Review: AMMEX Gloveworks HD Orange Nitrile Powder Free Industrial Gloves

Angus

Angus

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When it comes to using any chemicals, I always make sure to protect my skin/eyes/lungs from prolonged exposure. Wearing gloves also helps to minimize the amount of hand washing/ scrubbing I need to do at the end of the day. And because of that, I’m always on the lookout for the perfect pair of disposable gloves. And I think I’ve finally found them: Gloveworks’ HD Orange Nitrile Powder Free Industrial Gloves.

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For the last year, I’ve been using Gloveworks’ HD gloves for all sorts of detailing/yardwork/homeowner projects and I can honestly say these are hands down the best gloves I’ve ever used. In fact, if you look closely at any of my 2016 detailing pictures you’ll see these orange gloves making appearances over and over again.

For example:
What makes these gloves so great? To start with they’re super tough at 8 mils thick! The most annoying thing about thinner disposable gloves is when they tear or puncture. I get so annoyed when a glove tears when I’m first putting them on OR mid-way through a project. It’s a waste of time, money, and potentially exposes your skin hazardous substance. Of the last 100 gloves I’ve used, maybe 5% have torn after prolonged use. These gloves last over and over again.

What else makes these gloves great? Diamonds. Each glove has over 3,000 raised diamond bumps to help enhance your grip by providing 60% more surface (vs normal gloves) contact.

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Why is this important? Take a look at this photo of traditional detailing clay I’m holding:

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Notice the diamond imprints in the clay? Yup, that’s right - the diamond texture “bites” into the clay making it considerable easier to hold while wet with slippery clay lubricants. This results in less clay slipping out of your hands while trying to remove embedded surface contaminates, landing on the ground, and needing to be tossed!!

Inside the gloves, the diamonds also play another role: keeping air circulating so your hands stay drier and easier to remove.

Dexterity
Even though these are thick gloves I haven’t noticed a decreased sense of touch or sensation while wearing them. AMMEX claims these gloves have the sensitivity of a 7mil glove but the durability of a 10mil one.

Sizing
Available in M-XXL. I have normal size hand and using size xl has been perfect. However, I’ve seen others complaining about the gloves being too tight /running ½ size too small. Being 8 Mils thick doesn’t allow for too much stretching so keep this in mind if you decide to order a box. Personally, I don’t like tight fitting gloves. Lengthwise the gloves reaches just beyond the wrist - a hair longer would be nice.

Color
High-vis orange gloves are hard to miss. And if you`re working in a crowded area keeping your hands easy to spot is an undeniable benefit. These gloves also come in high-vis green too if orange isn’t your color.

Cost
Autopia sells these gloves in a boxes of 20 for $7.99 and 100 for $18.99. That works out to $.19 and $.39 per glove respectively. A lot of $ when there isn’t a sale going on. Are they still worth it? Well, that’s up to you to decide. But for me? Yes is it, consider how many times I can re-use a single pair of gloves the saving are there.

Cons.
There aren’t many. But this is one - the box is too big to fit into a standard wall-mounted glove dispenser:

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Can you tell I had to force that box into the holder??? As a result, the gloves spill out all over the place Instead, I’ve been using an empty box from an old set of gloves and fill it with Gloveworks gloves.

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Easy peasy.

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So if you`re in the market for disposable gloves...

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/orange-heavy-duty-nitrile-gloves.html

Hope this review was helpful!


 
Angus said:
Cost
Autopia sells these gloves in a boxes of 20 for $7.99 and 100 for $18.99. That works out to $.19 and $.39 per glove respectively. A lot of $ when there isn’t a sale going on. Are they still worth it? Well, that’s up to you to decide. But for me? Yes is it, consider how many times I can re-use a single pair of gloves the saving are there.
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Eco conscious aside, I use gloves as 1 time use.....that`s the purpose of disposable gloves. I use 4 mil and 6 mil Halex-Kimberly Clarks. Depends what task I`m doing and if I`ll be using them up like nothing, or just need something a bit more durable. 4 mils come in a box of 250 and 6 mils I believe are 100. A friend gets them for me. I don`t even ask where...but it runs me $6 a box ! Even use the 6 mil extended cuffs, which come 50 in a box.....which is nice for winter detailing.
 
mobiledynamics said:
Eco conscious aside, I use gloves as 1 time use.....that`s the purpose of disposable gloves. I use 4 mil and 6 mil Halex-Kimberly Clarks. Depends what task I`m doing and if I`ll be using them up like nothing, or just need something a bit more durable. 4 mils come in a box of 250 and 6 mils I believe are 100. A friend gets them for me. I don`t even ask where...but it runs me $6 a box ! Even use the 6 mil extended cuffs, which come 50 in a box.....which is nice for winter detailing.
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Ah the good ole "I know a guy" discount. You can`t beat those ;)
 
OT, as I recall your unboxing thread where you had what looked like a Carton and then some... On my Kim Clarks, they do have a production and expiration date. Could be for medical conformation reasons :dunno:

I can`t say for sure if n1trle does degrade over time, but for my own testing, over the years, I`ve used older gloves and they did seem to not ~hold up~ and tear more easily than normal. Just for your wiki......if there is technically a ~usable life~ on said items.
 
I use these as well ... great gloves!

I found they run a little smaller than what their sizing chart dictates. I measured as an XL but went ahead with the XXL and they`re still a little snug. Don`t know if anyone makes an XXL glove.
 
mobiledynamics said:
OT, as I recall your unboxing thread where you had what looked like a Carton and then some... On my Kim Clarks, they do have a production and expiration date. Could be for medical conformation reasons :dunno:

I can`t say for sure if n1trle does degrade over time, but for my own testing, over the years, I`ve used older gloves and they did seem to not ~hold up~ and tear more easily than normal. Just for your wiki......if there is technically a ~usable life~ on said items.
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Good question! Since these gloves aren`t sterile or for medical use, they don`t have an EXP date.

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As far as usable life, like most of our detailing supplies - as long as you keep them stored in a climate controlled environment they should last a good long time.
 
I found this review interesting, might want some of those for stashing in the vehicles for emergencies.

For regular use, I gotta use new ones every time or I get dermatological issues, so I`ve settled on doubling-up the (terribly) cheap ones from HF. That almost always gets me through whatever that day`s job is and the cost is negligible as long as I use their coupons.
 
Alluding back to the previous post on expiration, a quick google shows most manuf do recommend 5 years from production.
Storage conditions may dictate better or not on longevity.

A WAG (wild azz guess) but I have a small stash of 4-6 gloves I keep in the car compartment for this ~if situations~.
I was helping my brother in law on some construction stuff, forgot my work gloves, ran out to the car to use my nitriles...
All 3 pairs I were using tore up easily, and this was the thick mil variant.
With that said, YMMV....but IMO, maybe there is a rhyme/reason for the expiration dates on them, regardless if used in medical applications or not.
Sorta a best use date, wheras anything past, might show durability, etc, issues.
 
The ones we keep in the trunk/spare tire areas always need replaced regularly lest they fail when needed. The heat probably doesn`t help and might be the primary factor as I sometimes fine *old* latex/nitrile gloves stashed away somewhere in the house and those are always fine.
 
Ordered based on post and used today, great product, everything Angus described...thanks for the review, i would not have known this product existed.


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