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I had a similar thought. When I have to fill up the portable tank for the lawn mower, I take some disposable latex gloves along. (Exposure is a short enough p
by pasbesoin 14y ago
I had a similar thought.
When I have to fill up the portable tank for the lawn mower, I take some disposable latex gloves along. (Exposure is a short enough period of time that this seems to provide adequate protection for gasoline, at least based on the "smell test".)
It's slightly wasteful, I suppose. OTOH, a random piece of plastic packaging discarded may be more wasteful. And I'd prefer to keep that stuff out of my innards. And, since gas cans in the U.S. have all been redesigned to store the pouring spout internally, I haven't found one that does not force me to get gasoline all over my hands when I use it.
On sale, the latex gloves are something like US$3.50 for a box of 50 (25 pair). I think I've seen nitrile gloves for not a lot more.
- stcredzero 14y agoThe nitrile gloves are worth it. Petroleum products don't wreck them nearly as quickly as with latex.
- akandiah 14y agoAs noted by stcredzero, nitrile rubber performs much better when handling oil-based products. Although its physical and chemical properties vary depending on the polymer’s composition of nitrile, this form of synthetic rubber is generally resistant to oil, fuel, and other chemicals (the more nitrile within the polymer, the higher the resistance to oils but the lower the flexibility of the material). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrile_rubber http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrile_rubber