Tinkering tip: surgical gloves

[Cees Klumper]

When working under the hood, I always wear latex surgical gloves. They are available in 100-count boxes at garage supply stores here and work perfectly. Just make sure not to let them get into contact with fuel or kerosene etc. They're pretty cheap and protect your hands very well; no scrubbing afterwards, black fingernails etc.

Cees Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic

[TheEngineer]

I don't like to work wearing gloves. No feel. I don't like condoms either for the same reason.

1969 280SL,Signal Red, A/T, P/S, A/C, Both tops.    Ret. engr.

[Cees Klumper]

Well ... I didn't add to my post that 'the feel' is (to me at least) the same as working without. But to each his own, I recon there are different types out there. Agree on the other issue, BTW ;-)

Cees Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic

[hauser]

Hey I thought I was the only one doing this! Excellent point Cees!! I have noticed that many of the mechanics are also wearing gloves. I am not sure if they just want to keep their hands kleen or if they are actually concerned in keeping the customers interior from getting soiled.  



1969 280sl 5 spd        1999 ML320          Gainesville,Fl.

[peterm]

I too wear gloves when doing dirty work on the sl, people tend to object to a surgeon with dirty hands. Working on eyeballs tends to be delicate yet you readily get used to the "loss" of sensation.  Like the engineer I don't routinely wear a condom while working in the engine bay, or the operating room for that matter.

[Shvegel]

Here's a different viewpoint. I am a professional mechanic who wears gloves for several reasons(clean hands at the end of the day, a friend who developed lymphatic cancer, a desire to keep greasy handprints off customers cars etc). The odd thing is I refuse to wear gloves when I work on my 1970 280SL. I just get the feeling that I am not respecting the car when I wear gloves. I am not one of those people that's life revolves around their car but for some reason it just feels wrong.

[Naj ✝︎]

I'm told these things have other applications for preventing viral infections:

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