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Tip: Close Off Fluid Lines With Latex Gloves

By Chuck Cage

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The next time you need to temporarily plug a fluid line when you’re working under the hood — like, for example, the a transmission cooler line like we had to deal with this week when replacing a radiator — grab one of your latex shop gloves and rubber-band it over the end.  It’ll keep the fluid in the tube — and out of the engine compartment — and you can throw the whole mess away when you’re done.


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3 Responses to “Tip: Close Off Fluid Lines With Latex Gloves”

  1. Abe Says:
    July 7th, 2007 at 6:05 pm

    Please do not wear latex gloves in the shop. Petroleum products cause the latex to break down and may cause you to develop a latex allergy. This is such a serious problem that hospitals will not let workers bring their own hand lotion from home because some lotions contain pertoleum products.
    A latex allergy is something you do not want to go through life with.

    Spend a few extra bucks and get nitrile gloves. I buy them by the case from www.dontheglove.com. They have the best prices (that I have found anyway) on good quality gloves.

    Abe

  2. Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Reader Question: Latex Gloves Bad For Shop Use? Says:
    July 9th, 2007 at 1:26 pm

    […] TM reader Abe posted the following comment on our recent Tip: Close Off Fluid Lines With Latex Gloves post: “Please do not wear latex gloves in the shop. Petroleum products cause the latex to break down and may cause you to develop a latex allergy.  This is such a serious problem that hospitals will not let workers bring their own hand lotion from home because some lotions contain pertoleum products.   A latex allergy is something you do not want to go through life with.” […]

  3. Jon Says:
    July 9th, 2007 at 1:38 pm

    I like the nitrile gloves as well. Usually they are a little bit more puncture resistant, but they still need to be changed every once in a while.

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