Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

On 2/23/2012 11:29 PM, Ignoramus19207 wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks


Fast Orange.

Dorothy finally gave up an lets me keep a bottle by the sink.

Ignoramus19207 wrote:

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.
I use Goop or a similar hand cleaner. It is a mix of something like
vaseline and lye. When worked vigorously into dirty hands, it
at least partly saponifies the crud, and makes it a lot easier to
wipe/wash off.

Jon

On 2/23/2012 11:29 PM, Ignoramus19207 wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Depends on what it is...petroleum grease is different than paint which
is different that just "good 'ol dirt"

For grease-specifically, one of the waterless handcleaners first, the
basic always is the original Lava hand bar and a brush.

--

On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:29:28 -0600, Ignoramus19207
wrote:

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

I like Boraxo for non-oily grime. Ir even cleans off dried bluefish
guts. g It's available online.

It works on oily grime, too, but for oily stuff I use Goop, which is
better. It smells a lot better than Permatex hand cleaner, which is
what they sell in most auto-parts places.

A box of Boraxo and a can of Goop are always kept by my shop sink, and
another can of Goop is in the garage.

--
Ed Huntress

Ignoramus19207 on Thu, 23 Feb
2012 23:29:28 -0600 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

There was something we used in the Autoshop back in Germany. You
rubbed it in at the start of the day, and the grime didn't "stick" as
well.
That or gloves, if you know ahead of time.

After that,it depends on what the dirt is: grease, "dirt", organic
compounds?
--
pyotr
Go not to the Net for answers, for it will tell you Yes and no. And
you are a bloody fool, only an ignorant cretin would even ask the
question, forty two, 47, the second door, and how many blonde lawyers
does it take to change a lightbulb.

"Ignoramus19207" wrote in message
...
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.


A tablespoon or so of lanolin based cleaner or even fresh ATF to loosen and
then followup with cheap shampoo and water.

FWIW cheap shampoo like Suave etc. works better than dishwashing soap for
many things.....

--it also works well for cleaning those red shop rags--slosh around in a 5
gallon bucket, wring out into the sink one at a time and set aside...repeat
this 3 times using fresh shampoo / water mix and then finally wash them in
the automatic washer along with your work clothes.

Ignoramus19207 wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

Fast Orange or Orange GoJo either one with pumice. Both will take off
most any crud you get into. And they don't stink like the kerosene based
ones.

You can get a product called Invisible Glove in some stores. You apply
it like a hand lotion and it keeps the crud from sticking.

--
Steve W.

On 2/24/2012 12:07 AM, pyotr filipivich wrote:
on Thu, 23 Feb
2012 23:29:28 -0600 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

There was something we used in the Autoshop back in Germany. You
rubbed it in at the start of the day, and the grime didn't "stick" as
well.
That or gloves, if you know ahead of time.

After that,it depends on what the dirt is: grease, "dirt", organic
compounds?
--
pyotr
Go not to the Net for answers, for it will tell you Yes and no. And
you are a bloody fool, only an ignorant cretin would even ask the
question, forty two, 47, the second door, and how many blonde lawyers
does it take to change a lightbulb.

I have seen mentioned in vintage (~1910) automobile books that one tip
before working on your car was to rub your hands with a bar of dry +
soft bar soap.

The soap fills the cracks in your skin, plus is in the right location to
attack the oil when you wash your hands after finishing the car
maintenance.

----------

For getting metalworking grease off my hands, I use some orange
waterless soap stuff with pumice. Works well enough.

Also on the advice of another hobby-machinist, I bought some pure
lanolin butter off eBay to use as hand lotion. Smells funky, kinda
expensive ($16/lb shipped) but a little goes a long way, and it works
very well. Much better then vaseline, in every way but price.

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:45:23 -0500, Ed Huntress
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:29:28 -0600, Ignoramus19207
wrote:

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

I like Boraxo for non-oily grime. Ir even cleans off dried bluefish
guts. g It's available online.

Do anything for the smell? I always handle the chum, its almost as bad
as bluefish. Milady won't let me in the house. The neighbors get a
cheap show, I strip just outside and head straight to the shower.

BTW, we catch a lot of bluefish in Florida Bay and just toss them back
in. I figure the northern New England types must be more desperate for
fish.

Richard wrote:
On 2/23/2012 11:29 PM, Ignoramus19207 wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks


Fast Orange.

Dorothy finally gave up an lets me keep a bottle by the sink.
Depends what the dirt is.
For the worst, like black diesel engine work I use those stretchy,
coated gloves, a real saver on your hands.
then a wood flour based soap paste. water soluable.
This does the cleaning job best.
The next cleaner is a jel type called Swarfega, based on soap and
mineral oil, also with micro granules or again wood flour.
To get out deep ingrained dirt, Im the 2 handed self propelled
optically driven washing up machine soI do the washing up after her
indoors has been cooking. The results (of the cooking) are great, but
the mess she leaves the kitchen is beyond dscription.
Hope this helps
Ted.

On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:29:28 -0600, Ignoramus19207
wrote:

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

I use the orange GoJo. But even better are the good disposable
nitrile gloves I keep handy, "Best" brand, non powdered. They have
the XXL size I need in one of their lines.

I also use them when chopping up jalapenos.

Pete Keillor

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:32:50 -0500, "Steve W."
wrote:

Ignoramus19207 wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

Fast Orange or Orange GoJo either one with pumice. Both will take off
most any crud you get into. And they don't stink like the kerosene based
ones.

You can get a product called Invisible Glove in some stores. You apply
it like a hand lotion and it keeps the crud from sticking.

Hey Iggy,

I really agree with Steve about "Invisible Glove", one brand of what
is called a "barrier cream". And using this falls in with "An ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of cure!" 20 seconds ahead of time,
saves many minutes later on. It is fantastic, and although there is a
"warning" on the label, repeated uses (twice a day or more) for me
cause NO problem with my allergy-prone skin. But you have to do it
every time you enter the shop. Application is very quick, and it
never stings or feels funny or lessens your sense of feel or grip, but
it takes a few minutes for your hands to return to "normal and
non-slippery" just after application, but you get used to that very
quickly when using it daily.
Then after working, use one of the other suggestions for washing-up
after you get dirty, and the dirt comes off easily.
Great stuff, but getting harder to find. Maybe at automotive
supplier?? The last tube I have at the moment has on the label:

INVISIBLE GLOVE
Protective Hand Coating
manufactured for
BLUE MAGIC, INC.
Cleveland, OH 44122

Take care.

Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.

On Feb 24, 12:29*am, Ignoramus19207 ignoramus19...@NOSPAM.
19207.invalid wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

I usually use Dawn dishwashing detergent first. It works pretty well
on grease and oil. And then if necessary some orange based cleaner.
A brush helps a lot. I use to have a couple of the brushes surgeons
use. They were good.

Dan

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:14:31 +0000, in rec.crafts.metalworking you
wrote:

SNIP

The next cleaner is a jel type called Swarfega, based on soap and
mineral oil, also with micro granules or again wood flour.
MORE SNIP
Ted.

Hey Ted,

Good stuff too. I recall many years ago when working in an auto
repair shop in the '60's, a teenage friend had acne very badly, or at
least what we referred to as "black-heads" on his face and neck.
Anyway, I'm sure it stung his eyes to do it, but he would wash his
face after work with Swarfega, and with-in a few days or a week the
black-heads were GONE.

Brian Lawson

I've never liked wearing gloves. But, in this case, it may save a lot of
work, later.

Walmart has "foamy antibacterial hand soap" in the health and beauty aids
section. Works great, so I bought a couple for my mechanic. he says it just
moves the grease around, and he went back to the orange stuff he was using.

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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Ignoramus19207 wrote in
:

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

The best cure is prevention: get a package or three of blue nitrile gloves at Harbor Freight.
Wait for them to go on sale, and you can get them for about five bucks for a box of 100.

For the stuff that gets through tears in the gloves, or on your wrists where the gloves don't
reach -- or when you forget to use the gloves -- try Fast Orange. It works best if you start by
using it *without* water: work it into the grease thoroughly, until all the gunk liquifies. *Then*
wash it off.

Another product you might try, if you know anybody who's an Amway distributor, is Amway's
LOC. In my experience, it works better than Fast Orange, but it costs more, too (which is why
I switched to Fast Orange).

Someone else suggested Goop; I disagree. Goop doesn't dissolve well in water. Keep
using Goop to clean your hands, and eventually you're going to wind up snaking your sink
drain to remove a 1/4"-thick lining of greasy, dirty Goop. That's why I switched from Goop to
LOC.

Ignoramus19207 wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks


There used to be a product called Frasco which is not made any more,it
is the best I have used,It was sawdust mixed with what appeared to be
common soap powder, I still have some.
You could probably make it yourself.

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:32:50 -0500, "Steve W."
wrote:

Ignoramus19207 wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

Fast Orange or Orange GoJo either one with pumice. Both will take off
most any crud you get into. And they don't stink like the kerosene based
ones.

You can get a product called Invisible Glove in some stores. You apply
it like a hand lotion and it keeps the crud from sticking.

I'll second both of those. The skin protector keeps crap from getting
down into the pores, the worst part of dirty hands any more. I wear
gloves when I can (latex, nitrile, leather, cotton) or just go for it
and use GoJo when I can't. I do like the orange-oil-based goops they
have out now. Old style hand cremes would leave a thick, greasy layer
on your hands which wouldn't wash off very easily. I hated the
slippery finger feeling they left.

--
Good ideas alter the power balance in relationships, that is why
good ideas are always initially resisted. Good ideas come with a
heavy burden. Which is why so few people have them. So few people
can handle it.
-- Hugh Macleod

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:42 -0600, Karl Townsend
wrote:

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:45:23 -0500, Ed Huntress
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:29:28 -0600, Ignoramus19207
wrote:

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

I like Boraxo for non-oily grime. Ir even cleans off dried bluefish
guts. g It's available online.

Do anything for the smell? I always handle the chum, its almost as bad
as bluefish. Milady won't let me in the house. The neighbors get a
cheap show, I strip just outside and head straight to the shower.

BTW, we catch a lot of bluefish in Florida Bay and just toss them back
in. I figure the northern New England types must be more desperate for
fish.

Separately, vinegar, alcohol, tomato juice, and ammonia will remove
lots of nasty scents from your hands. (Do not mix them.)

--
Good ideas alter the power balance in relationships, that is why
good ideas are always initially resisted. Good ideas come with a
heavy burden. Which is why so few people have them. So few people
can handle it.
-- Hugh Macleod

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:42 -0600, Karl Townsend
wrote:

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:45:23 -0500, Ed Huntress
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:29:28 -0600, Ignoramus19207
wrote:

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

I like Boraxo for non-oily grime. Ir even cleans off dried bluefish
guts. g It's available online.

Do anything for the smell?

It depends on how long you let that crud stay on your hands or
whatever. After a day of bluefishing, I take a long, hot shower and
figure on sleeping alone that night. d8-)


I always handle the chum, its almost as bad
as bluefish.

It can be worse. If the blues are puking as they come over the side
(common when you're chumming them), or if you're gutting them on the
fly to keep the flesh as good as it can be (I do), the puke and guts
will harden into something like polyester boat resin. The guts will
also strip varnish. I've actually had to use a chisel to get that
stuff off of a boat's gunwales.

Milady won't let me in the house. The neighbors get a
cheap show, I strip just outside and head straight to the shower.

G I haven't tried stripping outdoors. There's a retirement home
behind my house and the old ladies are already kind of frisky.


BTW, we catch a lot of bluefish in Florida Bay and just toss them back
in. I figure the northern New England types must be more desperate for
fish.

You are typical of bluefishermen everywhere -- at least, those who
don't know the secrets to making it one of the best eating fish
around.

I've eaten blues I caught at Key Colony Beach, from the pier. They
were just like the ones we catch up north. But you have to know how to
handle them or they're awful. I can't even stand the smell of them in
a restaurant.

I've completely turned my neighbors around on eating bluefish. Now
they ask when I'm going fishing again.

--
Ed Huntress

On Feb 23, 10:29*pm, Ignoramus19207 ignoramus19...@NOSPAM.
19207.invalid wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

The original(blue) Dawn works for organic greases, medium well for
petroleum-based crud. The orange-based hand cleaners work pretty well
for most automotive crud, with or without pumice, if I need really
clean hands, I'll do some hand laundry using clothes detergent and
some red shop rags. Nothing removes MoS2 from hands except time,
ditto graphite. I'm not a big fan of gloves for mechanical work,
can't keep hold of wrenches or parts and my hands inside become very
slippery with sweat. Same with any type of coating or hand creams.
Nothing like squirting the one and only nut in existence down into the
guts and then trying to fish it back out. Only time I really take to
gloves is repacking and installing CV joints and I thankfully don't do
that more than once a decade. I have used some stuff called Krud
Kutter for various cleanup tasks, it works pretty well on hands but
contains diluted lye, so will dissolve your skin eventually. Lowes
has carried it, have seen it elsewhere, too. They think very well of
it, so I haven't bought much of it lately. It's a purple stuff
replacement, only it works better. Works well for cleaning off greasy
fingerprints from fresh latex paint.

Stan

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:27:31 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:42 -0600, Karl Townsend
wrote:

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:45:23 -0500, Ed Huntress
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:29:28 -0600, Ignoramus19207
wrote:

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

I like Boraxo for non-oily grime. Ir even cleans off dried bluefish
guts. g It's available online.

Do anything for the smell? I always handle the chum, its almost as bad
as bluefish. Milady won't let me in the house. The neighbors get a
cheap show, I strip just outside and head straight to the shower.

BTW, we catch a lot of bluefish in Florida Bay and just toss them back
in. I figure the northern New England types must be more desperate for
fish.

Separately, vinegar, alcohol, tomato juice, and ammonia will remove
lots of nasty scents from your hands. (Do not mix them.)

Oops, I forgot lemon juice, which is especially good for removing
fishy odors.

--
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt

"PrecisionmachinisT" on Thu, 23
Feb 2012 23:17:59 -0800 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the
following:

"Ignoramus19207" wrote in message
m...
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.


A tablespoon or so of lanolin based cleaner or even fresh ATF to loosen and
then followup with cheap shampoo and water.

FWIW cheap shampoo like Suave etc. works better than dishwashing soap for
many things.....

--it also works well for cleaning those red shop rags--slosh around in a 5
gallon bucket, wring out into the sink one at a time and set aside...repeat
this 3 times using fresh shampoo / water mix and then finally wash them in
the automatic washer along with your work clothes.

We had a small (and I do mean small) washer for the shop rags.
Fill it up with water, plug it in to heat (I once forgot and left it a
bit long. Almost boiling water sure removes a lot of grease and gunk
all by itself), run. Tip over to empty water, and rags, hang 'em up
to dry.

Whole thing was about waist high, and about "a cubit" square.

--
pyotr
Go not to the Net for answers, for it will tell you Yes and no. And
you are a bloody fool, only an ignorant cretin would even ask the
question, forty two, 47, the second door, and how many blonde lawyers
does it take to change a lightbulb.

In article ,
Ignoramus19207 wrote:

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

I use Boraxo hand cleaner, the white powder (pure borax), not the orange
stuff. (Beware, "Boraxo" is a brand name, not a substance.)

I bought a wall dispenser made by Dial (of soap fame), and mounted it on
the concrete wall above the shop sink. All metal; works quite well.
But use all four mounting screws, as the back metal is thin, and will
bend annoyingly if not fully fastened to the wall.

http://www.amazon.com/DIAL-PROFESSIONAL-Model-36-Dispenser/dp/B000BC5D2

Joe Gwinn

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
...

Separately, vinegar, alcohol, tomato juice, and ammonia will remove
lots of nasty scents from your hands. (Do not mix them.)

Oops, I forgot lemon juice, which is especially good for removing
fishy odors.

--
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative
effort.
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt


I've always used a mix of Limoline and baking soda, but fresh-water fish
smell nice to begin with.

"Ignoramus19207" wrote in message
...
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

This is THE VERY BEST I have found!

http://www.betco.com/SkinCare/Pages/...dD ispGrp=230

Brian Lawson wrote:
On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:32:50 -0500, "Steve W."
wrote:

Ignoramus19207 wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks
Fast Orange or Orange GoJo either one with pumice. Both will take off
most any crud you get into. And they don't stink like the kerosene based
ones.

You can get a product called Invisible Glove in some stores. You apply
it like a hand lotion and it keeps the crud from sticking.

Hey Iggy,

I really agree with Steve about "Invisible Glove", one brand of what
is called a "barrier cream". And using this falls in with "An ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of cure!" 20 seconds ahead of time,
saves many minutes later on. It is fantastic, and although there is a
"warning" on the label, repeated uses (twice a day or more) for me
cause NO problem with my allergy-prone skin. But you have to do it
every time you enter the shop. Application is very quick, and it
never stings or feels funny or lessens your sense of feel or grip, but
it takes a few minutes for your hands to return to "normal and
non-slippery" just after application, but you get used to that very
quickly when using it daily.
Then after working, use one of the other suggestions for washing-up
after you get dirty, and the dirt comes off easily.
Great stuff, but getting harder to find. Maybe at automotive
supplier?? The last tube I have at the moment has on the label:

INVISIBLE GLOVE
Protective Hand Coating
manufactured for
BLUE MAGIC, INC.
Cleveland, OH 44122

Take care.

Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.

I've got it from body shop suppliers, Sherwin Williams and from Advance
and Auto Zone stores.

--
Steve W.

I like the orange lava, and we have TKO knockout at work that does a good
job. Main thing is to know when to put on the water. The orange lava and
gojo type cleaners must be rubbed in dry, working until you get everything
scrubbed, and then you turn on the water and start rinsing. If you wet your
hands before putting on the soap they just don't work. The TKO Knockout is
just the opposite, you must wet hands first then apply soap, then it works
great. If you start dry it's useless. So try your soap both ways.

-----
Regards,
Carl Ijames
"Ignoramus19207" wrote in message
...

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.


There is another option. My daughter brought some "Crazy Soap" home.
Just little motel-sized sample bars, but a whole box of (like) 36 of
them. I've got to tell you, that stuff _really_ "cleans like crazy!".

It will remove paint, grease, aluminum swarf, and almost anything else I
usually get into. It's gentler than Lava on the skin, and works to
remove stains and dirt from clothes, too. No pumice, which I HATE the
feel of. I won't use the pumice GOJO, and the Orange Smooth version is a
little hard to find 'round here (which I do like).

(no association with the Crazy Soap product, but I do have 20 more of
those little sample bars still left! G)

LLoyd

Den 24-02-2012 06:29, Ignoramus19207 skrev:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Go to the nearest grillbar and order half a fried chicken with french
fries. Eat it using only your fingers and your hands will be almost
clean when you are through the meal.
Do not think of where the stuff went ;-)

Here in Denmark we have 'Plum'. It is some kind of soap/detergent or
whatever mixed with really small polyurethane balls. Works like a charm
if you just wash your hands in normal soap after using it.



--
Uffe Bærentsen

In article ,
says...

On 2/23/2012 11:29 PM, Ignoramus19207 wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks


Fast Orange.

Dorothy finally gave up an lets me keep a bottle by the sink.

Yep, Fast Orange or the Harbor Fright equivalent, "Orange Goop".

"Ignoramus19207" wrote in
message ...
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

If they are really bad I use Gunk, followed by Castrol SuperClean and
then Dawn. In dry weather I have to apply hand lotion afterwards to
keep my skin from cracking.

jsw

On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:44:16 +0100, Uffe Bærentsen
wrote:

Den 24-02-2012 06:29, Ignoramus19207 skrev:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Go to the nearest grillbar and order half a fried chicken with french
fries. Eat it using only your fingers and your hands will be almost
clean when you are through the meal.
Do not think of where the stuff went ;-)

LOL! Good one, Uffe.


Here in Denmark we have 'Plum'. It is some kind of soap/detergent or
whatever mixed with really small polyurethane balls. Works like a charm
if you just wash your hands in normal soap after using it.

Man! They're putting poly in everything nowadays.

--
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Pete Keillor wrote:
On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:29:28 -0600, Ignoramus19207
wrote:

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

I use the orange GoJo.

I use _Permatex Fast Orange_ with pumice.
http://www.permatex.com/brand_fast_orange.htm
That stuff works amazingly well.

But even better are the good disposable
nitrile gloves I keep handy, "Best" brand, non powdered. They have
the XXL size I need in one of their lines.

I also use them when chopping up jalapenos.

They are also excellent when changing oil and other
messy work.

I'm inordinately pleased with myself when I remember to
snap on a pair and mildly astonished at how clean my
hands are after some really dirty jobs.

--Winston

On Feb 24, 12:29*am, Ignoramus19207 ignoramus19...@NOSPAM.
19207.invalid wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

back in my mechanic days, my magic formula was a paste of Borax (NOT
boraxo) and Ajax dishwashing liquid, used with a hand brush. I'd
follow that with a small amount of vaseline. It got my hands clean and
the vaseline kept the skin intact - without it, my skin got so dry it
would crack.

On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:04:40 -0800 (PST)
rangerssuck wrote:

On Feb 24, 12:29Â*am, Ignoramus19207 ignoramus19...@NOSPAM.
19207.invalid wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

back in my mechanic days, my magic formula was a paste of Borax (NOT
boraxo) and Ajax dishwashing liquid, used with a hand brush. I'd
follow that with a small amount of vaseline. It got my hands clean and
the vaseline kept the skin intact - without it, my skin got so dry it
would crack.

I'll second the brush. I find using a small brush more important than
the kind of soap. If I know ahead of time that I'll be getting my hands
really dirty I'll set out a ~5 gallon bucket of water, my brush and bar
of soap. By the time I'm done the water is warm and the mess I always
end up making, washing my hands and arms will be outside not
in.

A small brush similar to these:

http://www.amazon.com/Lola-Hand-Nail...0201872&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Hand-Scrub-Bru...0201872&sr=8-3

Some sort of hand cream/lotion is a must too, especially after using a
brush...

--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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On Feb 25, 3:38*pm, Leon Fisk wrote:
On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:04:40 -0800 (PST)

rangerssuck wrote:
On Feb 24, 12:29*am, Ignoramus19207 ignoramus19...@NOSPAM.
19207.invalid wrote:
Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

back in my mechanic days, my magic formula was a paste of Borax (NOT
boraxo) and Ajax dishwashing liquid, used with a hand brush. I'd
follow that with a small amount of vaseline. It got my hands clean and
the vaseline kept the skin intact - without it, my skin got so dry it
would crack.

I'll second the brush. I find using a small brush more important than
the kind of soap. If I know ahead of time that I'll be getting my hands
really dirty I'll set out a ~5 gallon bucket of water, my brush and bar
of soap. By the time I'm done the water is warm and the mess I always
end up making, washing my hands and arms will be outside not
in.

A small brush similar to these:

http://www.amazon.com/Lola-Hand-Nail...HM5YQG/ref=sr_....

http://www.amazon.com/Hand-Scrub-Bru...U6/ref=sr_1_3?....

Some sort of hand cream/lotion is a must too, especially after using a
brush...

--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids *MI/Zone 5b
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This is the current model of the brush I use - mine is probably 40
years old and still going strong.
http://www.fuller.com/index.php/hand-n-nail-brush.html

and again, I always used a small drop of vaseline after the brush.

"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" wrote:

I won't use the pumice GOJO, and the Orange Smooth version is a
little hard to find 'round here (which I do like).


My local NAPA dealer has it in gallon jugs. I keep one in the house
& one in the shop.

--
You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense.

On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:29:28 -0600, Ignoramus19207
wrote:

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to clean up my hands after
handling some dirty stuff. Dishwashing Soap and orange lava do not
seem to work very well. Is there anything better. A powder or
different soap or whatever.

Thanks

Try Dawn dishwashing detergent. Its the best liquid Ive ever seen for
cutting "machine goo" off ones hands. Use with a Scotch pad..green is
fine for the heavy goop.

Then Orange GoJo is probably one of the top gels.

Be sure the Gojo has the lava particles in it.
Use with a scotch pad as well.

Gunner

--
One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that,
in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers
and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are
not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
Gunner Asch