I just wanted to know what people think is the best stuff to clean up your hands after a days/nights graft? any help appreciated cheers

CFS sell some wicked gritty stuff that shifts oil,resin and allsorts cheap too

Washing powder. Never fails to get my filthy hands clean. Even the grainy 'chickens legs' cracked skin bits!! Does sting when you have a cut though!!

Green swarfega with sugar sprinkled on. Hmmm lovely.

Failing that I'm sure one of the 101 uses of WD40 is getting thick black oil off your hands. (Does leave clear thin oil on though! but that's easier to wipe off on a crisp clean white bath towel)


Mike

comma stuff that you can buy in bulk, the place where i work provide us with a poo hot hand dispenser stuff which costs about 50 quid for small 5 litre tin, but keeps my hands softer than the fairy liquid womans!

haha this thing corrects my swear words was meant to say shite not poo

hop i aint offended anyone sorry

wurth hand cleaner is the best ive tried, swarfega and comma stink and leave a residue.

do many people wear latex gloves? i do at work, and at home if i remember to 'borrow' some.

Paul

i only use gloves if i do work on diesel fuel n really oily work. my hands crack up at the sight of diesel.

wow now thats what i call a response, cheers guys!

For a locost option, cheap washing powder and cheap washing up liquid, the washing up liquid shifts the grease and the washing powder gives them a good scrub to help.

Screwfix to pretty big tubs of proper handwash for cheap, seems to work ok.

Find a friend in the medical trade and get boxes of free latex gloves .
Only need cleaners when you get a puncture and end up with one oily finger

simple reply, Deb Lime.

Nothing even comes close to it.

Heres a pic of my working environment, steelmills aren't the cleanest places and that's what we use, works a treat. (pS not me in the pic!)



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Gloves for me too, washing powder will give you dermatitis if you're not careful. I know gloves can be a pain, especially when you try to use duct tape while wearing gloves...that's fun!

But seriously, my Dad who is now retired suffers from horrible cracks on the skin of his hands where the skin is almost permanently raw and sore. He has tried all sorts of medical treatment but nothing seems to fix it. It's really painful and I'm sure if he could wind the clock back he would probably take better care of his hands.

The plus side is being able to just take off the gloves and go for dinner/toilet/use the computer, without having to scrub your hands first. Saves loads of time and effort.

Cheers,
Craig.

1. Rheinol from Emolex ltd. very good as you add water, unlike swarfega etc.

2. Caster sugar and and cooking oil. Equally good and leaves the hands beautifully soft.

Gloves win, hands down every time mate. Sorry eveyone Micheal Caine moment here, did you know what the biggest killer of motor mechanics is?.








TESTICULAR CANCER.


Because when you gotta go, you don't have time to wash your hands. Normally.

Glove available in Latex, Vinyl and a wonderful new material that is non allergic and more resisant to oils (but I forget what its called).

Enjoy.

And mechanics usually have an oily rag dangling out of their pockets!!

i know its a bit backwards but if i have got oily hands and need a wee i put latex gloves on . saves washing them after you have been ,just throw away the gloves ! for cleaning hands i use " deb tufanega" red top workshop wipes. cheers scott

When I did my engine I wore latex gloves to avoid dermatitis - then I found out that I'm allergic to latex! Two weeks of sore hands...

Now I usually wear the non-allergenic vinyl ones when I'm dealing with oily stuff, or glue.

The only good thing to come out of it is that I now know why fabric sticking plasters bring me out in a rash - there's latex in the glue.

David

Gloves are best for keeping hands clean, Nitrile examination gloves are best, thin, tough (relatively) and hypoallergenic. Also they slide nicely on the lathe / miller handles unlike latex which grabs.

Clean up I use Deb Suprega, the lemony stuff, now called Tufanega lemon. It's about £20 for 5L

I almost always wear gloves these days - so much easier than trying to get hands clean later, added bonus is that I seem to get less cuts and grazes than I used to.

I'll have to look out for nitrile gloves - they sound ideal.

I use that and it has some polyester granules in it. It always reminds me of lemon curd.

I use some DEB suff. Not sure what it is exactly, but its got crushed nut shells in. Fantastic stuff, and free from work

As for dermatitis, its a pain. I suffer from eczema on both hands. Tried all sorts of things to prevent it getting aggrivated when working outside. All sorts of gloves affect it and make it worse than nothing at all. The barrier creams available also aggravate it. Nightmare, but you get used to sore hands after being out in the garage.

David

If I'm doing anything really grubby I usually put some barrier cream on as well as the gloves, especially if the gloves might get torn. I think it's called Rozalex (sp?).

Also makes washing my hands really easy at the end of the day.

Latex Sensativity is common in people who wear Latex gloves for long periods. ie Surgeons etc.

If you have this look for nitrile gloves, they are often blue or violet in colour. More expensve but better.

I always buy mine from a motor factor, where they are much cheaper than in the local Half Fords, or the bling boy racer types of motorist shops.

I also use my wifes Vasseline Intensive Care hand cream after washing, it puts back some of the natural oils lost through agressive washing / swarfega etc. Better still in the nice one with Aloe Vera in it.. (light blue Container)

Buy your swarfega (or whatever) from motor factors in a 25 litre tub, its much cheaper!.

Thats my 2d worth..

Just finished in the shed for the day, written up my list of bits for Detling toomorrow.
Will be wearing a dark Blue Locost T shirt.
I'm a Fat bearded git, so if you see me, stop and hurl some abuse my way, as I will be on my own and I get lonely

Can't say as I've ever worn gloves in the garage. Could be I had some rubbish ones, but I found they made things really difficult. It does make getting clean fiddily, but fairy washing up stuff always brings the years old engine filth off my hands. Mostly. Anyway, since I'm part mechanic, i'm expected to have oily hands. The missus would be all disappointed if I came in clean.

I try not to get my hands dirty at all. That way, I can usually get them clean with Dove handwash.

Work?......... I love it. I could watch it all day..

Phil

You're not French are you?

Oui.

Ce qu'ai vraiment voulu dire je pour dire, est que le non, je ne suis pas français mais je prendrai à des vacances courtes là la semaine prochaine pour visiter proscrit

i use rubber gloves, and change them as often as they tear, sometimes 4 pairs a night. I dont have any thick gloves, and dont use them for welding either. The smell of burnt hair and flesh just becomes a background aroma

If you're reading Joels last post, be sure to start from the beginning of the thread to get the full picture, before you think Joel is some kind of wierdo.......

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Swarfega and brillo pads at home.

Some orange cr@p or WD40 at work (oil based drilling mud is hell to get out from under your nails)

lol to hellfire