Gloves, Derma Shield or nothing?

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Do you use Nitrile Gloves, Derma Shield, or nothing at all?

Poll ended at August 13th, 2015, 3:09 pm

Nitrile Gloves
10
56%
Derma Shield
5
28%
Another glove type
0
No votes
Another barrier cream
0
No votes
Nothing at all
3
17%
 
Total votes: 18

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Gloves, Derma Shield or nothing?

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Are the majority of you windshield repair, windshield replacement, and headlight restoration technicians wearing Nitrile gloves, using a barrier cream like Derma Shield, or do you choose not to wear any form of skin protection?

The reason I ask is that for years I didn't wear anything at all and never had any problems. I think that is largely because Delta Kits resins and headlight restoration chemicals are extremely safe to use by industry standards but also because I am very careful not to get a lot of resin, urethane, solvents, or headlight restoration chemicals on my hands. However, after seeing a few people who developed irritant contact dermatitis* from getting acid based windshield repair resins on their hands and reading up on it I decided it was better to be safe than sorry. That was many moons ago and I tried every Nitrile glove I could find but no matter the brand, thickness or style, I never really liked using gloves so I started trying various barrier creams. I liked those better than gloves but found that most of them left my hands feeling greasy which was not ideal for windshield repair, or anything else for that matter. Finally I stumbled upon Derma Shield. Actually someone came to my office selling Derma Shield and after watching his demonstration I was sold on how well it worked and how you couldn't even tell you had it on a few minutes after application.

We sold both Nitrile gloves and Derma Shield for years and at one point were selling far more gloves than Derma Shield but then the tide turned and Derma Shield became more popular. In fact, we were selling so few gloves at one point that we stopped carrying them. This year has been a record year for the sale of Derma Shield so we are now stocking more sizes than ever before so I'm wondering if there are just more windshield repair and replacement technicians who have been educated on the benefits of Derma Shield or if maybe there are more people using gloves as well. If the latter, we will consider stocking Nitrile gloves again in addition to the Derma Shield.

I would appreciate it if forum members would weigh in on this topic by participating in this poll. Your additional comments or questions are also welcome.

Thanks for your help!

*Irritant contact dermatitis can be caused by contact with acids, solvents, alcohol, acetone, bleach, soaps, deodorants, cosmetics, URETHANE, URETHANE PRIMER, WINDSHIELD REPAIR RESIN, HEADLIGHT COATINGS, etc. You can even get it from latex gloves! Derma Shield not only helps protect you from these contaminants, it also helps heal damaged skin. In fact, doctors in the UK are now prescribing Derma Shield for various skin disorders.
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I started using DS that I purchased from Korey and I love it ! The problem I have with gloves is my hands getting so sweaty ! So , when they rip and I need to change I then have to get my hands very dry to get another pair on. I use baby powder. Sometimes I will put on two pairs at once if I know I will be repairing a lot of cars. I really think so far the DS is the way to go .
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Yeah I have the sweaty hands problem too. I used the powdered gloves for awhile but like you said, if you rip one you need to dry your hands before putting on another one. You should also wash your hands every time you rip a glove and change it immediately. Having resin trapped inside the glove against the skin is worse than not wearing a glove at all but I see guys wearing torn gloves all the time.
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I don't use any type of protection. I very seldom if ever get resin on my hands. If this is a problem maybe you should check your procedure.
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Sunshine,
It's not a matter of "checking one's procedure" it's more being on the side of caution. Just cleaning your system can very easily get resin on your fingers just from touching whatever you may use to clean. JMO
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Not when cleaning mine and cleaning would a procedure JMO
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I like using the nitrile gloves.
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Dave M wrote:Sunshine,
It's not a matter of "checking one's procedure" it's more being on the side of caution. Just cleaning your system can very easily get resin on your fingers just from touching whatever you may use to clean. JMO
I don't often get resin on my hands either but I can't say it never happens. I do have a bad habit of removing the injector from my cleaning jar with my fingers, which if unprotected is not a good practice. Resin mixed with alcohol is absorbed into the skin very quickly. I agree with Dave, it's better to err on the side of caution.

Not as many technicians participating in the survey as I had hopped but of those that have it looks like Gloves is currently the most popular option as expected. While not my personal choice they are more readily available and I think some feel more comfortable when they can see what is protecting their skin even though they sacrifice some dexterity and convenience.
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I am so tired of sweaty hands in the nitrile gloves! I am going to try derma shield on my next order. So is it safe to dip your fingers in the cleaning jar when derma shield is applied?
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Roo wrote:I am so tired of sweaty hands in the nitrile gloves! I am going to try derma shield on my next order. So is it safe to dip your fingers in the cleaning jar when derma shield is applied?
I'm confident enough in the product to dip my fingers into the cleaning jar to retrieve the injector part but that's not something I can recommend to others, primarily because there is no way for me to know if it was applied properly (worked up under the finger nails and cuticles). I don't know if you've seen the demonstration video or not but at about 5:40 into the video you'll see the guy put Hydrochloric acid on his hand, also not something I would recommend, but it gives you an idea of the protection Derma Shield provides. It was this type of demonstration I watched many years ago that convinced me to try it for the first time and I've been a believer ever since. If you haven't seen the video you can go to this page and click on the demonstration link at the bottom of the page. http://www.dermashield.us/
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