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    Waterproofing Gloves

    A couple of years ago in mid winter one cold biking day I was desperate to get something warmer for the hands. So enter m/bike shop and part with $$$$'s.
    So ended up with these ... Orina, Nibo, Thinsulate, wait more meaningless names on them....Motran, Kevlar.
    Well they have been ok, like not amazing..
    So problem is when it does rain, hands seem to stay dry but gloves get steadly heavier. Which seems to indicate that water is getting through. .. Which I think is undesirable.
    Has anyone any suggestion on what would be good to waterproof them. ??
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    I have used 'nicwax', dubbin, and 'snow seal' with a fair ammount of success.
    Not totally waterproof, but pretty good in a shower.
    Only Latex surgical gloves beat that...!

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    Sno seal

    Sno seal works for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by saiko
    Sno seal works for me.
    Sno seal sounds a go .. where do you buy it from ??

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    I've coated mine with spray on silicon several coats but what do you know it hasn't been really wet to see how they hold out. The slight spits that there has been they seem to repel the water but I want a decent downpour to really test them.
    The other option is to get a pair of over gloves from Visual Intrigue, mitten like things with the index finger seperate from the others.
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    I’ve given up believing in waterproof gloves. What I do believe in is some rather large Maier Enduro handguards which I fitted on my GS11 & now my RF.

    Made a couple of brackets for the bar extensions from exhaust clamps & a simple bend piece of steel for the front. Look a bit silly, but shield the hands from water & wind chill.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Warr
    Sno seal sounds a go .. where do you buy it from ??
    If the bike shops in Hamilton don't have it, try the ski/outdoor sports places (R&R Sport here sells it).
    ... and that's what I think.

    Or summat.


    Or maybe not...

    Dunno really....


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    All 'waterproof' gloves absorb water, it's the liner that stops your hands getting wet.
    Nikwax do a specific glove proofing product @ $16.71, it's designed to maintain a grippy surface. Suits leather and textile.

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