"Do you wear gloves?" Topic

I saw a video of a guy wearing rubber gloves while painting. He was brushing on a wash, not dipping or anything particularly wet but it struck me odd. I don't even wear gloves when I spray prime\seal.

Maybe he's a bit sensitive.

I wear a glove when I'm holding a model (by the base) that I'm spraying. I didn't used to, but got fed up cleaning the paint off my fingers.

I always wear latex surgical gloves and a respirator when spaying (can or airbrush), but not when using a normal brush.

Seems like a good idea to me. I am sloppy when washing figures. I only wear one "garage" glove when spraying.

It's a good way to avoid leaving fingerprints on the model. Useful if your hands are sweaty or the FBI is looking for you.

I don't even use gloves while priming. I lose sensivity on the fingers and the sprayed paint tend to attach much, much better to the glove than the hand ruining the paint on the model.

Yes

Not yet but a good idea

When airbrushing or applying wash (I'm sloppy) I wear a glove on the hand I hold the mini with.

I wear gloves most of the day. At work, in the yard, casting minis, painting minis, whatever.

How can random people know I'm a wargamer if I don't go around with paint on my hands?

I wear "exam" gloves when priming, so I don't get my hands covered with Gesso.

I tied wearing gloves for spraying, but don't do it any more. Inconvenient. Not a bad idea when spraying along with a mask or respirator.

If I'm having an outbreak of eczema I will. Getting paint into the cracks in my hands isn't fun.

Nope.

Only when welding, or cycling in cold weather….

when resin casting always, when airbrushing sometimes, wile painting with a brush never.

Only when I hand paint a base coat. Since I'm covering the whole figure I can afford to be a little sloppy.

I use disposable plastic gloves when spraying on primer, but I don't use them when I paint with a brush.

I use one or both gloves when airbrushing.

Have never used gloves when brushpainting, but occasionally realize it's a good idea.

I use them regularly for housepainting, staining wood, applying shoe polish, etc.

Sometimes one when spraying mini's otherwise not for mini's but I often do when painting larger terrain items especially when washing them.

Only when I walk my dogs on winter mornings.

No.

Since I currently fix figures to a champagne-style cork before painting, my fingers are safe from the paint (mostly).

No

I should add his paintbrush hand also had a glove on it.

I'm more of a mitten man myself.

Yes – when riding a motorcycle, doing yard work, or in the wintertime.

When painting miniatures – no.

No. My fingers are clumsy enough without additional barriers.

No

Only when stripping/cleaning minis in denatured alcohol…

Never for the hobby.

Only respirator mask when spraying.

I wear a glove on my left hand when I sit brush or use a spray can.

Only in the winter if it is cold enough …

Now if I use spray paint I do it outside or in my well ventilated garage.

I have no fear of peindre-phobia.

I wear latex or nitrile gloves and safety glasses when spray painting. I sometimes wear gloves when painting terrain, especially large pieces and table covers, because that often gets messy at an almost Jackson Pollack scale.

I almost always wear fingerless leather gloves for bicycle riding. I actually have gloves in the glove compartments of our cars (leather in one and polyester fleece in the other), in case it's colder than I expected when I left the house.

Jeez, my manual dexterity is bad enough already!

Legion 4 stole my joke: only when it's snowing. I don't like to wear gloves

Anyone wear matching boots as well?

Oops. Wrong site!

Hehe ;-)

No, but a nice matching handbag always completes the ensemble.

No handbags for painting but I do use a glove on one hand to hold the figure or vehicle when I am irbrushing on the primer or basecoats. I usually attach the figure to a handle or stick to avoid the finger print issue.

Nope

Only when I check my prostate.

Perhaps he is a professional hand model.

Anyone wear matching boots as well?

Oops. Wrong site!

A miniatures wargaming site is definitely NOT the wrong place to talk about matching boots and gloves!

LOL !

My no assumed we were talking anything to do with miniatures.

Not as a rule. I did when using epoxy glues and body fillers for some projects, due to skin sensitivity/allergy issues, but certyainly not painting.