Topic: Hand Cleansing!

[malcolmgb]

Latex Gloves anyone   

Back in the 60/70's when I was a car mechanic we always had a tub of barrier cream, can't remember the name of it, It was a thick pink coloured paste. It protected the skin from dermatitis, filled the gap between nail and finger and washed off after work leaving hands very clean.

[polishbeer]

I have an electric toothbrush with replaceable heads.  When one head gets too frayed to work well on my teeth, it gets used for fingernail duty.  I keep Goop or Gojo under the sink, and it works fine for my nails and areas that are more heavily stained like the thumb and index finger of my right hand from turning bolts.  I will probably assimilate the powdered laundry soap method into this one and hopefully work even better.

Only problem with the eletctric toothbrush is that if you use too much or are not careful the Gojo or Goop will send flecks of gloppity glup everywhere for your wife (or spouse) to complain about because when they look in the bathroom mirror they may think that their face is covered with spots!

Jordan AkA polishbeer

[marcshep]

I'll second the dishsoap routine.
I've used dishsoap for years and it has gotten out pretty much everything i've had on my hands.

Marc

[ofreen]

Wash the dinner dishes by hand.

[Bob Wessner]

Wash the dinner dishes by hand.

Blasphemy!

[steven400/4]

we import a bar of soap from the us its called cra-zsoap it lasts forever and its good
steve

[Phxmark123]

I say gasoline, paint thinner, wd-40 or.......what were we talking about?.

[Ichiban 4]

I'm surprised that no one here has talked about "Invisible Glove" or DuPont "Protek" (if they still make it). Invisible Glove is made by Blue Magic, Inc., in Cleveland Ohio.  No other info on the tube..but I get it @ local hardware, auto parts stores.

I've used it for years.  Some here may have also.  It comes as cream..that you rub into hands, under nails..anywhere you don't want grease, paint, dirt to stick.  Can get as funky as you want.  Just wash off under warm water when through working..everything washes off.

One caveat: it's water soluble..so as long as what you're into is oil, varnish, dirt based..everything's okay.  But if it's like water, alcohol based (read: antifreeze, brake fluid, et al.) then the stuff comes off.

Sure beats the heck out of scrubbing..ending up with perpetual black fingernails, etc. when wrenching a lot.

I though more knew..hope this lights some lights..

Ichi

[Bob Wessner]

Appears it is still made and marketed;

http://www.autobarn.net/ch5215.html

[alltherightpills]

We have some Invisible Glove at work (house painter) to put on our hands when we are priming houses with oil based primer.  It works well, but if you are going to be sweating it can get really greasy.  This may not be a problem in your shops, but in 90 degree heat with 80 percent humidity it gets to feeling pretty nasty pretty fast. 

I usually can't ever get my hands completely paint-free so getting a little grease and oil on them doesn't really make them any worse.  An old toothbrush and some gojo or goop with pumice works great when I have to get dressed up nice for something.

[billybobobrain]

I’ve tried all the hand cleaning methods out there but the best bang for your buck is lemon dawn. Dirt cheep been using it for the last ten years. Just put about a tablespoon in your hand BEFFOR YOU GET THEM WET, and rub away. Add a little bit of water, grab a bar of cheep hand soap rub some more rinse and your done.

[martino1972]

when im done at the end of the day,i wash my hands in the parts washer first(varsol) cleans most of the hard to wash stuff off nicely,and then with dishwash....and beforte you know it ,i'm aloud in the house again..

[Sporkfly]

When my hands are REALLY grimey I use fresh engine oil, as stated prior. Wipe it off and follow it with dish soap sans water, water reduces the oil breakdown capabilities of any soap. I also keep some FAST ORANGE around, works a whole heck of a lot better than GOJO. I'd say after using the oil and soap to use sugar or salt to get dead skin off and throw some moisturizer on your mitts. If you're using GOJO or Fast Orange just follow it with moisturizer.

[coyotecowboy]

WD 40 or the solvent tank if they're really nasty, then GoJo or something like that and Tide.  Scrub away!!  I turn wrenches for a living, it will get out almost everything except 90wt out of a grenaded rearend under your fingernails.  Don't know what to tell ya there.  Ether maybe.  Get a little buzz if you get a big enough snort of it

[Raul CB750K1]

I'm used to wear disposable gloves when I work on the bikes. Nevertheless, the fingertips shear sooner or later, so I always need to wash the hands clean. I use a cheap hand-cleaner for dirty works, you know, for grease, paint etc. It works pretty well, have some granules for abrasion. If you rub had you can get the hands clean, but I don't bother that much. I don't mind bringing slight stains or black nails to the office; they are like "war medals"....


My brother in law owns a farm animals' food factory -whatever the name in english is-. They have big motorized mills, trucks to transport the cereal etc. Their hands get dirty, and he has been using regular dishwashing liquid and hot water for years.


He told me it works wonders with dirty hands, but during the years it ate up his golden wedding ring!!!! (and I saw it)