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Any recommendations for glass handling gloves? I loved the ones LJ used to sell but now they don’t carry them anymore and the pairs I have are worn thin. I don’t know what they are made of but they are rubber or vinyl on the outside, so glass doesn’t slide and the leave no prints on the glass.

I’ve tried other kids, cotton ones leave prints and can get slippery, and just basic rubber ones from the hardware store leave impression marks on the glass, especially museum glass
 
have you tried the cheap blue rubber faced ones....... OR, just wash your hands real well with dish soap. . . and clean the glass with Basic H2.
 
framerbob said:
Any recommendations for glass handling gloves? I loved the ones LJ used to sell but now they don’t carry them anymore and the pairs I have are worn thin. I don’t know what they are made of but they are rubber or vinyl on the outside, so glass doesn’t slide and the leave no prints on the glass.

I’ve tried other kids, cotton ones leave prints and can get slippery, and just basic rubber ones from the hardware store leave impression marks on the glass, especially museum glass
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I've found that cotton gloves work just fine as long as you don't have sweaty hands. On a really humid day when I'm sweating up a storm in general, if I wear the gloves too long the sweat will soak through and start leaving marks on the glass. Otherwise they work just fine.

The cloth gloves from Tru Vue are thicker and take longer to soak through.
 
I use TruVue's heavy cotton gloves.

I think they are available gratis from TruVue directly.
 
If you use Tru-Vue glass, those folks are wonderful at giving you a small supply of gloves at no charge. (Usually a few pair at a time...and I treat mine like gold so they last a LONG time...)

I use Tru-Vue glass almost exclusively (98% or better)...and the gloves work great on conservation and regular glass.
 
I used batting gloves...I think I learned about using batting gloves or golf gloves from someone on TG. They certainly helped with my gripping!
 
janetj1968 said:
If you use Tru-Vue glass, those folks are wonderful at giving you a small supply of gloves at no charge. (Usually a few pair at a time...and I treat mine like gold so they last a LONG time...)

I use Tru-Vue glass almost exclusively (98% or better)...and the gloves work great on conservation and regular glass.
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I have their order form and I just refax it every month or so and they are kind enough to keep sending me some.
 
I'm glad everyone is so happy with the cotton gloves. They are great for eliminating fingerprints. However, I thought the question was about safety gloves. I feel that carrying glass with the cotton gloves can actually be less safe than no gloves at all. Just an opinion.
:kaffeetrinker_2: Rick
 
Rick Granick said:
I'm glad everyone is so happy with the cotton gloves. They are great for eliminating fingerprints. However, I thought the question was about safety gloves. I feel that carrying glass with the cotton gloves can actually be less safe than no gloves at all. Just an opinion.
:kaffeetrinker_2: Rick
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Rick you have to order the complete Tru View outfit and put all your worries to rest.

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Unless I'm using Museum or AR glass I don't use gloves.
I'd love to keep the fingerprints off the glass so I don't have to wipe it down, but my hands are small and most of the gloves available are only made for "grown-up" sized hands, which, apparently, mine are not. I've used cotton ones and the Tru-Vue ones, but the fingers are so long that I get the tips caught on/in things which then just causes problems.
I'm sticking to good old naked hands and wiping the fingerprints off!
 
evartpat said:
Well...that's true for me also...gloves on AR or Museum only...:)
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Ya know I am soooo tired of the bickering going on between the The gloved ones and glove free, take it somewhere else people

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If you are looking for the rubber dipped gloves they can be found in the following locations:

Home Depot $6

Local Gas Station $3

Dollar Store $1


For years I bought my glass by the pallet in 48"x60" and you needed the grip of the rubber dipped to be safe.
 
Jeff Rodier said:
If you are looking for the rubber dipped gloves they can be found in the following locations:

Home Depot $6

Local Gas Station $3

Dollar Store $1


For years I bought my glass by the pallet in 48"x60" and you needed the grip of the rubber dipped to be safe.
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or these might work too

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Pangolin said:
I'd love to keep the fingerprints off the glass so I don't have to wipe it down, but my hands are small and most of the gloves available are only made for "grown-up" sized hands,
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Now that winter is coming again, how about trying those little stretching knit gloves you find everywhere (Target, etc. ) that are a one size fit all.
To me they look like baby gloves, but they do stretch out to fit adult hands. I think I've seen them for like 2 pair for $1.00.

Now these aren't anti slip but would do as a sub for the tru-vue cotton ones.

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Yeah, the True Vue freebies are...

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Yo Johnny, I know you like the free gloves and I'm going to let you finish, but the Larson Juhl gloves were the best gloves of all time. Of ALL TIME!


Ack, he's right. I know just how you feel framerbob as mine are deteriorating as well. I was just wondering about this myself today. They were great because they were not too thick and the rubber was one side only, with the back side a fine mesh to let your hands breathe. I am going to miss them.
 
Pangolin said:
Unless I'm using Museum or AR glass I don't use gloves.
I'd love to keep the fingerprints off the glass so I don't have to wipe it down, but my hands are small and most of the gloves available are only made for "grown-up" sized hands, which, apparently, mine are not. I've used cotton ones and the Tru-Vue ones, but the fingers are so long that I get the tips caught on/in things which then just causes problems.
I'm sticking to good old naked hands and wiping the fingerprints off!
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Boys baseball gloves should work for you.
 
What the heck is going on? Who are all these people with tiny hands? Is this some kid of new medical condition or what?:icon11:
 
I can positively swim in the TV freebie gloves. They are completely useless to me because they are so danged huge. And slippery as all get out. If all you are going to do is touch the glass or clean the glass - maybe these gloves would be of assistance - but if you are going to pick up or carry the glass - No Way!
 
Framar said:
I can positively swim in the TV freebie gloves. They are completely useless to me because they are so danged huge. And slippery as all get out. If all you are going to do is touch the glass or clean the glass - maybe these gloves would be of assistance - but if you are going to pick up or carry the glass - No Way!
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Mar have you washed them in hot water and dried in high heat maybe they shrink.
 
Even if they shrank they would still be slippery!

Hmmm - maybe a light coating of Frank's Fabric Adhesive would make them grippy.....
 
No.... but if you blob little dabs of silly cone... they will be grippy.

but if you knee cap them... they'll be............... gimpy. :D
 
They are slippery. I just used them... we take the lites out of the cases vertically that just isn't going to fly. You can feel the lite slipping as you walk if you don't use both hands.

Hey True Vue, if you make gloves just like the LJ ones were I bet there would be a bunch of us that would pay an obscene profit for them.

Having the last of our LJ gloves go bad will add more time to fitting, but not nearly as much as these #### spots, debris, dirt on the glass that has us pre-washing on black paper to see if the lite will work and what to cut off and then going back to the cutter then back to the fitting table to wash and rub off those #### spots... they don't even come off clean sometimes they smear off, sometimes they wipe off, sometimes they don't come off. What the heck are they. Yeah I'm here framing at 10:07 PM... yeah I might not be if I was fitting as fast as I was a few months ago. I think we got real spoiled taking clean glass out with our LJ gloves, cutting it, placing it art side up and wiping off with a microfiber, then putting the artwork down, flipping and taping. Man...... the good ole days of Spring 09.
 
Good idea - Dear True Vue - How about both Grippy Gloves and Slippy Gloves and Gloves in Sizes!!!!! And maybe some Kevlar Gloves - I was thinking about those today.....

Maybe the pairs could be ambidextrous and one each Grippy and Slippy???

Small and large - forget medium.

I'll never forget how excited I was to find leather work gloves for women at my hardware store - only after I bought them I found they had really l-o-n-g fingers to accommodate women's fingernails - YUK!
 
Framar said:
Good idea - Dear True Vue - How about both Grippy Gloves and Slippy Gloves and Gloves in Sizes!!!!! And maybe some Kevlar Gloves - I was thinking about those today.....
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Hmmm... I forgot about Kevlar. I owned a couple pairs of these in a previous life. I wonder if the grippy-dots would mark the glass or not?
 
Well Jim -those do sound like pretty excellent gloves - bulletproof, they come in women's sizes - and they won't catch on fire! Cool!
 
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framerbob said:
Any recommendations for glass handling gloves? I loved the ones LJ used to sell but now they don’t carry them anymore and the pairs I have are worn thin. I don’t know what they are made of but they are rubber or vinyl on the outside, so glass doesn’t slide and the leave no prints on the glass.

I’ve tried other kids, cotton ones leave prints and can get slippery, and just basic rubber ones from the hardware store leave impression marks on the glass, especially museum glass
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Based on the title of this thread I was going to offer glass slippers as an alternative. :p

Are you talking about product #28132? This is sad news if LJ has dropped them. I'm glad I picked up 6 pairs in my last order. They are [were] both safe and grippy, and perfect for Museum Glass.
 
johnny said:
Yeah, the True Vue freebies are...

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Yo Johnny, I know you like the free gloves and I'm going to let you finish, but the Larson Juhl gloves were the best gloves of all time. Of ALL TIME!


Ack, he's right. I know just how you feel framerbob as mine are deteriorating as well. I was just wondering about this myself today. They were great because they were not too thick and the rubber was one side only, with the back side a fine mesh to let your hands breathe. I am going to miss them.
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Thank you for understanding what I'm talking about, Ive tried most of the gloves suggested (minus the webbed finger approach) and am not satisfied, LJ probably was not the one making those gloves, just selling them, I'd like to find where they come from

--love the Kanye referance
 
Pat Murphey said:
Based on the title of this thread I was going to offer glass slippers as an alternative. :p

Are you talking about product #28132? This is sad news if LJ has dropped them. I'm glad I picked up 6 pairs in my last order. They are [were] both safe and grippy, and perfect for Museum Glass.
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Pat, name your price and I'll buy a pair from you
 
I'd like to help, but on checking my stash I'm down to one dirty pair, one I just started using and one spare. For the long term I'm going to experiment with washing the dirty pair. The rest of my dirty pairs went away in a shop clean up - little did I know!
 
I loved the LJ gloves also. We are now using gardening gloves that are cotton on the inside and come coated with a rubber type material on the outside. No slipping and no fingerprints.
 
I have a glove fettish, and am always looking for perfectly fitting, soft leather gloves. One such pair I keep dedicated exclusively for working with glass.
Is there an unwritten law against this practice? I was wondering why it seems like no one uses leather gloves. They work really well for me!

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If you're screwing with me I have friends in Portland.

I kid! I kid!

No one in Oregon likes me at all.

Anyway... joking there. But thank you very much for the info I will give it a go on my next order for sure.
 
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