Care and Use Guide

At Wells Lamont we take pride in manufacturing quality work gloves. We encourage you to properly care for the products you have purchased. Please read and follow these recommended care instructions. They will increase the performance and comfort of your Wells Lamont gloves.

Washing Instructions for Washable Leather:

MACHINE WASHING AND DRYING: Remove excess dirt. For best results, wash separately in warm water (104°) using liquid laundry detergent. Do not use chlorine bleach. Tumble dry on low heat. Remove from dryer and allow to cool before wearing.

HAND WASHING: Remove excess dirt. While wearing gloves, wash in warm water using a mild abrasive soap. Wring gently. Put the gloves back on and apply a natural leather conditioner into the leather. Hang dry at room temperature.

Chore/Jersey Gloves

  • Laundering is not recommended, due to severe color bleeding and fabric shrinkage.
  • If gloves become wet during use, do not heat dry.

Other Fabric Gloves

Certain fabrics are recommended for washing and are marked as such.

For best results:

  • Hand wash gloves separately using liquid laundry detergent in cold water.
  • Hang dry - do not heat dry.

Ragg Wool Gloves

  • Hand or machine wash on gentle or delicate cycle in cold water using mild soap or detergent designed for wool garments.
  • Air dry away from sun and heat.

Leather Gloves

In order to maintain shape of the gloves, wash gloves while wearing.

  • Remove excess dirt by using a mild abrasive cleanser.
  • Rinse cleanser and dirt from glove with cold water.
  • Apply a mink oil based leather conditioner while gloves are wet.
  • Remove gloves from hands and hang dry.

Leather Palm Gloves

  • Clean using the same procedure as leather gloves, but do not attempt to clean cuff.
  • When cleaning leather palm gloves, you may experience color bleeding on the fabric back of the glove glove. Use cold water. Do not heat dry.

Fabric Garden Gloves

  • Hand wash separately in liquid detergent using only cold water. For best results, remove excess dirt and wash gloves while wearing to maintain shape.
  • Hand dry - do not heat dry.
  • Anticipate minor color bleeding and fabric shrinkage.

Coated, Unsupported

  • Wash separately in mild detergent using only cold water. For best results, remove excess dirt and wash gloves while wearing.
  • Wash gloves after each use and rinse thoroughly.
  • Hand dry (neoprene or other coated gloves may need to be towel dried).
  • Do not heat dry

Acrylic Yarn, Visa®

  • Remove excess dirt.
  • Machine wash using permanent press cycle.
  • Do not use chlorine bleach.
  • Tumble dry using no or low heat.

Specialty Gloves

Specialty gloves include: Vinyl, latex, nitrile, neoprene coated and unsupported products; No Sweat™, polypropylene, latex, acrylic yarn and Visa®. These gloves often contain materials such as polypropylene or chemical coatings. Anticipate minor color bleeding when laundering these gloves.

Wells Lamont makes over 120 different styles and types of gloves constructed from hundreds of different materials. We receive inquiries from our customers on a regular basis asking which style of gloves is best for the tasks they are performing. We have selected some styles of gloves and have suggested uses for these styles. Some glove styles are not recommended for certain tasks. Although you can wear any style of glove for nearly any job, the performance and durability of the glove will be affected by the task you are performing. We recommend the following glove styles for the types of tasks listed:

Automotive (Oil/Grease)
Vinyl coated gloves
Neoprene coated/unsupported gloves
Carpentry
Leather palm gloves
Leather gloves
Chore gloves
Cleaning (Household)
Jersey gloves
Latex nitrile or neoprene unsupported gloves
Construction (General, Hand Tools)
Leather palm gloves
Pigskin gloves
Leather gloves
Driving (Equipment Operation/Power Tools)
Leather gloves
Deerskin gloves
Goatskin gloves
Farming
Chore gloves
Flannel dotted gloves
Leather gloves
Fencing - Installation & Repair
Pigskin and goatskin gloves
Leather palm gloves
Firewood/Logging
Leather palm gloves
Leather gloves
Fishing
Golden Gripper
Vinyl coated gloves
Jersey knit gloves
Glove Liner
Jersey knit gloves
Gardening - Look for our complete Wells Lamont garden glove line
Goatskin gloves
Jersey gloves
Jersey dotted gloves
Inspection
Jersey knit gloves
Landscaping
Leather palm gloves
Leather gloves
Pigskin gloves
Lawn Care
Goatskin gloves
Leather gloves
Jersey dotted gloves
Material Handling
Cardboard/Boxes - Flannel dot gloves
Concrete - Leather palm gloves
Dirt/Sand - Flannel gloves, Jersey gloves
Fruit Picking - Jersey knit gloves
Glass - Golden Gripper, latex or nitrile
Insulation - No Sweat™ gloves
Lumber - Leather palm gloves
Stone/Rock - Leather palm, Golden Gripper gloves
Warehouse - Jersey gloves
Masonry/Bricklaying
Golden Gripper gloves
Brown jersey gloves
Oil Rigging
Pigskin gloves
Flannel dotted gloves
Painting
Flannel dotted gloves
Jersey gloves
Disposable vinyl gloves
Roofing
Flannel dotted gloves
Chore gloves
Ranching
Deerskin gloves
Leather gloves
Washing (Cars, Houses, Household)
Neoprene, latex, nitrile or unsupported gloves
PVC coated gloves