Hey guys are these gloves any good or the other brands that are similar. Seem kind off pricy at $20.00 to $30.00 a pair. Just thinking you guys have some off these. Do they hold up real well? Thanks for the help.

 

I had a pair that failed quicly on me, but then I was using them for just about everything else (cutting trees, moving block, etc) First off, its gonna depend on what you are going to be doing when wearing the gloves. They have differnt gloves for different applications. I also found a similar type of glove (forget the name) at Home Depot for about $15.00. I didnt buy any yet (mainly because I rarely wear gloves anyways) but they looked very similar to the Mechanix gloves.

 

Mechanix brand don't last long at all, but I've found no "Mechanics Gloves" that last any time at all.

I grew up hardly ever wearing gloves for anything. My hands always looked like they'd been through a meat grinder and still do. For a short time I was working in a fork lift shop that was inside a LARGE plant. The company is NUTS about safety to a point where they decided to REQUIRE the use of gloves. This law was enacted after I'd been working there awhile.

I tried Mechanix brand and some various ones that I got at Sears. I finally got a cheapo pair at Sears off the bargain counter for $10. There were three pair so I bought them all. They had grippy surfaces at the thumb and forefinger and amazingly outlasted any others. I have gone back to Sears and they no longer have these kind. I worked at that shop a good three or four months after buying those gloves and never got into the extra two pair.

Now that I'm not working in that shop any more, I don't wear gloves any more. I can just do so much more work, so much quicker without gloves on.

A guy I worked with in that shop started using just a plain old pair of leather work gloves and let them soak through and through with grease and oil. They were still holding up when I left.

BTW, I THINK that what ate up the Mechanix brand gloves was hydraulic oil. Working on fork trucks it's IMPOSSIBLE to keep from getting a hydraulic oil bath from time to time. If you don't have to deal with hydraulic oil much, they might last awhile.

 

I found the cheap mechanix gloves don't last long but the impact versions much better. I use them mostly whenever I have suspension work to do or if my hands are going to be around rusty metal. So give the no name brand a try they might work ok.

 

Get yourself the Craftsman Gloves from Sear. Same type of glove for 9.99.

 

Those brown jersey gloves are cheaper and you get a few pairs for like $10. Or buy the blue latex type gloves and wear a couple of pairs at a time in case it tears one. Or you can use gods gloves and good ole Fast Orange. Sorry, just my 2 cents.

 

I was using them for just about everything else (cutting trees, moving block, etc)

Everything, yeah tell me about it, one day it's oil and grease, the next dirt and saw dust, then fiberglass and paint. Anyways on the subject of Mechanix golves, I had a pair that held up really well - then I lost them. After that I tried different knock offs, which were okay. Recently I bought a cheap pair from Menards and so far, so good. I think in the end it comes down to luck and what you are doing with the gloves (my opinion at least).

 

Mechanix Gloves are warranteed against almost anything.

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I've had dozens of pairs replaced over the last 10 years or so.

 

I rarely wear gloves while doing mechanical work becuase I find that the loss of finger dexterity is way worse than having dirty hands and busted knuckles, its just way easier to work without them. I do use Mechanix gloves occaisionally when working on exhaust systems, and mine have seemed to stand up to occaisional use for this sort of work.

I briefly tried using Mechanix gloves at work, I'm a tow truck operator, and have found that they do not stand up to pulling a lot of wire. The wire rope eats right through the synthetic leather palms on these gloves. Oddly enough I have found that the Atlas Fit gloves with the knit material and thick rubber palms stand up to the wire rope better than anything else out there.

 

I love the atlas fit gloves. They are good all around. Also I've never been let down by the old school leather work gloves. I'm not much of a glove wearer either so When I actually do need some the shop supplies the atlas fits and I can't find a problem with them so far.

 

I use the Atlas Therma Fit gloves since basically the only time I wear gloves is when it's too cold not too. I agree that it's easier to clean your hands than to clean gloves, and I have some pretty tough skin.

 

I've started using cheap TIG gloves from the local welding supply. Lots of them are under then bucks a pair, they hold up well, and are comfortable.

 

I use the Iron Clad gloves from Menards. They go on sale for 5 bucks and i usually buy 2 or 3 pair at a time. I wear them when i am working with sheet metal.