Cleaning hands.

[FMESParticipant @fmes]

Posted by Hopper on 05/07/2013 06:32:56:

WD40 then a sloosh in a bucket of water and dishwashing soap that I keep in the shed

Not good, WD40 was discontinued within the UK Mod as being a known carcinogen, the PX24 that replaces it smells of ancient cats pee.

Not a good idea to take the scent of that indoors either.

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

A surprisingly high proportion of people are or become allergic to latex gloves. That's why they use nitrile in first aid kits.

Neil

[I.M. OUTAHEREParticipant @i-m-outahere]

I hope they don't become allergic to those other latex products or we will be neck deep in babies !
I remember a hand cleaner from years a go but i can't remember its name- it looked like sour cream but had a funny chemical smell like kerosine and came in an orange drum.
Probably been banned by now or something !

That reminds me of a product i haven't seen for a while and i'm not sure if it was available outside Australia – Ajax .
This stuff took everything off and i liked to use it when i was binding the guides on fishing rods as it stopped any skin oil contamination on the threads – must have a look at the supermarket to see if it still exist !
Used to use this stuff at the Hardchrome shop to clean metal before plating especially cast iron etc .

Ian

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

> I hope they don't become allergic to those other latex products or we will be neck deep in babies !

I guess you mean waht ozzies call sellotape? Don't joke about it, some poor souls have to suffer =8-0

Ajax scouring cream? Haven't see it for decades!

Neil

[MikeParticipant @mike89748]

I've never tried this, but a pal who was a roofer and regularly got splashes of bituminous compounds used to swear by his home-made "Green Swarfega" – a gel formed by mixing washing-up liquid and paraffin. As an angler, I can tell you that a very effective killer of bad smells is lemon-flavoured Fairy liquid.

[FMESParticipant @fmes]

This one?

**LINK**

[nigel jones 5Participant @nigeljones5]

Bought some so called green swarfega from asda recently…not a patch on the old green stuff we useed to use! Dont know how anyone can work in gloves, I rely on touch too much to use them, and they leave your hands stinky! Find washing powder way too abraisive, organic solvens destroy your skin so I always use dry guard barrier cream and wash with fairy and sugar. Wife goes mad cos the fine metalic bits settle on the pots and go rusty almost instantly!

[mickypeeParticipant @mickypee]

Autosmart "Extra Hands" brilliant at removing grime and doesn't dry your skin. Buy it in 5 litre containers, lasts for ages.

Mike

[AndyfParticipant @andyf]

Posted by Mike on 06/07/2013 11:27:10:

I've never tried this, but a pal who was a roofer and regularly got splashes of bituminous compounds used to swear by his home-made "Green Swarfega" – a gel formed by mixing washing-up liquid and paraffin. As an angler, I can tell you that a very effective killer of bad smells is lemon-flavoured Fairy liquid.

Thanks for reminding me! I'd forgotten that my brother used that recipe 40 years ago, before he caught Chartered Accountancy and could afford a better car. Must give it a try myself.

Andy

Andy

[nigel jones 5Participant @nigeljones5]

I used to make my own hand cleanser, as a bi product of bio diesel production – saponification which leavs a soapy residue…for the purists out there, 3CH3(CH2)14CO2Na… Got it a bit pear shaped one day and ended up with potassium methoxide CH3KO…a rather potent nerve agent which is readily absorbed through the skin!

[_Paul_Participant @_paul_]

Posted by CoalBurner on 04/07/2013 19:35:16:

Wife hates the smell of Swarfega, I use Manista which meets with her approval

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