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Greetings,
I think gloves are important. The skin on my fingertips gets dry and cracked easily from solvents. Bleeding can occur, especially if you load a bunch of magazines with cracked fingertips.
I used to use the white latex gloves. They aren't chemical proof and only lasted through one cleaning session. Now I use the blue mechanics' gloves, which are chemical-proof and can be reused until they tear.
I don't wear them when lubricating guns after cleaning. They seem to take the oil off the gun.
Regarding eye protection, I didn't think it was important until I sprayed some brake cleaner into a gun and it splashed back into both my eyes. If my wife hadn't been home, I would have called an ambulance. My eyes didn't feel right again for a week. The tear ducts weren't working right.
Shoot safe, clean safe,
Ledbetter
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