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May 14, 2009 10:02:47 GMT
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We use swafega to wash our hands its an orange version with some form of grit in it to remove ingrained oil etc We also use latex gloves when working on a car, they do work really well apart from hands sweating inside and needing moisturiser and smelling like a condom! I work for a lab equipment supply company and use the gloves supplied to laboratories, they last for quite awhile. Cheap ones are rubbish. ^^^ Tufanega, good stuff!
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May 14, 2009 10:18:35 GMT
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Guy I know uses a combination of tesco bbq lighting gel and wasing powder, Aerial of course.
I try to use the non latex gloves my dad brings home from work, better than the latex ones as they don't brake as easily, altho I do tend to put my fingers through the ends.
Then swarfega and a bit of washing up liquid to get the smell of swarfega off.
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May 14, 2009 10:43:56 GMT
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manista, manista or manista !!!! It's good. On one occasion I wore marigolds to do a job on the car - couldn't get my hands dirty (on the way to work) and I didn't have any latex gloves. 99p from Tesco later, job done. Surprisingly usable. James
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bortaf
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May 14, 2009 11:52:14 GMT
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Black dirt, start with WD40 or similar to get the hands back to white, then manista or similar to degrease. Failing that fairy and sugar but i prefer moisturising hand soap and sugar IF the wife has any left
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SteveP
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May 14, 2009 13:47:36 GMT
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A product called SLIG is excellent, abrasive (small amount of grit) but smells really nice!
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Last Edit: May 14, 2009 13:48:23 GMT by SteveP
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May 14, 2009 14:01:19 GMT
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gloves ;D
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tri
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May 14, 2009 14:35:31 GMT
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Another Liquid soap and sugar one here. Might try the vanish oxy action one next time though. SOunds like a great idea!
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I forgot how to retro...
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Zapp Brannigan
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May 14, 2009 14:40:50 GMT
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Another vote for latex gloves here! They're an absolute god-send and you can just take 'em off and throw them away if you need to answer the phone or have a quick cup of tea and a biscuit. And of course they save you time at the end of a messy and productive day when all you want to do is sit down rather than stand at the sink scrubbing the curse word out of your hands, making a mess and incurring the wrath of your wife/significant other/mother!
Before I used gloves I swore by manista - great stuff! My granddad, who worked at the Ford Dagenham plant for 40 years always uses a mixture of washing-up liquid and bathroom cream. Works a treat, but leaves your hands rather rough to say the least!
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May 14, 2009 16:20:00 GMT
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OAP drifta Volvo 340,Williams power 1960 Beetle twin 40's 1776cc
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May 14, 2009 16:34:22 GMT
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Either some sort of hand cleaner or the old washing up liquid & sugar DIY version...
However, if I'm really seriously filthy & have to get my hands pretty much spot-on for a client meeting at work the following day, then I have a couple more tricks...
1/ Blutac.
Having scrubbed extensively and dried your hands, if you get a big blob of Blutac then it is good for getting really ingrained dirt off & especially for removing any black grit out from under your nails that the nailbrush fails to remove. Keep rubbing it around in your hands and digging your nails in it repeatedly and it eventually pulls the dirt off with it - takes a while but does not damage your skin. Discovered this completely by accident!
2/ SWMBO's beauty products!
SWMBO has a dazzling array of these - some of the "exfoliating body butter skin rub with extracts of stinkwort" type stuff does wonders - she has this expensive apricot stuff that I swear kicks any type of industrial hand cleaner I've ever bought into a cocked hat - stolen & used in the shower after washing hands in extreme circumstances!
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May 14, 2009 16:34:47 GMT
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i started using latex gloves, got a box of 50 for a couple of quid at the market, but as said, they made my hands sweat a lot, if snagged theyd just tear and fall off or sometimes, start dissolving for the fun of it! . my uncle works at a large factory and borrowed a couple of pairs of gloves for me to . they're sorta cloth but with a plastic/rubber palm, they are used worn by the blokes on the line who are assembling fiddly stuff. i tried em and loves em, can feel everything so easily and not even slightly clumsy, really comfy and good protection, only prob, they were white. looked on ebay, got some of these cgi.ebay.co.uk/10-PAIRS-PU-COATED-PRECISION-WORK-GLOVES-8-M_W0QQitemZ150340766284QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_ProtectiveGear_RL?hash=item150340766284&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50 work out about a quid a pair but can be used over and over, only binned last pair cos mnaged to burn a hole in em with the welder. dead handy for me as if I'm on a late shift at work, i can play with my cars in the mornin and not spend an hour trying to get my hands clean before i face the customers
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I'm not curse word, i just fell off my shoes
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May 14, 2009 16:45:55 GMT
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Gloves all the way for me. I used to use latex ones but have progressed to nitrile and they seem a lot stronger. I buy the smallest size I can get on without ripping them then there is no slack and they don't snag as easily.
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lae
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May 14, 2009 17:16:12 GMT
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If I am at work then it is DEB Lime green. We have this where I work too, it smells bloody delicious! I use a combo of manista and washing powder, followed by E45 because I'm a soft fairy.
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Formerly: 1969 MG Midget 1972 Avenger GT 1981 Datsun Cherry 1989 Corolla 1979 Mercedes W123 200D 1995 Ford Falcon 1996 Ford Telstar (bet you had to google that one)
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May 14, 2009 18:04:25 GMT
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Sugar soap as found in decorating shops. Or thinners.* I have a pair of old leather driving gloves which I keep in the boot for if I have to do work while out somewhere, like change a wheel or something.
* Not advisable
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stuey
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May 14, 2009 18:58:27 GMT
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I use washing up liquid and a hand full of dry garden soil...sucks up the oil then washes off nice and easy...but only if I havenet used gloves which I normally do I've found that if you continue to use them you do get used to it eventually...
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Tefal
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May 14, 2009 19:08:48 GMT
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i use vinyl gloves (tougher than the latex) with a latex glove over the top (to make it so I can pick stuff up lol)
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madmog
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May 16, 2009 10:42:53 GMT
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Decorator's wipes from DIY sheds. Like bigger, stronger wet-wipes. Usable on hands and for getting paint splashes, oil etc off of surfaces, tools etc.
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