Radians RDNRWG13L Foam Dipped Nitrile Work Gloves Large

The Radians RDNRWG13L is a pair of foam dipped nitrile work gloves, large.

Foam dipping is the specification and it is the coating that changed oily handling.

A smooth coating grips by contact. Introduce oil and a film sits between the glove and the part, and the glove slides on it — the wearer grips harder, and the part still gets dropped. Anyone handling oily components in smooth-coated gloves recognises the feeling immediately.

A foam coating is porous. The oil is drawn into the foam structure rather than sitting on top of it, so the coating reaches the part underneath the film. The result is a glove that grips better on an oily part than a smooth-coated glove does — which is genuinely counterintuitive until you understand the mechanism.

The foam is also breathable, which is why a foam-dipped glove is wearable through a shift where a solid coating turns the hand into a swamp.

Nitrile is the polymer and it resists the oils and fuels that would degrade a latex coating on contact.

Note that no cut rating is stated. This is a grip and dexterity glove rather than a protective one, and a customer with a cut hazard needs a rated glove.

Applications include automotive, assembly, maintenance, and general handling.

Brand

Radians

SKU

RDNRWG13L

Category

Safety Products

Weight

2 lbs

Dimensions

10.00 x 4.50 x 0.35

Price

$40.00

Availability

In stock

Rating

4.07 / 5.0