Gloves for Refueling ???

[Cycleman]

I'm new to diesel, and new to my 2013 JSW.
Just filled it up for the first time at a local Shell station, which had the "standard" 24mm diesel/car nozzle (so no problem with the new VW misfueling guard).

And right by the pump was a box that said something like: "Gloves for Diesel".
Alas, the box was empty.

But why would you want to use plastic/rubber gloves when refueling a diesel car, like the JSW TDI?​

• Necessary? No.
• Desirable? Perhaps.
• BS? You tell me.

Dave, who sees that a rubber glove comes with the VW/Audi adapter for using larger/smaller nozzles like the one shown right here

 

[dieselfuel]

I use disposable Nitril gloves. A box of 100 are five or so dollars at Harbor Freight.

 

[40X40]

I'm new to diesel, and new to my 2013 JSW.
Just filled it up for the first time at a local Shell station, which had the "standard" 24mm diesel/car nozzle (so no problem with the new VW misfueling guard).

And right by the pump was a box that said something like: "Gloves for Diesel".
Alas, the box was empty.

But why would you want to use plastic/rubber gloves when refueling a diesel car, like the JSW TDI?​

• Necessary? No.
• Desirable? Perhaps.
• BS? You tell me.

Dave, who sees that a rubber glove comes with the VW/Audi adapter for using larger/smaller nozzles like the one shown right here

Some pumps are hard to control.
Some people have a hard time controlling ANY pump.
Some people would throw a fit if any dreaded 'hydrocarbon' managed to touch their skin.

S*** Happens. I have some disposable gloves in the trunk, but haven't used any in years.... If I were dressed for a funeral/wedding and had to refuel (sorry, I plan ahead so that is quite unlikely) I WOULD USE a pair of gloves.

Tips for refueling:

Stand to the side.
PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

Bill

 

[asolo]

40X40 said: "Tips for refueling: Stand to the side. PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING."

I think that pretty much covers it.

Between former Jetta and new Passat, have been fueling my car for more than three years. No gloves. No accidents to date. Not a cause for worry, IMHO.

In any event, gloves and wipes are available almost anywhere. Get 'em and carry 'em if you want. The diesel-police won't bother you either way.

 

[Shawnz]

I've found that the diesel pumps are generally dirty / grimey vs the gas pumps. I don't use gloves bit I will usually get some towels for window washing to cover the pump handle when I'm using a D2 pump.

 

[Cycleman]

Tips for refueling:
Stand to the side.
PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

That sounds exactly the same as I've approached refueling with gasoline.

But I've never seen gloves institutionalized by having a box of them, marked for diesel specifically, at the gas station.

So, other than the potentially dirtier nozzle handles, is there any other difference between diesel and gasoline refueling?

 

[jgeorge]

Most diesel nozzles that i've used tend to leak- always get a little on my hands. Must be a very common problem- therefore- gloves are made available.

 

[dieselfuel]

When I was in Irvine, Ca. in 1991, I went to pump fuel and the attendant asked me if I wanted gloves (clear plastic ones). I thought that was weird.

Just recently, I started using the nitril glove. I got tired of my hands smelling like dieselfuel for the rest of the day.

Got'em. May as well use'em.

df

 

[powerfool]

I think that they are unnecessary. Honestly, I think that diesel smells less repulsive than gasoline. The one big difference is that diesel evaporates more slowly, so it may linger more. Just be careful and wash your hands if you get any on you... just as you would with gasoline.

 

[asolo]

Let's be fair....diesel does smell and cling and linger. The task is to AVOID spilling/splattering/stepping-in.

Maybe I'm luckier than some of you. Where I fill with diesel, the pump handles are always clean and dry as is the pavement. Perhaps my station manager takes better care than some others. Maybe I have the wrong idea of how bad it may be out there.

 

[n1acguy]

I use disposable Nitril gloves. A box of 100 are five or so dollars at Harbor Freight.

Copy that. I keep a box in the trunk and usually only use 1 at a time.
I just don't want fuel on my hands and the steering wheel, but at times when I didn't have gloves, I found that the low sulfur diesel doesn't have the lingering odor of gasoline and washes off a lot easier.
I don't spill any. It just seems like the diesel pump nozzles have fuel on them.

 

[tdiatlast]

I've been using diesel for 3 years...110k miles or so...and never an issue needing gloves...and I HATE fuel odor of any kind...

 

[listerone]

There's a dispenser of paper towels near the pumps that I use most.I just take a bunch and use them as a "glove".Diesel fuel is stinky and sticky so some sort of hand protection is wise,IMO.

 

[j1mbo]

I use a regular Nitrile gove every time. I too do not want diesel on my hands/steering wheel, and the pumps in my area (even the new ones) can be a little grimy. I just keep it in a ziplock in the trunk, and when it gets really nasty will replace it.

 

[Driver_found]

Look out for spillage on the ground too. Some delivery truck drivers tend to lock the nozzle while they pump, and it spills some when their tank is full as it clicks off.

If you walk in it, you'll have the smell on your shoes, and floor, and pedals for a long while.
Just pay attention.

 

[jmarshall]

My future mother in law is an OR nurse. She brings the nitrile ones home for me a dozen at a time.

 

[Kingcodez]

Every place here in Orlando has the dirtiest diesel pumps I've ever seen. Nearly every time I fuel up I have black oily diesel grime on my fingers and sometimes palms. Even when the RaceTrac opened in front of my house the place was super dirty. I don't get it, do these guys with the nice shiny clean diesel trucks rub their hands in motor oil before pumping?

I don't mind getting dirty but sometimes I just don't have anything but the carpet to wipe my hands on afterwards (no paper towels either). I see the guys wiping something around the pumps regularly, but it is like they never ever wipe the diesel pumps.

The nozzles at the RaceTrac keep dribbling until you dock them and the pump turns off. This means that if you take five minutes to screw your cap on before docking the nozzle that it has had all that time to fill up with diesel. So when I go to put it in my tank I get a nozzle full of fuel spilling everywhere care of the last guy. I said screw it and now I tip the nozzle straight onto the ground before I go near my car/pants/shoes with it. I don't care how much fuel dumps out anymore.

I never had this issue with gas pumps, those things are super clean and are probably scrubbed down every hour on the hour for all I know.

 

[tdiatlast]

My future mother in law is an OR nurse. She brings the nitrile ones home for me a dozen at a time.

(...sorry...off topic...but shouldn't this be considered stealing?)

 

[The J]

I've always used a paper towel or fast food napkin. Many of the diesel pumps I use are dirty from truck use. No big deal.

 

[romad]

But I've never seen gloves institutionalized by having a box of them, marked for diesel specifically, at the gas station.

It is in Germany (or at least it was back in the '80s).

 

[WutGas?]

I keep a pair of work gloves in my door, and throw them on usually. Also have latex gloves in the trunk, but have yet to open them.

 

[jmarshall]

(...sorry...off topic...but shouldn't this be considered stealing?)

I suppose it could be, if her supervisor didn't know or allow it.

 

[gmcjetpilot]

I have bought two boxes of XL gloves (100 count each box) for about $5 each, as one early poster stated. Sometimes I put on one glove to pump fuel, sometimes two. Sometimes I will take them off, now inside out and save them in a baggie. The next use I turn them right side out again and reuse them a second or even third time if they don't get fuel on them. I keep about 10 pair under my passenger seat in a little plastic basket or in the side storage compartment in the back. That is where I keep 4 Oz of XPD Optilube in a platic bottle.

What I find is the handles almost always have some fuel residue. Diesel has a very strong oder and is oily.

 

[raitchison]

I use disposable Nitril gloves. A box of 100 are five or so dollars at Harbor Freight.

+1 when I first got my car I wondered what the deal was with the gloves but when I did my 2nd fillup my hand reeked of diesel fuel just from handling the nozzle so I bought a box of gloves at HF (I think I paid $1.99 with a coupon!) and store those in the back of the car.

 

[scurvy]

Gasoline evaporates very quickly, so gas nozzle handles are rarely dirty. Diesel evaporates verrrryyyyyy sssslllloooowwwwllllyyyy so any spilled on the handle will be around for a long while and loves to absorb dirt & dust to make a grimy, oily paste.

I typically put one glove on for filling up. $15 for 300 nitrile gloves at Costco lasts me a very long time, even with occasional garage & home use for DIY projects.

 

[Roshermoore]

Newspaper Bags

I use the bags that our newspaper comes in to protect my hands when I fill. They are easier to slip on than the plastic gloves that others have mentioned. They are cheaper also, since they are free with the paper.

 

[kennethsime]

I suppose it could be, if her supervisor didn't know or allow it.

Clearly the other guy doesn't know how hospitals work.

For what it's worth, I use the paper towels for window wiping. Diesel handles around here are grimier than all get-out and if I don't then it gets all over my steering wheel. I've even washed my hands two or three times in the gas station restroom to no avail, if I don't use towels or gloves my hands stink for hours.

 

[romad]

Clearly the other guy doesn't know how hospitals work.

My brother-in-law is a surgical nurse. Once a sterile package is opened, any unused items in the package must be disposed of as they can't be considered sterile anymore.

 

[blazen71]

I use leather, rawhide gloves. Using disposable gloves is a waste in our landfills, IMHO.

 

[Softrockrenegade]

The station I use has a box of clear plastic glove at the pump , never used them though and been fueling there for over a year . I keep a microfiber in the trunk to wipe any drips but I really don't mind the smell either you glove wearers are a bunch of sissys , LOL!