Gloves in a Bottle

David Knox

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In the April edition of Decor, the Marketplace included an ad for Gloves in a Bottle. Has anyone tried this product and did it work? Since December when I worked way too hard, my hands have been a real mess, even though I consistently try to get them in better shape. I just ordered one bottle to see if it's possible to use Gloves in a Bottle in a frame shop but wondered if anyone had already tried the product.
 
I would suspect that this product on its own could be dangerous in a framing situation…it is like using hand cream or barrier cream….best way to use it would be with a pair of disposable gloves….use it as a liner before putting on the gloves…..I would also suggest using powder free gloves……God only knows what might happen if the powder (corn powder) that is on some gloves remained in a framing package.

BTW “Gloves in a Bottle” sells as an imported (from the US) product in Ireland…..it must have some relevance if the importer finds it worth his while to ship that type of product all the way from the US…..the sales volumes would not be big over here.

http://www.glovesinabottle.com/

Rgs
 
I hate creative packaging. How do you get the gloves OUT of the bottle?

Between the frequent washings and the uncountable little - and not-so-little - papercuts, picture framers' hands take a lot of abuse. I had to give up a lucrative hand-modeling career to pursue my dream of framing, and cutting off part of my middle finger with a table saw was the final blow.

The best product I've used so far for hand care is made, ironically, by 3M and is called Nexcare First Aid Advanced Skin Cream. It is a cure, rather than a preventative, and it wouldn't have helped with the table saw incident.

Photo darkroom workers sometimes use/used a product like the one you ordered, Sherry. Maybe they can share their experiences.
 
If I could frame gloves in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to frame every finger
And prints that would linger
Right there on the glass in plain view.

Kit
 
Sounds like some stuf that we used in the body shop to protect our hands from the solvents that were used for priming/painting. It went on as a cream and, supposedly, dried to a glove-like protective barrier. It didn't work for me all that well.

And I can't wear those surgical gloves at all. My hands start to sweat within a minute or 2 and I can't stand the feeling you get with those gloves on.

I would have made a poor surgeon.

Framerguy
 
Originally posted by Kit:
If I could frame gloves in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to frame every finger
And prints that would linger
Right there on the glass in plain view.

Kit
Is this with appologies to Jim Croce? :D
 
Framerguy

If you use liner gloves (very light cotton gloves) under the examination/surgical gloves this should eliminate most if not all of the sweating problem…….the light liner gloves can also be used for handling delicate framing and art components for the frame package….it goes without saying!!! that if you are using a liner glove you will need larger than your normal size examination glove….it’s quite incredible nowadays the options that are available if gloves are a requirement…for the work that may need to be done….
 
Gloves in a Bottle is a really good hand cream. Does it stop finger prints on glass, mats etc. NO. A retailer friend convinced me to try it and I am not impressed.
 
I have used it and I think you will find that it will create a mess in framing. I
seems to me that if you get glass cleaner on it it will dissolve and transfer to
the glass since the "gloves" are water soluble. I found it to be beneficial to
apply it to the cuticles on your finger nails and under the nails so paint, etc.
won't make stains on your hands. Except for painting it may be a bad thing just because you have to wash it off.
 
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