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This is something i've been wondering but never got around to asking.  Is it possible to machine-wash welding gloves?  I go through them so often and have had to buy too many pairs in the past few months.  I was working a job a few weeks ago and this pair got muddy and stiff so i just set them aside.  I just found em cleaning up and thought i might as well ask.  Is there any way to re-soften stiff gloves?
Reply:Washing them will make them stiff when they dry. Maybe soem kind of leather conditioner to keep the soft. Just a thought....
Reply:yeah figured as much...
Reply:best way to clean them is to brush them off with a plastic bristle or possibly a tooth brush, as far as softening them you dont want to put much on them because it is usually flammable or degrades the leather, I am a professional fireman, our leather gloves get wet and dry stiff all the time. only cure , put em on and work em in again.
Reply:Take a new pair of Tig gloves and put'm on. Squirt a glob of silicone gel on one palm. Rub hands together, let'm dry. They will last a lot longer.   Silicone as in gasket sealer ect.
Reply:MNy solution to stff gloves...a new pair...I dont fuss with it.  I usually weld with cheap lil leather driving gloves.  Unless iM doing a lot of 7018, I dont fuss with it.IF it Catches...Let it Burn
Reply:I've never tried cleaning welding gloves before, but I have cleaned my leather sleeves and leather welding coat. I just hang them up and spray them off with a pressure washer, no soap, just hot water. Blow the water off with an air line, then put them in a Cloths Dryer til dry. (I know, I didn't believe it either when I heard it. So I tried it on an old pair that was sort of stiff.) Wound up using them after I got em clean.If it's HOT, Don't touch it
Reply:hmm...gotta try it rootIF it Catches...Let it Burn
Reply:When i worked in a foundry that made metal powder, i had to wash mine frequently.  Tumble dried them and went back to work.A butterfly without wings, is just an ugly bug
Reply:As said  brush with a fine steel brush. I wouldn't recommend using a chemical based leather softner. Last thing you want to do is make those gloves flamable. I use Mink Oil as it does not leave a greasy film plus its natural,Co-Own CNC shop:Miller :1251 plasma cutter, MaxStar 700 TIG/Stick, & XMT 456 Multiprocess Welder.&  2 Hypertherm HPR260's Plasma CutterSorry I had a bad stroke but now I am back.
Reply:I don't know about now but Black Stallion used to advertise that you could wash their buckskin welding gloves. I never tried it as I never put them on with dirty hands and I really don't care what the outside looks like. I don't know of anything that will really soften cowhide gloves. Heat does a number on them very quickly. That is why I alway wear buckskin or elkhide gloves. They last so much longer than cowhide. When they get stiff and they eventually will, soak them with WD-40. Do it two or three times and then lay them away from any heat source. Let them lay for 4 or 5 days. They will be much softer and won't catch on fire. I have never thrown away a pair due to stiffness, just because I finally wore holes in the fingers.
Reply:Originally Posted by specterAs said  brush with a fine steel brush. I wouldn't recommend using a chemical based leather softner. Last thing you want to do is make those gloves flamable. I use Mink Oil as it does not leave a greasy film plus its natural,