Washing Mechanix gloves?

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:07 pm

I wear Mechanix gloves usually when working on the car, and last time I changed the oil, uh... well... I soaked my one glove in it. I don't remember WTF I was doing, but yeah, it's still soaked.

What do you guys use to clean these gloves? I don't think I want to throw an oil soaked glove into my washing machine here... pretty sure the roomy won't like that much.

Do I just toss them in the machine at the local laundromat? Spray with brake cleaner? Toss them and buy another pair?

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:11 pm

I would try to hand wash them first, just to get the majority of the oil out.. Then I think you could machine wash them and let them drip dry.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:33 pm

Yeah hand wash in a bucket with a grease cutting solution, then toss in the washer

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:23 pm

Hm. I don't think I have anything like that... I'll have to get some.

Blivitt02 · Post by **Blivitt02** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:07 pm

I just use dishwashing soap (dawn works good) Soak 'em, scrub them, then throw them in the wash with other dirty work clothes... I usually save my real nasty stuff until I have a full load then I bring it to the laundromat

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:26 pm

I don't have anything else other than the gloves. I lay on cardboard usually, so nothing gets too bad that I don't want to put it in the washer usually.

Blivitt02 · Post by **Blivitt02** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:29 pm

Take your shop towels or rags then!

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:49 pm

Get some purple power from autozone and give them a shot. People de-grease cylinder heads with it, I'm sure it'd work on your gloves.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:58 pm

Purple power, eh? Alright, next time I go in there I'll take a look.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:58 am

invujerry wrote:Get some purple power from autozone and give them a shot. People de-grease cylinder heads with it, I'm sure it'd work on your gloves.

I left my intake manifold and stuff sit in it for a while. Man when you take the stuff out, and then empty the bucket. The purple power was completely black. Shit works good.

Idk if letting the glove soak in it would be good though. Not sure if it would eat through the glove or anything.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:38 am

I was talking with Frank about it earlier, and I'm not even going to bother with them. For 20 bucks I can buy another pair, so it doesn't really make any sense for me to waste money trying to salvage them.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:23 am

TheRandom1 wrote:I was talking with Frank about it earlier, and I'm not even going to bother with them. For 20 bucks I can buy another pair, so it doesn't really make any sense for me to waste money trying to salvage them.

Here ya go. http://cgi.ebay.com/Mechanix-MRT-MPact- ... dZViewItem

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:15 pm

The $10 ones from Summit have lasted me wayyy longer than Mechanix ones (I went through a $40 pair and $30 pair, each, in about a month. The palms just tore out). Just a thought if you happen to order through Summit for anything.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:28 pm

These?

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-530502/

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:34 pm

Not much point in buying a pair of gloves from Summit, it will cost the same unless you blend a few things on an order to eat up the handling cost.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:37 pm

i usually buy a pair or 2 at walmart when they 2 pack are on sale for $10.

i soaked mine in oil before and then when i went to use them again it was fine... maybe b/c i left them out and it rained a couple times

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:07 am

TheRandom1 wrote:These?

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-530502/

Yep. Those are the ones! I've had my first pair for about 3 years now. Bought a second pair a year later and they are still going strong. As for the shipping eating up the savings, that's why I mentioned if you happen to order through Summit for anything else.

OB · Post by OB » Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:43 am

IIRC they're "machine washable". I'm too lazy to go check mine! Gloves + oil + FAIL.

I'll tell you what, I wrench for a living, and my tendency is to avoid wearing gloves when working with liquids (oil, fuel, coolant, etc). Oil and other shop solvents eat gloves for breakfast, plus I hate putting my hand in a nasty ball of grease.

If you really don't want to hurt those precious cuticles, grab some latex shop gloves. I use those from time to time as well.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:11 am

Frank suggested something like that too... I'd rather not feel like I'm preparing to give my car a rectal exam, however.

Post by **Diablo0** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:39 am

OB wrote:IIRC they're "machine washable". I'm too lazy to go check mine! Gloves + oil + FAIL.

I'll tell you what, I wrench for a living, and my tendency is to avoid wearing gloves when working with liquids (oil, fuel, coolant, etc). Oil and other shop solvents eat gloves for breakfast, plus I hate putting my hand in a nasty ball of grease.

If you really don't want to hurt those precious cuticles, grab some latex shop gloves. I use those from time to time as well.

I don't know about anyone else but I hate wearing gloves while working on the car. I'll wear the occasional latex glove but I find I just end up tearing them up in no time when they get caught on something or my finger hits something sharp. It does help when working with something like antiseize b/c that stuff is a pain to get off with just a paper towel and leaves marks everywhere. Fabric gloves drive me crazy b/c I can't feel the details in anything I'm touching. Gloves would help keep injuries down from cutting my hands on stuff. Like trying to reach for that bolt/nut behind the engine and slicing my hand on the heat shield. Either that or the sharp edge of a molded plastic part like the coolant overflow bottle cap. But... I'll heal... I can honestly say I've put my blood, sweat and tears into the car after I'm done with whatever it is I'm working on.

Oh, cleaning oil... my guess is just some Dawn since that'll break down the oil. If they used on the birds for an oil spill, it'll probably work for some gloves.

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:31 am

Diablo0 wrote: Fabric gloves drive me crazy b/c I can't feel the details in anything I'm touching.

You definitely have to be able to feel things first hand while rooting around.

homo implied

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:34 pm

Diablo0 wrote:

I don't know about anyone else but I hate wearing gloves while working on the car. I'll wear the occasional latex glove but I find I just end up tearing them up in no time when they get caught on something or my finger hits something sharp. It does help when working with something like antiseize b/c that stuff is a pain to get off with just a paper towel and leaves marks everywhere. Fabric gloves drive me crazy b/c I can't feel the details in anything I'm touching. Gloves would help keep injuries down from cutting my hands on stuff. Like trying to reach for that bolt/nut behind the engine and slicing my hand on the heat shield. Either that or the sharp edge of a molded plastic part like the coolant overflow bottle cap. But... I'll heal... I can honestly say I've put my blood, sweat and tears into the car after I'm done with whatever it is I'm working on.

Oh, cleaning oil... my guess is just some Dawn since that'll break down the oil. If they used on the birds for an oil spill, it'll probably work for some gloves.

I hate wearings gloves. I only wear nylone gloves to change oil and what not. Usually I don't even do that.

OB · Post by OB » Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:18 am

It took me years of doing this stuff everyday to get used to wearing them, but once you do, it's awesome. I can do 75% of my job with gloves on. If I'm working with something small or something that has to be kept clean etc I take them off, but I can generally do everything with them on, even starting bolts/nuts and stuff.

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:21 am

Doing it for a living is very different than doing it on your own vehicle.

The every day exposure to unburned hydrocarbons will probably give you cancer, therefore people who do it for a living should wear gloves all day everyday.