key is not to smoke, chew gum or have any edible food around when playing with lead. Wash your hands, arms and face thoroughly when done. Keep your fingers out of your mouth. While this sounds simple a lot of people sub-conscientiously do bad habits. Like rubbing you nose when it tickles, the lead gets on your upper lip or mustache and then into your mouth.

Like almost everything the fears are way overblown. If you start casting bullets 8 hours a day, 300 days a year and take the above measures you'll never have a problem - not even with OSHA.

from a former auto battery manufacturing engineer.

 

[flat top]

No...my hands are dirty (but my heart is pure).

 

[DeadAye]

Like almost everything the fears are way overblown.

Oooohhhhh - I used to believe just that.... Now I'm paying a heavy price (could be worse though - could be dead).... I guess dead is worse.
Read the MSDSs - BELIEVE what they say about health effects and take action to avoid getting the stuff (whatever it is) into your system if the MSDS says the stuff is bad for you!!!

 

[Papaw]

I wear them for reloading and any other dirty job around the house.

 

[fuji]

I wear them not just for cleaning and reloading but also for in the kitchen. Cutting garlic, onions, handling any poultry, working on the car etc...

Before anyone asks yes I change them.lol

Joe

 

[K.38]

Yes I use them all the time now and have for the last several years. I figure for .09 cents a pair it is well worth the money.

 

[TAROMAN]

Best cure for that is Dawn dishwashing liquid I use it for hand soap anyhow.
I find almost as many uses for Dawn as I do WD-40 and duct tape.

Great stuff. Gets everything off better than hand cleaner. I use the foaming type.

 

[ljmvaw124]

I go with the nitrile gloves - I'm able to get them wholesale through work. They work very well for all sorts of jobs - anything dealing with solvents, grease, or oil - also for cleaning guns or reloading. I've been through HazMat training, and wish I knew then what I know now. The MSDS is your friend - and remember that the effects of most of these substances are cumulative, not acute !
You won't feel the effects now, but eventually they will show up and bite you ............

 

[Fishslayer]

I use the blue nitrile gloves from WalMart. Besides keeping my hands clean they really help grip my tumbled-with-polish brass and those slick plated boolits.

I also use them when sorting brass & whatnot.

 

[michael thornton]

i use gloves when i tuble lube my cast bullets, that alox is hard to get off

 

[Hyperion]

I, too, use the blue nitrile gloves. I ususally buy them in boxes of 100. I use them for gun cleaning, painting, and working on the car. The last two uses are primarily for ease in cleaning up when I'm done.

 

[VonFatman]

Buddy G,
Yes sir. Like others have posted, I use them while handling the tumbler, at the press, sorting brass, cleaning guns...etc.

Keeps the dust, dirt, and odor off the hands.

Bob

 

[Big Cholla]

I used to have a steady supply of surgical gloves when I was a LEO. Now after retirement, I have to furnish my own and found a store branded bulk box at Walgreen's. I have been doing a lot of stock refinish work lately and the surgical gloves really help with that. I went on to some mechanical gunsmithing and continued to wear a pair. Went past a couple of hours with no holes or snags. I was and still am impressed. ...... Big Cholla

 

[Murdock]

Use Nitrile gloves

Gloves are a good idea, but stay away from latex.

As a health care professional I noted that any of the facilities at which I worked did away with latex in virtually every form about 8-10 years ago. This is because of latex allergies. It turns out that even if you don't have a latex allergy, repeated exposure to latex can give you one.

Nitrile (the blue stuff) is excellent and safe.