Love Your Gloves 🧤
Not every glove can be REVIVED
Here's when to replace them
Knowing when to retire your goalkeeper gloves can save your match and your hands. Gloves that appear intact may have lost essential grip or structural integrity, especially if used frequently on artificial pitches or during heavy training schedules. Signs include shiny latex, peeling palms, reduced grip and shifting during play. Gloves that no longer provide the same control or stability can turn a routine save into a costly mistake.
Reviving GK Gloves
Jump to Video 👇First - Can your gloves be revived?
Goalkeeper glove latex is like your skin. It has pores which get clogged if you don't clean them! And clogged pores in the latex means less grip. You can wash goalkeeper gloves palms really quickly after each game - It doesn't have to be a deep clean everytime. Don't always worry about the backhand of the glove - The most important thing is that you wash the palms after every game or session.
Use MEGAgrip to restore Grip - Even when damaged
First, you open your brand new gloves - they're super grippy! Expensive gloves are even grippier, and naturally stick together slightly. After a few wears, this initial layer of super soft latex wears away. Here, you'll notice your grip start to fade.
This is the perfect time to use glove grip sprays to get your gloves back to the way they were on your first wear. You should also ensure you keep washing the glove to extend it's life too! Eventually, more layers of latex start chipping away, and you're left with scuffs and peeling on the palms.
This is where a lot of keepers will replace gloves, thinking they are finished and no longer effective.But goalkeeper grip sprays are designed to absorb into these cracks, so you can still benefit from amazing grip at this stage! Grip sprays can prolong the life of the glove, and make them just as effective as when the latex was flawless!
Tip: Use 2 Pairs of gloves to extend their life!
Buy 2 pairs of gloves to save money? Sounds like misleading advice.
But most goalkeepers rotate their gloves, meaning both end up lasting longer!
When you buy new gloves, keep your old gloves as your 'training' pair. Use them for everything that isn't a real match.
Then, your new gloves will stay feeling new!
Not to mention using goalkeeper glove care to extend the life even further.
The inevitability of Replacing Gloves
Latex is a natural material. That means you can extend the life, but you cannot stop it from breaking down eventually.
When the latex has worn down to a thin layer, you are going to feel less protection and cushioning in your gloves. You'll also notice that even gloveglu MEGAgrip does not properly soak into the remaining latex pores as much, making it last a short time before grip goes again.
You may even have holes appearing in the latex.
THIS is when to replace your gloves!
Revive your Goalkeeper Gloves
How long do goalkeeper gloves last?
The average goalkeeper replaces their goalkeeper gloves after just 3 months. However, we at gloveglu don't agree! We know that with proper goalkeeper glove care, plus following these tips, goalkeeper gloves can easily last a season, or longer.
But they won't only last longer, your GK gloves will perform better too.
