After two decades of being my own mechanic I took my 89 Accord to a local Honda specialist shop for a new oil pan gasket - because I didn't want to do it at home. When I picked up the car I noticed how clean the guy's hands were and asked him how he did it. My hands were always dirty, scraped, and had blackness under the fingernails for days after doing any work on the car. He simply said, "We wear gloves." Ever since then I've used nitrile gloves. I actually found that my concerns about grip were unfounded because I can grip things BETTER with the gloves. Having disposable gloves on hand is so handy. I use them for auto work, plumbing tasks (toilets - yuck), and food prep (very nice to have gloves on when kneading a meatloaf). Spend a few extra bucks to get thicker ones that fit you properly, as opposed to one size fits all. They are an essential part of my home workshop.