Tip: Close Off Fluid Lines With Latex Gloves

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.
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 http://www.dontheglove.com. They have the best prices (that I have found anyway) on good quality gloves.
Abe
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.