Acetone proof gloves

[extravert]

What type of protective gloves should be used when working with acetone? It seems to dissolve just about anything eventually.

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[cliff]

Nitrile rubber will hold up for a while but try your local laboratory supply house for the "real" things and be prepared for a shock. You might want to talk to your bank manager first.

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[snowleopard]

unless you are planning to have your hands immersed in acetone for hours every day, the common red rubberized industrial gloves last pretty well. screwfix sell a gauntlet-length glove which is much better than the normal short fabric-cuff version.

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[oldsaltoz]

G'day John,

I use latex cloves, just like you see on a surgeon, about $12.00 per 100 Pr here in Oz.

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[Joe_Cole]

I've been using cheap vinyl disposables which I got at a Cash and Carry for less than £6.00 a hundred. They seem to be OK for GRP work.

Joe

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[AndrewB]

With acetone???? They just melt away! Same goes for Joe_Cole's vinyl cheapies.

(But I've no answer. I use the fleeced version of Marigolds, and keep dipping the glove in water during operations, but they still give up fairly quickly).

 

[Boathook]

I have been uusing some green gloves called sol-vex. They are made by Ansell Edmont & made in the uk. My last pair came from a farm supplier though I think that I have seen in builder merchants. They cost around £4 a pair but last a long time.

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[Joe_Cole]

But Andrew they've been OK for the jobs I've been doing. I've got through half a box but my delicate little pinkies are a joy to behold!

Joe

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[oldsaltoz]

G'day Andrew,

I make living applying fibreglass every day and only use latex rubber gloves.
They get resin all over them, and when they start getting too sticky (resin going off) I clean my rollers etc with Acetone and still have the same gloves on.
They do break down after a time, but with 200 gloves in a box it's no big problem; wearing one set of gloves for several hours will do you skin no good at all.

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[BrendanS]

Agree, worked in labs for many a year, and used disposable latex gloves. Acetone was least of worries in that environment, and latex gloves worked fine, Use them, chuck them, and put a new pair on.

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[AndrewB]

That these gloves are cheap and easily replaced is irrelevant to me. Rubbing something clean with acetone, they go pretty quickly in the fingertips, but its hard to tell exactly when, so the skin is exposed. I don't want acetone regularly on my fingers. It makes them go rough and leathery, crucially SWMBO complains at moments when it matters!

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[cliff]

As already posted
"Nitrile rubber will hold up for a while but try your local laboratory supply house for the "real" things and be prepared for a shock. You might want to talk to your bank manager first. "

You are wasting time with latex, red rubber builders gloves, marigold dish washing gloves etc

As someone who spent many hours hand washing specimens in acetone baths nothing works like the real thing so please check out your local laboratory supply house. If they don't have I am sure they can give you professional advise.

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