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Glocchid-infested garden gloves--help!

12 years ago

Hoping somebody here has a good solution to my problem. I stupidly wore my best long, thick leather garden gloves (meant for roses) to pick prickly pears, thinking the padded palms would protect my fingers. Instead, those little glocchids went right through them. Wanting to save the gloves (which were a gift), I tried removing visible ones with tweezers, washing the outsides with a stiff brush to rub/knock them off, and even lightly sandpapering them. They're still impossible even to handle, much less wear.

If you've had this problem--short of ditching the gloves altogether--do you have any suggestions? Would soaking the gloves in water help? Would anything? Thanks in advance.

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