Awesome Hand Cleaner: $30

[SgtRauksauff]

At work (newspaper), the press guys have an Aramark dispenser of some sort for the last few months. It works very nice. However, if you've got a sink available with some water, I REALLY like a box of powdered Boraxo. That stuff gets everything off. Ink, grease, oil, laser printer toner, those are the worst i generally have to deal with.

At home, i think I just use some orange Goop to get the heavy stuff off, then finish up with Dawn in the house.

 

[6brzina]

At work we use a product called Worx. It works greatbut you need water. I have bought it thru Lee Valley and the Snap-on Industrial Guy.

They supply Worx at my job too. Cleans the grease off my hands better than any other product I've tried.

 

[bazzateer]

I use Comma Manista - works well for me. I also use surgeon's gloves whenever possible too.

 

[InPrimer]

Don't wrench as much as I used to,used Fast orange, Simple Green, etc. Just saw another reason for WD 40 on the net. Greasy hands with plenty of road grit plus old oil all over hands, elbows, Bought a gal of WD40 put some in a spray bottle (in lieu of pressurized rip off small cans)spray on skin until saturated, work it in , rinse, add Dawn and rinse again,all the junk dissapears including nooks and crannies from 66 yr old hands, followup with Udderly Smooth udder cream, can go out to dinner without hands looking like a grease pit

 

[NitroShark]

Best hand cleaner Ever!.. I have used this for over 25Yrs..> ProSoap

Link here.. http://www.prosoap.com/30102?sc=20&category=3089

Shawn

 

[bmxr4life87]

We use some permatex hand cleaner that comes in a big tube. Its yellow and smels like coconut but it does an amazing job at cleaning and nobody complains about it drying their skin out. It seems to work better with water added to it kind of like wet sanding and it doesnt leave a greasy feel like some cleaners do. To all the guys saying all hand cleaners are the same you obviously dont make money turning wrenches or else you would appreciate a good cleaner

 

[kbs2244]

Repost of what I siad back in Jan of 2008
Still true.

Like Franz, I use dishwashing soap. Not dishwasher soap. The stuff meant for people hand washing dishs. It is meant to cut grease but still be kind to your skin. And it is a whole lot cheaper.

A trick I learned by accident a long time ago is that after you wash your hands, use some cheap hand lotion, and work it in. I tried it because of chapped skin, but I noticed the lotion was desolving the grease down in the creases. The white lotion was turning gray. I washed it off and repeated. Hands came out both cleaner and softer. Clean enough to go to a wedding the next day with out being embaressed.

While you are at it, work it under your fingernails. It will soften that stuff up so it will come out with a brush.

I use it after dinner while watching the TV news. Just keep rubbing it in. It will dry a bit, but still wash off real well after they sign off.

 

[Kevin54]

And we now have another Zombie thread. Oh well, I may as well add too it after all this time.

I found a product called "Bear Paw". It is rather coarse like Boraxo powdered soap, but really gets the grit and grime out. It must have lanolin in with it as it leaves the hands soft. Plus it smells good. I highly recommend giving it a try. And this reminds me that I have to order some more http://www.bearpawhandcleaner.com/

 

[raskal]

I always thought my dry, cut skin was due to the wrenching, not the orange ****. Unfortunately, I still have lots left in that gallon jug

 

[Kevin54]

I always thought my dry, cut skin was due to the wrenching, not the orange ****. Unfortunately, I still have lots left in that gallon jug

Fast Orange tears my hands and cuticles to hell and back. They would crack around the fingernails and my thumbs would also get splits on the ends, and when they do that is was just about like a razor blade through the ends. Once I quit using it, the cracks and splits cleared right up.

 

[tonym]

http://www.handcleaner.com/Best-Heavy-Duty-Hand-Cleaner-p/best-hand-cleaner.htm
I bought the trial kit... has free shipping

I placed my order last Monday and it arrived Thursday...1 pump is all it takes to get most grease crud off 2 at most for the real dirty hands.

 

[Blk04Snake]

I like Stoko Solopol myself. It's a lot like Kresto, but Kresto has solvents in it and Solopol doesn't. Both use walnut shells for the scrubbers and both made by Stoko.

 

[Moose02]

just to pump life into the thread If working for the day I scratch my fingernails into a bar of soap and leave it there for the day at the end of the day a fingernail brush removes the soap and nails stay clean

jmho

 

[Lippyp]

I have a gallon container of Swarfega orange with a dispenser pump, works really well, especially if I remember to rub some barrier cream into my hands first. I seem to tear gloves almost instantly but have to admit to only trying latex ones, next box will be the purple nitrile rubber ones.

 

[Davefr]

Has anyone used both ZEP TKO and SO Nitro-Gold?

Among these two, which is best?

 

[JamieK]

Repost of what I siad back in Jan of 2008
Still true.

Like Franz, I use dishwashing soap. Not dishwasher soap. The stuff meant for people hand washing dishs. It is meant to cut grease but still be kind to your skin. And it is a whole lot cheaper.

Add a packet or tablespoon of sugar to get a pumice effect. Works awesome in a pinch.

 

[Locksmithy]

Pro Soap is really awesome. I put some in a ziplock bag to take in the field if I will be doing something real grimy away from the shop. We use mechanic hand wipes too, but they are not as good.


Also, Pro Soap does not make your hands crack in the winter, particularly. And it works on WET hands, other harsher products require your hands be dry.

 

[My Old Tools]

Good stuff for dry cracked hands, or anything else that is raw...
http://www.bagbalm.com/

 

[shedfullatools]

Fast Orange works for me, Windex is also amazing believe it or not I was helping a buddy and when we were done I saw him spraying his arms down with Windex, thought he was nuts till I saw how well it was working. now I keep a big pump jug of Fast Orange for my hands and a bottle of Windex to spray down my arms... WD-40 seems to work fine to Personal preference I guess, Windex and Fast Orange are cheap and work just fine for me

 

[NewShockerGuy]

I use this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HBNTX2/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Used to get it on Amazon but for a dollar cheaper you can get it at BJ's and I believe it's 190oz compared to 120.

-Nigel

 

[Showkey]

Your long term overall health will thank you for .......wearing gloves.

Are you exposed every day or the hobbyist........
Safety is for sissies.........but........long term exposure is not reversible and the bad **** can and will get in your blood stream, skin cancer and liver/kidney issues are real.

Do you wear safety glasses or hearing protection ? Hand ( skin) and breathing protection are part of the package.

 

[polexican23]

way to revive an 8 year old thread. Btw most of those cleaners wont be available much longer. The little plastic beads have contaminated our water supplies and the EPA is banning them.

 

[Moose97]

Your long term overall health will thank you for .......wearing gloves.

Are you exposed every day or the hobbyist........
Safety is for sissies.........but........long term exposure is not reversible and the bad **** can and will get in your blood stream, skin cancer and liver/kidney issues are real.

Do you wear safety glasses or hearing protection ? Hand ( skin) and breathing protection are part of the package.

I agree! Get used to wearing the gloves!

 

[maxpower_hd]

I ran out of gloves at the work shop where I work on tractors and trailers that are NEVER washed and run for way too long. So I worked without gloves and ended up cleaning my hands, one of the times, with brake clean because they got so bad. It was all that would get my hands clean enough to even clean if you know what I mean. It was the green can which is more flammable and less toxic but still. Not my ideal. So yes, I agree with the gloves. I use Radnor nitriles. They seem to hold up better for me than others I've tried.

 

[shedfullatools]

I cant seem to wear gloves of any kind except for unlined leather, the backs of my hands sweat and break out very painfully...Weird because mitts and loose insulated gloves don't do it to me but any kind of work glove/rubber glove is out of the question for more than a few minutes