Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: paulscotney on January 13, 2009, 10:42:49 pm
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I must say that these gloves which I was lead to believe were great and I thought were great have fallen to bits ( as did the close fitting sealskins I bought last winter) after about 2 months. I am sorry if my previous posts suggested otherwise. Total waste of £25 I M O ..
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mine still goin strong 6months now still waterproof
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all mine i have used have also dropped to bits.... apart from one pair i had given by a customer...
they are orange soft grip rubber on the palm side, and cloth on the outside in yellow.... lovely and warm and totally bullett proof... gripease or something will look them up and put a photo on.
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Wish mine were like trike's , I have no axe to grind. They were brill for about 6 weeks. Think I will try Gardiners next. At moment using £3.50 gloves from Wilko are ok.
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these are what i had given.... they are getting hammered by me and still look new.... inside of the palm is corse, brilliant grip, water proof for holding the pole..... as long as you dont dip your whole hand in water lol...
not washed them once, since november... look clean and new and dont smell at all.
www.arco.co.uk/products/1234500/58496/ (http://www.arco.co.uk/products/1234500/58496/)
cgi.ebay.co.uk/ARCO-PU-GRIPZ-LITE-WORK-GLOVES-12-PACK-SIZE-9-only-_W0QQitemZ260340066834QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090102?IMSfp=TL090102115002r24547 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ARCO-PU-GRIPZ-LITE-WORK-GLOVES-12-PACK-SIZE-9-only-_W0QQitemZ260340066834QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090102?IMSfp=TL090102115002r24547)
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You have the wrong ones,you want the winter glove by sealskinz.
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thats what he is saying.... the heading says winter gloves. ::)
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I use 4 pairs of cheapish gloves and get different sizes so i can wear them over each other, ie lightweight close fitting, waterproof [ chemical gloves ] oversized etc etc bit like layering clothes , the idea is able to adapt to conditions
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I will post pics of the gloves i use tomorrow,sealskinz and the new Berghaus ones.
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you bored NWH ?
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you bored NWH ?
Yeah i`m just going to brush my teeth lol. ;D
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You have the wrong ones,you want the winter glove by sealskinz.
These ARE the ones I bought on your reco.. I won't hold it against you.
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I reckon you must have got a rogue pair then,i`ve had mine 2 winters but i don`t wear them all the time only on bitter mornings.There bound to wear if you wear them day in day out all the time,i only find i need gloves first thing in the morning.
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No my mate who sometimes posts on here bought a pair and he has had the same happen. As i said going to try Gardiners next as most of his gear is good.
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I just use the green soft leather gardening gloves from Homebase. About £3.80 a pair. They do absorb water (a bit) but they are cheap enough to have a couple of pairs on the go. They last for ages too.
I've tried all these window cleaning gloves and paid out a lot for rubbish in the past. IMO these homebase gloves are as good as any of them and better than most.
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Down here in Cornwall the need for winter gloves is more limited, which is probably why I hate wearing winter weight gloves - I find them restrictive.
I do however like wearing summer-weight work gloves and wear these all year to protect my hands. What I have started doing this year is slipping a pair of latex gloves on underneath my summer-weight gloves. I have about 3 pairs of work gloves and when the first pair get soaked I switch gloves, but keep the latex under-gloves on. I have found that this gives me a good balance of ease of use, with protection from the chill factor.
Perhaps if I lived 'up country' this would not be enough and I would need the extra warmth of winter gloves.
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I went through a pair of sealskins each year with wfp until last year when as soon as I got them I wrapped gaffer tape round the high wear points and wear a pair of polythene gloves underneath. If a finger drops off (the glove, that is ;)) I just gaffer it back on.
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I have never rated Sealskinz.
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I have about 3 pairs of work gloves and when the first pair get soaked I switch gloves
I do this too. I have about 5 pairs of cheap semi waterproof gloves on the go. When one pair get soaked, usually after about 2 hours, I swap to another pair and dry the lot out that evening on a radiator in the house.
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These are the best gloves for wfp that I've ever had
www.showagloves.com/gloves/index.php?categoryid=5&gloveid=39
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agree with ravensford we get ours from molevally farmer £10 size ten nice and big so you can put any nice warm gloves on under and total waterproof downside only last about 4months
had a free of sealskin would not part with £25 to have cold damp hand
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I have tried alsorts of gloves in the end I end up wearing none, hands get used to the cold, seal skins fingers wear quick unger made my hands colder than wearing none (work that out) ski gloves to bulky, so now it is tuff skin and the odd blow on them to warm up. How some of you guys would last if trad all year ::)
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I have tried a few varieties of winter gloves including sealskins.Sealskins where great to begin with but they rip very easily and when its near freezing they just do not keep my hands warm.I cannot recommend them.
I have 2 pairs of waterproof gloves that I wear. I have an heavy duty pair that are cumbosome but they are dry and very warm when the temp is below freezing. They are ski gloves with a very hard wearing material on the fingers and palms.I got them a size larger then I needed as I wanted to see if having a cushion of air around my fingers would keep my hands warmer. It does, I only ever wear them on very cold days,they are superb.I bought them from an outdoor clothing chain called Tresspass for about £19.99. I have an other pair of waterproof ski gloves that are waterproof but are not as bulky on the hands,these where also bought from Tresspass for £17.99
Neil
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My employee wears these now, absolutely loves them.
www.windowcleancentre.co.uk/productdetails.aspx?ProductID=287&SectionID=24
He also has a pair of these, which he used for wfp before he got the ones above, but now just uses them on gutter clearing.
www.windowcleancentre.co.uk/productdetails.aspx?ProductID=166&SectionID=24
I just use powder free latex gloves now.
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I have tried alsorts of gloves in the end I end up wearing none, hands get used to the cold, seal skins fingers wear quick unger made my hands colder than wearing none (work that out) ski gloves to bulky, so now it is tuff skin and the odd blow on them to warm up. How some of you guys would last if trad all year ::)
Am I missing something, it is far easier for your hand temperature on trad. U just get a bucket of hot water from the customer.
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I've used the sealskins one day so far, I quite like them. Let's hope I don't have to use it too much.
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I've used the sealskins one day so far, I quite like them. Let's hope I don't have to use it too much.
Too true.
They are brill, lovely gloves shame they don't last.
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What I would like to know is, what are you and NWH doing differently lol.
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these are what i had given.... they are getting hammered by me and still look new.... inside of the palm is corse, brilliant grip, water proof for holding the pole..... as long as you dont dip your whole hand in water lol...
not washed them once, since november... look clean and new and dont smell at all.
www.arco.co.uk/products/1234500/58496/ (http://www.arco.co.uk/products/1234500/58496/)
cgi.ebay.co.uk/ARCO-PU-GRIPZ-LITE-WORK-GLOVES-12-PACK-SIZE-9-only-_W0QQitemZ260340066834QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090102?IMSfp=TL090102115002r24547 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ARCO-PU-GRIPZ-LITE-WORK-GLOVES-12-PACK-SIZE-9-only-_W0QQitemZ260340066834QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090102?IMSfp=TL090102115002r24547)
the ebay ones are 9.99,but he says same gloves on web are 24.99 for a pack of 12 on the web.so why payy himm 9.99.when you can buy 12 pairs foe 24.99 ??? ??? ???
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my gloves lased 2 weeks what a load of rubbish ??? ??? ??? ???