How should one clean Tig Welding gloves?

**ISKI** · 11-17-2010, 11:42 AM

I work on many different projects, and no matter how hard I try not to, I get oil and grease on my TIG gloves. After they are really bad I brush the outsides with acetone to clean up the grease. What is the best way to clean a pig skin glove?

**SICFabrications** · 11-17-2010, 06:06 PM

pig skin can be hand washed with dawn soap in the sink.... i keep a set of tig gloves for tig only and keep other gloves for smaw or gmaw and another set for handling metal... my tig gloves see no work other then holding filler and the torch

**Arcamm** · 11-30-2010, 07:58 PM

Newbie question; What's the difference between tig gloves and regular welding gloves? Are just more dexterous?

**odleo** · 11-30-2010, 09:13 PM

I might not have the correct answer, but the TIG gloves, I bought are thinner and me the dexterity I need to manipulate the filler. Tried my regular stick gloves and I was not able to feel the filler rod much less be able to feed it into the puddle. Just my 2 cents. Hope I'm right on this answer

**KHK** · 11-30-2010, 09:28 PM

Yes my TIG gloves are much thinner than the regular welding gloves. I have never cleaned them!

**SICFabrications** · 11-30-2010, 11:05 PM

the welding sales guy says that the best tig gloves will let you pick a dime up off the table... without sliding the dime.... i buy stallion tig gloves and sometimes the miller ones when the stallions arent available... i still use a heavy weight glove for the torch handm just because i like to hold the torch close to the cup...

**Bluesman** · 12-01-2010, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by SICFabrications

the welding sales guy says that the best tig gloves will let you pick a dime up off the table... without sliding the dime.... i buy stallion tig gloves and sometimes the miller ones when the stallions arent available... i still use a heavy weight glove for the torch handm just because i like to hold the torch close to the cup...

I do too and my daggum hand gets gets scalding hot so I usually have to put one of the heavier stick welding gloves on to hold the torch.

**ISKI** · 12-01-2010, 03:13 PM

I never considered using a thick glove on my torch hand, but will now. My problem is that the TIG gloves get loaded up with grease from touching other parts of the work. I don't clean the whole part, just where the heat is going. I figure that if all of the oil is removed, it will wreck the leather and that acetone is killing them off fast. I'll switch to dish washing liquid.

Thanks
Iggy

**Arcamm** · 12-01-2010, 06:41 PM

I use a product call Oil Eater. I use it full strength to clean old tractors and half strength in my parts washer. My wife uses it diluted to get oil out of clothes. It's non-flammable and bio degradable.

**matteh99** · 12-01-2010, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by SICFabrications

pig skin can be hand washed with dawn soap in the sink.... i keep a set of tig gloves for tig only and keep other gloves for smaw or gmaw and another set for handling metal... my tig gloves see no work other then holding filler and the torch

Does the soap and water dry them out?

I suppose how much work you put into cleaning them depends on how much they cost in the first place.