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I started out using Harbor Freight's latex gloves. I had numerous
problems with tearing - many gloves tore as I pulled them on. I was
using an extra-large size, so it wasn't due to excessive stretching. I
found that after a box was opened it aged rapidly - later gloves tore
more easily. I switched to the latex gloves sold in the medical
department at Long's Drugs, which are a lot stronger. Then I developed
a reaction to the hardener, which works its way through the latex. I
tried nitrile gloves, and still had a reaction. I'm not entirely sure
it was through the gloves - it may have been accidental touching after
ungloving. Then I tried vinyl gloves - more comfortable and tougher
but still permeable.

Now I wear butyl gloves, and nothing gets through them. I wear a thin
cotton liner to adsorb sweat, and a pair or vinyl or latex outer
gloves to keep the relatively expensive butyl gloves clean (yes, I'm
actually wearing 3 pairs of gloves). My hands always sweat a lot (I
could never be a politician - people wouldn't trust me after shaking
my sweaty hands!) so the cotton liners are great. The disposable outer
gloves simply make life easier. And no more itchy rash.

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Best regards,
 David
glausers@gte.net

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