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Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
By:ken
Date: 9/2/2010, 1:30 pm
In Response To: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl???? (Doug S)

Hi Doug, we get many calls about acetone and gloves and it's a tough one. Although nitrile will work for short time use, the heavier the gloves the better, I would suggest you try some Chloroprene or Neoprene gloves, although we don't currently offer them I've heard they hold up the best for your use. If you'd like to try some of our other gloves feel free to give us a call for samples.

Good luck, Ken at UG Healthcare:

2 of the pages on the kayak wiki contradict each other:

: Epoxy -
: http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/guille/wiki.pl?Epoxy
: Says, "Since acetone is being used, be especially careful to
: use vinyl gloves (see Protective Gloves) (not latex which is
: porous to acetone).."

: Protective Gloves -
: http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/guille/wiki.pl?Protective_Gloves
: For "Excellent For" has "Acetone" under Latex
: and Nitrile but not vinyl.

: --

: Reading some of the past posts - it sounds like the acetone is
: going to eat just about anything I'm wearing, but what holds up
: the best?

: Thanks!

: -Doug

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Doug S -- 7/7/2010, 10:33 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Larry C. -- 7/18/2010, 6:59 pm
Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Doug S -- 7/8/2010, 9:00 pm
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
ken -- 9/2/2010, 1:30 pm
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Robert N Pruden -- 7/13/2010, 2:02 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Bill Hamm -- 7/13/2010, 8:42 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Al Edie -- 9/1/2010, 6:47 pm
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Bill Hamm -- 9/2/2010, 2:02 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Mike Bielski -- 9/2/2010, 12:59 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Donovan -- 9/1/2010, 9:12 pm
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Will N To Go -- 9/1/2010, 8:24 pm
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Bill Hamm -- 7/9/2010, 1:30 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Mike Savage -- 7/9/2010, 4:48 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Bill Hamm -- 7/9/2010, 1:32 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Bill Hamm -- 7/9/2010, 1:34 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
JohnK -- 7/8/2010, 9:05 pm
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 11:54 pm
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Doug S -- 7/7/2010, 11:37 am
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Scott B -- 7/17/2010, 10:55 pm
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Jay Babina -- 7/8/2010, 8:13 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Bill Hamm -- 7/7/2010, 11:28 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
kirk -- 7/7/2010, 6:22 pm
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Doug S -- 7/8/2010, 7:57 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Clayton Plunkett -- 7/8/2010, 6:01 pm
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Doug S -- 7/8/2010, 8:51 pm
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Bill Hamm -- 7/9/2010, 1:27 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Bill Hamm -- 7/7/2010, 11:23 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Doug S -- 7/7/2010, 11:39 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Bill Hamm -- 7/7/2010, 12:45 pm
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Doug S -- 7/7/2010, 2:08 pm
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2010, 2:31 am