{"id":8967,"date":"2015-02-11T11:59:09","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T19:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/?p=8967"},"modified":"2015-02-11T11:59:09","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T19:59:09","slug":"wear-detailing-gloves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/8967\/wear-detailing-gloves\/","title":{"rendered":"You Need to Wear Detailing Gloves"},"content":{"rendered":"
The fact is that if you have stuff on your hands your body will absorb it in much the same way that your hands absorb moisturizer. The stuff will then make it to your bloodstream. While you might not feel it, your body then needs to filter all that crap out – through your liver, kidneys or whatever. I\u2019m not a doctor but you get the point. This is not good for you.<\/p>\n
Right, a couple of times here and there won\u2019t be too bad. But keep in mind you are a car enthusiast. You detail your car often – sometimes weekly, sometimes daily. Chemicals on your hands is a big no-no as the damage will build up over time and can be very bad for you.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n For this reason alone you should always wear gloves while handling car detailing products. You can call them detailing gloves if you’d like. Regardless, forget about the need to keep your skin soft. That\u2019s not the whole point of the issue. Your skin is the least of your worries. <\/p>\n To give you a good example, let\u2019s look at the surfing industry and the guys who build surfboards. Many surfboards are glassed using polyester resin. Acetone is used to break down polyester resin. Back in the day surfboard shapers used to glass boards using their bare hands and then clean their hands using acetone. Many of those early shapers ended up with liver problems due to this practice.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a quote from an article on an Australian surfboard blank website that talks about this\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Bare hand glassing followed by an acetone wash is an absolute no no. Acetone passes straight through the skin into the blood stream and through the vital organs.”<\/em> – SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n The strength of car detailing chemicals might not be as much as that of acetone, but the fact still remains that they are chemicals that can be harmful to your body. So why risk it?<\/p>\n Before I detail a car, I put gloves on. I\u2019m not talking about simply the polishing or waxing part of things. I put on gloves before an actual car wash. I wear them all throughout the detailing process until I\u2019m done, out of the garage and eating sandwich. I oftentimes have to swap gloves mid-project if they become too soiled or torn. They\u2019re cheap and my health is more important.<\/p>\n