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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: geefree on December 12, 2009, 12:11:56 pm

Title: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: geefree on December 12, 2009, 12:11:56 pm: Hi sorry for the dual heading,

Just thought i would let you know about the Sealskin gloves i bought last month,

used them yesterday for the first time as it was very cold and frosty,

Well, they are absolutely useless !!

my hands were freezing cold immediately, within an hour they were also soaking wet !

I paid £25 for them from a camping shop , where the sales manager insisted they were the best thing since sliced bread,

he said fishermen swear by them, milkmen and window cleaners come in for them etc etc.

They are the black ones with the plastic bubble grips on the palms.

Rubbish.

2/
I have a problem with one of my jets on the brush,the water only trickles out,.... i have cleaned it out but it still does not come out the same speed as the other jet, bloody annoying,

anyone else had this problem?

Thanks for any help. ;)
Title: Re: Gloves update ..... and jets probem.
Post by: macmac on December 12, 2009, 12:46:50 pm: Regarding the jet Gazza, you have to "suck" out a blockage usually mate. Blowing won't work. Suck the pipe it's connected to. ;)

Regarding the gloves, good to hear, save mi'sen 25 smackers! ;)
Title: Re: Gloves update ..... and jets probem.
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 12, 2009, 01:06:55 pm: After various tries on the glove front in the £15 - £25 range I have settled on Wickes labourers gloves with orange rubber fingers and palm with yellow "woollen" backs.

They are called Professional builders' grippa gloves and are £2.99 - product code 186928 - but my local wickes was doing them at 3 pairs for a fiver when I got some last month.

Now they are good anyway with water resistance but if it's cold and wet I put those polythene throwaway gloves inside to give additional thermal protection and complete waterproof - ness!

I take a few pairs with me and get them washed and dried weekly.

They last a few weeks before you get a hole, but with the inserts they last indefinitely.

Cheap as chips!

You can also wash and tumble them and they dry out fast on van heater vents too.
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: geefree on December 12, 2009, 01:11:54 pm: Thanks lads,

i have a couple of pairs of the wickes gloves which i used last year, really good for grip and keep hands mostly dry,... but not warm,

so i will try them with the plastic liners now, thanks

;)

Thanks macmac too, for the jets help.
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: concept on December 12, 2009, 01:12:43 pm: Joka gloves ftw
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: geefree on December 12, 2009, 01:21:48 pm: just had a look at this site.

interesting.

http://www.jokaglovesuk.com/jokapolar.php
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: concept on December 12, 2009, 01:26:19 pm: see joka gloves thread
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: Smudger on December 12, 2009, 01:47:02 pm: 1. jets - i just put my finger over the good jet - pressure builds up and clears the other 8)

2. gloves - i brought some SEAC sub diver gloves - lovely and warm - only prob is they such a good fit it takes 20 mins to get them off!!! ::)

Darran
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: matt on December 12, 2009, 01:51:38 pm: google 5mm suba gloves

they have last me 4 or 5 winters, nice an warm

under 15 quid a pair

job done
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: geefree on December 13, 2009, 11:08:34 am: Thanks for the help. ;)
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: Window Washers on December 13, 2009, 11:18:26 am: im trying out some blue gloves from wilkinsons at the mo, they are not bulky and are water proof just waiting for some cold weather to see if they keep hands warm
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: [GQC] Tim on December 13, 2009, 11:51:52 am: You got sold the wrong gloves, they are rubbish. The Sealskin glove you need is the Winter Glove.

http://www.cave-crag.co.uk/ProductImages/fullsize/Seal-Winter-glove.jpg

Was working with it the whole day, warm and dry hands.
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: jeff1 on December 13, 2009, 12:01:49 pm: I wear firemens gloves, my hands stay nice and warm and they stay dry ;)
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: concept on December 13, 2009, 02:16:13 pm: Quote from: [GQC] Tim on December 13, 2009, 11:51:52 am
You got sold the wrong gloves, they are rubbish. The Sealskin glove you need is the Winter Glove.

http://www.cave-crag.co.uk/ProductImages/fullsize/Seal-Winter-glove.jpg

Was working with it the whole day, warm and dry hands.

i had them, hands got soaked on day one.

took them straight back, rubbish glove.
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: Steve CM on December 13, 2009, 02:22:22 pm: whats all this glove business? arn't we real men anymore?? ;D

i rarely wear gloves when working but if i do i found a cheap pair for a couple of quid out of my local discount store just fine.

Bought a pair of the unger ones for about 18 quid. ripped to shreds in about 2 weeks!
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: concept on December 13, 2009, 02:25:34 pm: aye, but difference is, we dont need gloves to protect us from our cold keyboard...

we are the grafters, not pen pushers! ;D
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: Steve CM on December 13, 2009, 02:27:50 pm: still grafted to get here. ;)

also i will be working more as more work has come on. I actually prefer working in the winter to the summer. I've never been scared of a little graft :P and in the winters i have worked mostly i've never worn gloves 8)
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: dazmond on December 13, 2009, 02:35:55 pm: i dont wear gloves v.much either.if i do i usually wear them for an hour or two in the morning.ive got the GLACIER perfect curve neoprene gloves.they keep your hands nice and warm but they can sweat a bit!but after a few hours a tend to take them off.its a pain taking them off to post tickets etc at times.good for keeping the hands warm carrying an ali ladders about though! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: [GQC] Tim on December 13, 2009, 03:16:25 pm: Quote from: concept on December 13, 2009, 02:16:13 pm
Quote from: [GQC] Tim on December 13, 2009, 11:51:52 am
You got sold the wrong gloves, they are rubbish. The Sealskin glove you need is the Winter Glove.

http://www.cave-crag.co.uk/ProductImages/fullsize/Seal-Winter-glove.jpg

Was working with it the whole day, warm and dry hands.

i had them, hands got soaked on day one.

took them straight back, rubbish glove.

Your hands got soaked? They are waterproof? ???
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: Window Washers on December 13, 2009, 06:44:26 pm: Quote from: concept on December 13, 2009, 02:25:34 pm
aye, but difference is, we dont need gloves to protect us from our cold keyboard...

we are the grafters, not pen pushers! ;D
;D
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: Johnny Coyle on December 13, 2009, 08:31:26 pm: I bought the Joka Polars best gloves I have used
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: 1wayno on December 13, 2009, 09:48:11 pm: gotta look after ur hands man :) i have to wear gloves in winter,espec for first couple of hours in da mornin,or else my hands jus go soo numb and cold i cant move em lol
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: Sean Dyer on December 13, 2009, 11:28:29 pm: i work 99% of the time with no gloves but some days are too cold and others i could manage but why if i can wear gloves and be warm!
sealskinz i find great but trad, and not had them in the rain yet as its never usually cold when raining, so i find them ok but in the past i remmeber them getting wet and it not being great fun but all part of teh job i suppose!
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: advanced on December 14, 2009, 04:58:10 pm: just bought two pairs of joka polar gloves from omni pole try them out tommorow , there soppose to be good .
Title: Re: Cold and Wet ..Sealskinz Gloves update ..... and jets problem.
Post by: martin g on December 15, 2009, 10:15:12 am: i also bought seal skin gloves which cost me about £20 last winter. I was very disappointed with them. I now use cheap gloves from a builders merchant which are coated with pvc on outside. They cost less than a pound and Are, waterproof!