iscmatt
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 10:09 PM |
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Oily hands
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
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Triton
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 10:11 PM |
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CFS sell some wicked gritty stuff that shifts oil,resin and allsorts cheap too
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owelly
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 10:11 PM |
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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!!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Guinness
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 10:13 PM |
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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
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COREdevelopments
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 10:16 PM |
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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! 
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COREdevelopments
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 10:17 PM |
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haha this thing corrects my swear words was meant to say shite not poo
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COREdevelopments
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 10:19 PM |
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hop i aint offended anyone sorry
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Cousin Cleotis
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 10:21 PM |
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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
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COREdevelopments
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 10:23 PM |
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i only use gloves if i do work on diesel fuel n really oily work. my hands crack up at the sight of diesel.
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iscmatt
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 10:27 PM |
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wow now thats what i call a response, cheers guys!
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greggors84
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 10:40 PM |
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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.
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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NigeEss
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 11:01 PM |
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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 
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NS Dev
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 11:07 PM |
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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!)
 
gear3
[Edited on 6/4/06 by NS Dev]
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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craig1410
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 11:27 PM |
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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.
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clbarclay
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 11:35 PM |
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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.
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 7/4/06 at 04:34 AM |
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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.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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owelly
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| posted on 7/4/06 at 05:16 AM |
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And mechanics usually have an oily rag dangling out of their pockets!!
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tractorboy
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| posted on 7/4/06 at 06:44 AM |
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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
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/4/06 at 07:32 AM |
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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
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Nick Skidmore
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| posted on 7/4/06 at 07:33 AM |
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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
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andyps
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| posted on 7/4/06 at 12:04 PM |
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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.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/4/06 at 12:20 PM |
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I'll have to look out for nitrile gloves - they sound ideal.
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Peteff
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| posted on 7/4/06 at 01:48 PM |
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now called Tufanega lemon
I use that and it has some polyester granules in it. It always reminds me of lemon curd.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 7/4/06 at 02:08 PM |
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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
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/4/06 at 02:19 PM |
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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.
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