Why gloves?
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Racer
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From: Texas
I use GoJo and until the last 5 years I never saw ANYONE work on a car with gloves. Its only in the past 5 years that I see these sissies on UTube wearing gloves! My first overhaul was a 1929 Model A Ford. Did it in a week end with only an adjustable wrench, a socket set, and a hammer and screwdriver. I quit smoking before the medical profession decided it was bad for you. I just didnt like paying 2 cents apiece for them and I had a pack a day habit (a gallon of gas a day) but I quit cold turkey...yeah, that was a long time ago.....At todays prices, I dont see how anyone can afford to smoke....even the beggars on the street corner are smoking!!
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I know lots of people who chain smoked their whole lives and lived to be 90 without lung cancer. Does that mean its a good idea for all of us to go out and smoke? Probably not. Chemicals are bad for your body, and what gets on your hands gets absorbed by your body. Better to just not have that happen.
Personally, I just don't want to have to clean all that **** off my hands, I'd rather just take the gloves off and throw them away and be done with it.
Personally, I just don't want to have to clean all that **** off my hands, I'd rather just take the gloves off and throw them away and be done with it.
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I use GoJo and until the last 5 years I never saw ANYONE work on a car with gloves. It's only in the past 5 years that I see these sissies on UTube wearing gloves! My first overhaul was a 1929 Model A Ford. Did it in a week end with only an adjustable wrench, a socket set, and a hammer and screwdriver. I quit smoking before the medical profession decided it was bad for you. I just didnt like paying 2 cents apiece for them and I had a pack a day habit (a gallon of gas a day) but I quit cold turkey...yeah, that was a long time ago.....At today's prices, I dont see how anyone can afford to smoke....even the beggars on the street corner are smoking!!
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Strange question. Dirt and grease aside scratch and abrasion protection is kinda valuable. BTW don't use latex gloves the natural rubber over time can cause an allergic response which will be permanent. There are also other health risks.
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I miss the days when everything we touched wasn't poison. Lol
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I didn't even realize what it was until I got married and the wife freaked out seeing what I was pulling up!
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I use GoJo and until the last 5 years I never saw ANYONE work on a car with gloves. Its only in the past 5 years that I see these sissies on UTube wearing gloves! My first overhaul was a 1929 Model A Ford. Did it in a week end with only an adjustable wrench, a socket set, and a hammer and screwdriver. I quit smoking before the medical profession decided it was bad for you. I just didnt like paying 2 cents apiece for them and I had a pack a day habit (a gallon of gas a day) but I quit cold turkey...yeah, that was a long time ago.....At todays prices, I dont see how anyone can afford to smoke....even the beggars on the street corner are smoking!!
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From: Coarsegold, CA
I use GoJo and until the last 5 years I never saw ANYONE work on a car with gloves. Its only in the past 5 years that I see these sissies on UTube wearing gloves! My first overhaul was a 1929 Model A Ford. Did it in a week end with only an adjustable wrench, a socket set, and a hammer and screwdriver. I quit smoking before the medical profession decided it was bad for you. I just didnt like paying 2 cents apiece for them and I had a pack a day habit (a gallon of gas a day) but I quit cold turkey...yeah, that was a long time ago.....At todays prices, I dont see how anyone can afford to smoke....even the beggars on the street corner are smoking!!
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I use GoJo and until the last 5 years I never saw ANYONE work on a car with gloves. Its only in the past 5 years that I see these sissies on UTube wearing gloves! My first overhaul was a 1929 Model A Ford. Did it in a week end with only an adjustable wrench, a socket set, and a hammer and screwdriver. I quit smoking before the medical profession decided it was bad for you. I just didnt like paying 2 cents apiece for them and I had a pack a day habit (a gallon of gas a day) but I quit cold turkey...yeah, that was a long time ago.....At todays prices, I dont see how anyone can afford to smoke....even the beggars on the street corner are smoking!!
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My cars don’t really need any wrenching, so to speak, but if they did, I’d likely wear gloves.
Otherwise, I do use them for detailing, mostly to keep my fingerprints and oils from my hands to hit the surface that I’m trying to protect/clean.
I use them for cooking too. I fully admit that the feeling of raw meat on my skin grosses me out. When we’re out camping, my wife gives me such grief! “You’ll stick your hand into the fire to move a log and risk getting burned, but you won’t touch raw chicken!”
I also use them in our RV for hooking up and draining the sewer connections but I assume you all understand why…. 😁
Otherwise, I do use them for detailing, mostly to keep my fingerprints and oils from my hands to hit the surface that I’m trying to protect/clean.
I use them for cooking too. I fully admit that the feeling of raw meat on my skin grosses me out. When we’re out camping, my wife gives me such grief! “You’ll stick your hand into the fire to move a log and risk getting burned, but you won’t touch raw chicken!”
I also use them in our RV for hooking up and draining the sewer connections but I assume you all understand why…. 😁