Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: louisthe3rd on March 11, 2005, 07:14:06 pm
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I use Unger gloves the black 1s for the cold but up and down ladders seem to ruin them within a week or 2, as any 1 got an alternative, this becomes expensive
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1, A good supply of cheap gloves. underneath ware a pair of latex disposable ones. when they are wet and cold change them, then dry them out overnight.
2 This may sound silly, but, ware an extra layer of clothing and a hat, the reason our hands get clod first is because our core body temperature is a little low, keep it slightly higher and there is no need for gloves
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I don't like Unger gloves. They make my hands sweat; then dry them out. They also smell of peanuts and, as you say, don't last long.
Wor Lass and I both use heavy duty marigolds (black; not pink or yellow) - available from hardware stores, with cotton inners from Boots. Buy extra large marigolds and medium sized inners (unless you've hands like buckets).
I use three pairs of inners per day. When one set gets damp; I swop them for a dry pair!
Long lasting, warm, dry hands, protected from your detergent (I have sensitive skin the big puff I am); and they're inexpensive!
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I have used ungers the past two winters - I buy a new pair in Oct. and chuck'em - due to holes - early Spring - but during the last cold snap I put disposables (not latex but like the ones you sometimes get at the diesel pump to keep your hands clean - sandwich bag polythene - loose fitting) underneath - they make a real difference.
In fact now I use the disposables on their own whether trad. cleaning or pole. One set lasts till lunchtime and another sees me thru' - they're only about £2 per 100 pairs.
Stops your skin drying out luv!
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In fact now I use the disposables on their own
I'll try these in Summer for a 100% barrier from my detergent!
Thanks, Luv!
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Yeah they stink them unger gloves... takes me ages to get the smell of my hands at night. thats a task in its own right.
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I wear gloves all the time while cleaning windows. I want my hands and nails to look great all the time. ;D
I buy the chemical gloves from Walmart; $4.00, and then I wear gardening gloves also from Walmart $3.00 as a liner.
The cold season is short here; but we do have one; for that time, 2 liners and thicker gloves.
In the summer I wear the liners for one or two days then wash them. It is smelly when your hands sweat. (And I just cannot have that!) A woman should always smell sweet! :-*
I buy the size large outer gloves and size small or medium women's garden gloves(pink). :o
Works great, and cheap too! :-* :-*