I use nitrile cheapo gloves from Harbor Freight. It is very important to wash your hand/gloves before touching the guns. That gets off any of that white crud.

Put gloves on
Wash them thourougly
Dry fully
Clean guns
Suffer not

If they get dirty during cleaning, wash again before you put the crud from inside the gun on the outside.

 

I use unpowdered latex gloves. I have not had a problem with white steaks, aand I use hoppes No9 as well. Nitrile have better solvent resistance, I just don't like them. If cleaning a lot I might have to change gloves once with latex. There are alot of types and quality of latex gloves. Most of them you find in stores are too cheap and too old. THey rip when you try to put them on. Go to a medical supply and get some good "paramedic" gloves. They are thicker and have a texture which makes them easier to work with. Best of luck...

 

nitrile powder free, no residue and resists oil and solvents better than latex.

 

:shock: Never touched a glove while cleaning my guns, rifle, pistol, shotguns. Always give 'em a fast wipe down with a rag to remove finger prints and acidic residue etc. Been working for me, and costs less than gloves.

 

You really wear gloves to clean a gun?

 

it helps not drag the solvent smell in the house, it does not seem to have the same effect as aftershave.... :lol:

 

Shrug. I clean my guns in the house. :shock: I like hoppes as a aftershave, too... :shock:

 

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I like hoppes as a aftershave, too... :shock:

It is also a direct subsitute for Angostura.

 

I clean my guns in the house too. I have never worn gloves. Oh, I love the smell of Hoppes.

 

I use vinyl gloves that I get at a restaurant supply place. About $5 for 100. They're more durable than latex and about half the price of the nitrile gloves I have seen. Seem impervious to anything I use on my guns. I don't wear them to protect the guns but to keep my hands from soaking up the solvents, oils, etc. Without the gloves I have a hard time getting my hands clean enough to handle my contact lenses - trust me you don't want Hoppes #9 on your hands when removing your contacts!!

 

I clean my guns in the house too. I have never worn gloves. Oh, I love the smell of Hoppes.

yuck!! I hate the smell of it.

 

Thought I'd clarify, I don't routinely use gloves when cleaning guns, but I Keep them for a number of chores, and I prefer the mid-weight latex...

I use them more for finishing work and working around greasy machinery.

 

I like hoppes as a aftershave, too... :shock:

The ladies like it too ! :lol:

 

I have a pair of batting gloves I use for shooting should I use those when cleaning my shotguns to avoid putting prints on the gun?

 

Oh, I love the smell of Hoppes.

"The smells men like, wet dog fur steaming by an open fire, and Hoppe's Number 9 and fly dope on a red bandana handkerchief." Judge Lyford Parker, as told by Corey Ford in "Letter to a Grandson". :wink:

Frank

 

I like cleaning my guns inside too. The solvent not only cleans the guns, but it also repels nagging and household chores...amazing stuff I must say. As for gloves, I just wipe down the gun with an old rag and then a silicone rag; seems to work great.

 

I wear either powder free vinyl or nitrile gloves...to protect myself from petroleum products and contact lead exposure. Sutff's been known to cause cancer in the state of California.

 

shooting has been known to cause cancer in the state of California.

 

No gloves here, just take my wedding ring off so as not to scratch my babies!!! Wipe any fingerprints off, wash my hands, then get yelled at for stinking up the house :? kids don't mind!

 

My wife used to hate the smell of Hoppes. Now she says she kind of likes it.

She's one of the good ones 8)

 

My wife used to hate the smell of Hoppes. Now she says she kind of likes it.

She's one of the good ones 8)

Did you lock her up in the room with it? After a while, it just kinda gets in the brain... :lol:

 

Yep, good point TAB: "kinda gets in the brain". Reminded me that even the common and often thought of as innocuous compound, hexane, a protoleum solvent gets metabolized in the body (liver) to a di-ketone which then reacts with a protein in the brain to give the brain tissue a blue color at autopsy.

Hope you guys are using these solvents with adequate ventilation! They are not kidding on the labels. The printed precautions are only suggestive understatements at best.
Although there might be a lot of people so afflicted still walking around.

 

I do use el cheapo latex gloves I buy at Costco...mostly just to keep the bulk of the gunk off of my hands....solvent tends to tear up my skin.

Yes, they do leave fingerptints on the blued surfaces of the gun...my last step is to remove the gloves (after the heavy cleaning and reassembly has been done) and give it a quick wipe with a rag and some BC Sheath (called Barricade these days).

 

Think the best advise I've ever heard for dealing with any noxious chemical is: don't get it on you, don't get it in you, and for god's sake don't inhale it. At least not any more than you have to.