Rubber Gloves is an accessory item in Project Zomboid. It gives 0 bite and 5 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.25 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Accessory Clothing & armour
It gives 0 bite and 5 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.25 insulation. It weighs 0.1.
Clothing only protects the body parts it covers. Bite and scratch defence stop wounds, insulation keeps you warm, and wind and water resistance matter in storms. Heavy or bulky pieces can slow your running.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Gloves_Dish | Accessory |
Rubber Gloves is on 9 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigamart Cleaning | Fossoil gas station (shelves); Gas-2-Go (shelves); Gas Station (shelves); and 6 more places | 13% | 4 |
| Laundry Cleaning | Laundromat (second list) (box, cupboard, crate, …); Laundromat (box, cupboard, crate, …); Laundry (box, cupboard, crate, …) | 9.3% | 4 |
| Drug Lab Outfit | Drug lab (cupboard, cabinet) | 9.2% | 4 |
| Chemistry | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 3 more places | 8.6% | 4 |
| Janitor Cleaning | Bathroom (shelves); Gas storage (cupboard); Janitor (cupboard, shelves); and 2 more places | 5.8% | 4 |
| Janitor Misc | Gas storage (cupboard); Janitor (cupboard, locker); School storage (cupboard); and 1 more place | 4.1% | 4 |
| Science Misc | Attic (box, crate); Classroom (shelves); Closet (box); and 6 more places | 2.6% | 4 |
| University Storage Science | University storage (shelves) | 2.4% | 4 |
It is on 1 more table with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Sanitation, Exterminator Suited.
Inside bags and cases: Fishing Satchel, Tacklebox, Toolbox.
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.Gloves_Dish.
Bite defence 0 and scratch defence 5.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.