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Since you say the holes are very tiny, how about a dab of clear nail polish? Or some other kind of glue?

try a lighter over the spot for a few seconds, maybe?

Duct tape patch?

Use bicycle inner tube patches, for latex inner tubes.

I was going to suggest either rubber glue and brush it over in a couple of layers, or an air mattress patch, but the bicycle patch might work better.

I've used Gorilla Glue for that very thing.

Rubber cement would seem to be the obvious fix for rubber gloves...

I used to have this exact problem, where I went through gloves v. quickly b/c they'd all get holes! Then a reader told me to get Bluettes gloves -- which I did. These gloves are like indestructable! So I guess my advice is to get gloves that don't get holes in the first place :)

I agree with greenlagirl. I got a pair of heavy duty bright pink gloves at Whole Foods (sorry, can't remember the brand). They cost about $6 but lasted well over a year, and were super comfortable to boot.

Actually the gloves I needed to repair were brand-new orange ones from Williams-Sonoma that are just as heavy as Bluettes (which I have been using for years). I don't know if they came with pinholes or if the mice under the sink were sampling them before I used them.

Don't use superglue (or the liquid bandaid stuff, which is usually superglue with an anticeptic in), it's too brittle and will crack. That E3000 craft glue or gorilla glue stuff should work. Anything that says it's flexible.

Home Despot has liquid rubber, designed for rubberizing the handles of tools.

Glad to hear some ideas for repairing (and when I can't repair them any longer I use them to help me get cat hair off the furniture).

I have never tried to repair mine- just get another pair. I do reuse the holey ones by giving them to my 5 year old for use as dress-up gloves. She becomes a superhero when wearing them! maybe the next pair she "inherits" could become fingerpuppets?

We use the thicker blue gloves in our house. They last MUCH longer.

You could cut the fingers off and get a new pair. If/When the new pair gets holes, pop the old fingers into the new ones. Insta-fix.

This is a great post with some really helpful and informative comments. I've linked to this today from our site, so hope you get some more interest and ideas!
I'm confident that everyone who uses rubber gloves has been left with an orphan glove on at least one occasion so it's something the affects us all ;)

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