Black gloves

[RR F1]

After 30 years back to kit modeling, I am puzzled by model maker wearing those black gloves to put together the parts. I use gloves while spray painting to keep my fingers clean but I cannot see the advantage of wearing them all the time. I properly would glue them to the parts as I do with my finger tips.

Maybe, I just don’t see the bigger picture.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

I tried using gloves for painting. The lacquer thinner wound up staying on/in the gloves and I would get fingerprints everywhere from the thinner melting paint. So I just deal with getting paint on my hands now. 

[stevehnz]

I'm guessing some use them to avoid getting skin oils on the plastic before painting but unless you have very sweaty hands, an occasional wipe on a paper towel seems to fix that for me. I've not done the black glove thing but I think it would make me clumsier than I am already.

Steve.

[Ray_W]

I think if you're showing your techniques to the wider community, such as on social media, you will use and recommend PPE. On their own builds in private ... maybe not so. I will wear a glove for my holding hand when spray painting and after painting. The latter because no matter how often I wash my hands, I can leave a greasy finger print. I do keep a moist towel handy to wipe my hands to avoid having to wear the glove all the time. Note singular. I never wear a glove on my right hand. Can't position parts. 

 

3 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

The lacquer thinner wound up staying on/in the gloves and I would get fingerprints everywhere from the thinner melting paint.

 

Totally with Dennis on this. I have to be so careful. When mixing paints I prefer to remove the glove so there is no residual paint and thinner on it for handling the project. I have even got into the habit of using a hair dryer to dry the glove during painting jobs to ensure no residual thinner.  

 

Ray

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

1 minute ago, Ray_W said:

I have even got into the habit of using a hair dryer to dry the glove during painting jobs to ensure no residual thinner. 

Im perpetually hot in my office so have two 10” desk fans that keep it cooler and air circulating. I never thought to use air to dry the gloves off ? 

[Bigdave22014]

I don't wear them whilst building, but do when I am cleaning / wiping down the model before and during painting to stop oily fingerprints.

[Duncan B]

I use a glove on my left hand to hold the model once I get to the priming and painting stage i.e. after I have degreased the plastic.

I think the wearing of gloves on social media might be as much to do with covering the hands from view as much as anything else. As an example I do remember watching one video where the 'presenter' was continually apologising for his bitten nails, if he'd worn gloves no-one would have been any the wiser.

 

Duncan B

[bentwaters81tfw]

I have a pair of white cotton gloves that I use when handling silver/bare metal finishes. Some paints seem prone to attracting fingerprints. Once they have gassed out for a week or so, I can usually get away without.

[John_W]

Possibly this is a long time modeller, and wears the gloves to cover the scars and injuries of many years of kit building so they don't traumatise the next generation of hobbyists?

[Pete Robin]

And that, gents, is why you wear one black glove😉

 

Regards

Pete

[sardaukar]

always thought they were nitrile gloves, I wear them for post processing 3d prints and I usually wear one glove for airbrushing. but hands get too sweaty to wear them all the time.

[Filler]

On 11/4/2024 at 9:03 AM, Duncan B said:

I use a glove on my left hand to hold the model once I get to the priming and painting stage i.e. after I have degreased the plastic.

I think the wearing of gloves on social media might be as much to do with covering the hands from view as much as anything else. As an example I do remember watching one video where the 'presenter' was continually apologising for his bitten nails, if he'd worn gloves no-one would have been any the wiser.

 

Duncan B

That could well be it. I’ve stopped watching some build videos because of long dirty fingernails. It can almost make me wretch. 

[Stephen]

I wear black nitrile gloves when spraying as I have sensitive skin and suffer from eczema so it helps to protect them.  

[Mark Harmsworth]

On 04/11/2024 at 03:01, RR F1 said:

I am puzzled by model maker wearing those black gloves to put together the parts

To avoid being recognised when he goes out to buy a stamp. Otherwise legions of fans would rush up and say :

 

"I recognise those hands, you're Albert the modeller, please please can I have your autograph and, if I give you the bits, can you build me a Spitfire??"

[Mr T]

I am somewhat inconsistent with glove wearing, I usually wear them when spraying, especially when priming, but rarely when building. 

I also think wearing gloves on YouTube videos is about looking cool and 'professional'. I have watched some of the modelling videos, but really got little from them. They seem to have their fans, which may be what it is all about.