Chemical grade gloves fail after just 30 min of use

[sefnfot]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA

I was using chemical grade , the bright aqua color gloves from 2 different companies: Stanley and another.

I was using paint stripper and within less than 30 minutes or even less of using the product the gloves failed. First I used the other company's one day. So I assumed perhaps it was some cheap made in China problem. But then the next day I used the Stanley ones and they also failed in less than 30 minutes of use.

Yes it is true that the wrapping does state that if you see bubbling then to stop use. But it is in small print & the presumption is that these gloves should sustain a moderate amount of exposure to chemicals. Both product wrappings specifically state paint strippers as there intended use.

I did call the # on the painter stripper can and they said to call poison control. And they only said to wash hands in warm soapy water. but my hands did get a chemical burn on the first day. Nothing serious , I think, but after 2 days i still have a sensation of a burn. on the second day i used gloves underneath the chem-gloves for extra protection.

 

[racer72]

You need to check the MSDS (Material Data Safety Sheet) for both the gloves and chemical. If this happened at your work, your employer is required to make the MSDS available for all products. The gloves are likely not approved for used with that chemical. In my job in the aerospace industry, there are certain chemicals that when used, require frequent changing of the gloves, some in little as 10 minutes.

If the gloves you used are the same aqua gloves available at my work, these are nitrile gloves and are not to be used with certain solvents.

 

[sefnfot]

would the can of paint stripper and gloves wrapper have this information on it?

Yes they are the nitrile ones. I will post the product info and perhaps photos soon.

But thank you for the information. I am a consumer that purchased these products at the hardware store & the gloves packaging states paint stripper as one of the intended uses.

There should be a warning label ; there might be but I didnt clearly see and notice it. I did see that stripper was one of the uses; that's why i bought it.

 

[racer72]

The MSDS should be available from the manufacturer of both products, check their websites.

 

[justalayman]

since the glove manufacturer cannot know what any given chemical formulator uses in something labeled "paint stripper", they cannot guarantee against all possible paint strippers, hence the warning.

I would suggest reading all warnings and suggestions. If you stepped outside of any of those warnings, you would bear the responsibility for your injury unless the manufacturer specifically listed a chemical they would protect against and that is what caused the injury

 

[sefnfot]

This is the stripper MSDS and it says using nitrile chemical gloves is proper. But I dont know how to read these 9 pages of technical jargon.
http://www.homaxproducts.com/msds/pdf/0201_1_0202_1_0203_1_0204_1.pdf

 

[justalayman]

definitely a lot of information.

methylene chloride. I can tell you from personal experience that methylene chloride in some nasty stuff that seems to eventually permeate any barrier gloves. It also vaporizes quite easily and is heavier than air so it often will vaporize and settle into your gloves if in a position that would allow that to happen.


anyway, with that aside; I would suggest contacting the glove manufacture. Telephone would be best as it allows the most clear and fast exchange of information and allows questions to be asked and answered immediately. If that is not possible, e-mails would eventually allow the same info to pass but not quite as easily and quickly.

What I would ask of Stanley is simply:

after explaining what chemicals were used, describe the actual type of deterioration of the gloves. On that point you are not very clear, here.

They may or may not have an explanation but it is a place to start without spending a lot of money.


You may also have some governmental office that would be interested. Offhand, I do not know who but methylene chloride is listed as a carcinogen by the powers that be in California and as such, I suspect there would be some consumer office that would show some interest in your experience.

 

[xylene]

I would never use 'bright aqua' nitrile golves with stripper.

You need to use those evil looking stiff 2 layer black chemical gloves.

 

[FarmerJ]

I agree with Xylene , nitryl gloves are just another fancy plastic and paint strippers are designed to disolve latex and other chems in paints and stains. Yes the big stiff black gloves would have been a better choice with corrosives. The chem burn from paint stripper will ease up, I learned the hard way many many years ago stripping wood work . Also when washing brushes and any other tool that had paint stripper on it DONT just run it down the sink , Paint strippers can also disolve /weaken PVC waste water pipe and then you have a whole new problem. Wash your brushes /scrapers in a old metal coffee can out side.