Mechanic gloves are designed to have excellent grip, be puncture resistant and offer excellent protection at a good price. At least, the best ones are! Today, we’re taking a look under the bonnet of the challenges auto technicians face daily and the best gloves that can keep them protected no matter what tasks they’re doing.
Risk Factors For A Technician
Suitable gloves are designed to provide protection against chemicals, fluids and mechanical hazards found in automotive workshops. Among the most dangerous chemicals found in cars are transmission and brake fluids. During the refilling or replacement process of these fluids, there is every chance that the technician’s hands will come into direct contact with these harmful substances, which, after prolonged exposure, will be absorbed through the skin. The resulting health risks can include nerve damage, weakness in the affected areas and even paralysis.
In addition, if they were to rub their contaminated hands on their faces, eye irritation and redness can occur. There are a number of glove types available to mechanics, each suited to a particular task or set of tasks, which allow the technician the dexterity to accomplish precise work, while also maintaining a good grip. Such a range gives motor factors the opportunity to benefit from the add-on sale of a specific type of glove, matched as appropriate to the job the technician will be doing
The Best Technicians Gloves In The Business – Black Mamba Gloves
Black Mamba gloves are designed for the toughest jobs and technicians can make the right choice based on their needs. There are disposable nitrile gloves that offer superior grip to reusable fabric gloves that are durable and comfortable enough to wear all day.
Here’s a breakdown of why technicians love Black Mamba gloves and why you should be stocking them!
Chemical Resistance
Black Mamba gloves and Torque Grip gloves are both powder free, industrial strength nitrile disposable gloves made from a patented Nitrex polymer and available in a box of 100 gloves. Both gloves are over six mils (thou) thick giving them more strength, tear, and chemical resistance than standard nitrile gloves.
Mamba Med nitrile disposable gloves are powder-free gloves with textured finger tips for precision handling. They are 4 mils (thou) thick for great comfort and suitable hand protection for completing many everyday tasks and light industrial use.
Both the Black Mamba nitrile disposable and Snakeskin gloves provide adequate protection for oil and coolant changes, as well as air-con servicing and re-gas. They are also useful to keep hands clean and protected when handling grease, packing wheel bearings, and they’re even tough enough for tyre changes.
Paint Protection
Teal Mamba are a heavy duty, professional latex glove 14 mils (thou) thick and 12” in length for extra protection. The textured grip makes this variety particularly suitable for secure handling in a paint shop. Made of latex, the gloves provide protection against methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), a chemical compound often found in automotive paints, lacquers, and thinners, which is a regular cause of skin irritation, redness, dryness and dermatitis.
Keep Cool All Day
The new Mamba Mechanics gloves have a form-fitting DryWorx back and vented fingers to help keep hands cool and comfortable. A flexible thermoplastic rubber (TPR) closure provides a secure fit to the wrist, with industrial grade hook and loop fasteners for speedy removal. The double-stitched reinforced index finger construction increases durability, whilst a seamless synthetic leather palm provides optimal dexterity.
The glove has many uses including engine swaps, mechanical teardowns and general under the bonnet work.
Reaching Under the Bonnet
Learn more about why mechanics cannot get enough of Black Mamba gloves from someone in the trade. Ed Grimely, a technician from Tower Garage in Staffordshire, put Black Mamba gloves to the test in a full review of the Black Mamba range.
Black Mamba gloves really offer the best gloves for technicians. To find out how you can stock Black Mamba gloves, get in touch today!