To me, the choice of chemical proof gloves is very important. I've probably tried every type of glove there is and have come up with favorites. The gloves I like best cost about $7 a pair. They are common and are mainly available at good hardware stores and farm stores. They are usually 2 tone green in color and have a white cloth lining. I have also seen 2 tone blue ones. The lining is important, because you don't sweat like you do with the black gloves. These gloves are rougher on the finger area, so they won't slip as easy. They are more durable than the common, unlined black variety that most of you use. When new, they are fairly stiff but loosen up quickly. They come in sizes. You want them a little loose. If you want them off quickly, you simply shake them off. The best ones, although a little more expensive, are called anhydrous ammonia gloves and are available in farm stores.
Whatever gloves you use, rinse off any strong sulfuric that is on them. If allowed to remain, it will damage them. Turn up the cuffs on your gloves an inch or so. This catches the solution from your gloves and prevents it from running onto your arms. If the gloves get wet, from solution, on the inside, rinse them well, inside and out, uncuff them, and hang each one to dry on something like over the tip of a broom handle, stood vertically. Don't handle sharp parts with your gloves, such as some types of pins and the legs on IC's. You'll put holes in the gloves and make them worthless, and dangerous, for working around solutions. If you must handle sharp parts with gloves, do it loosely and gently.
I also keep a pair of long, heavy, shoulder length, black unlined gloves for working around solutions that require putting my hands and arms into.
Whatever gloves you use, rinse off any strong sulfuric that is on them. If allowed to remain, it will damage them. Turn up the cuffs on your gloves an inch or so. This catches the solution from your gloves and prevents it from running onto your arms. If the gloves get wet, from solution, on the inside, rinse them well, inside and out, uncuff them, and hang each one to dry on something like over the tip of a broom handle, stood vertically. Don't handle sharp parts with your gloves, such as some types of pins and the legs on IC's. You'll put holes in the gloves and make them worthless, and dangerous, for working around solutions. If you must handle sharp parts with gloves, do it loosely and gently.
I also keep a pair of long, heavy, shoulder length, black unlined gloves for working around solutions that require putting my hands and arms into.
