Anyone have any tricks for getting grease off hands? I know you can buy the orange pumice stuff that gets it off good, but how about around the house stuff?

 

other than hand cleaner or soap, wd-40 or motor oil

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Thanks ede, i guess ill just have to go pick up some of that orange stuff. Tired of having to wash my hands 10 times just to get the grease off.

 

I'm not a big fan of GoJo or stuff like that, antibacterial Joy or Palmolive (Palmolive especially) works great for me.

Keep a stiff nylon brush around for tough grease.

If you have REALLY greasy hands, I usually wipe them down with rubbing alcohol on a rag, windex works too. But that will really dry you hands out..

 

Tranny fluid works wonders, then you clean that stuff off with soap.

 

BTW, advnace auto parts makes this stuff called "Purple Power." It's a HIGH concentration degreaser.

NEVER, soak you hands in it. I did once, I filled up an oil pan with it, grabbed a scotch-brite pad and started scrubbing, 20 minutes later, I thought my skin was going to fall off, seriously. I sprayed my hands with the water hose and my skin was all loose and weird, after they dried, they REALLY dried, I lost a few layers of skin, and had to moisturize for a few weeks.

 

ouch mac...that doesnt sound nice. thanks for all the tips guys...For now i just went out and got some of the orange degreaser stuff...works pretty good.

 

Here's what I do.......wear latex gloves. Seriously, they're cheap and you just throw them away when you're done. Leaves your hands clean and not dried out.

 

If you can't stand gloves,, use hand lotion before you start to work on the car. Rub in well around and under the finger nails. Makes clean up a breeze!!

 

Ive also heard of using lotion before you get greasy.

 

The best trick, is to not get any grease on them!
I use latex gloves. I first laughed at the guys at the shop when I started there, but I soon tried them, and now I never work without them! We get a brand called Diamond Grip from the local CarQuest, and they're pretty durable.
When I do get greasy though (ripped glove) i use the orange gritty stuff, along with some of the hand cleaner cream. Yup, I mix 'em. The orange stuff cuts the grease better, and rinses better, and the cream feels better on the arms. Both together is a happy medium.

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A quick spray of starting fluid usuall does the trick pretty well, if you can stand the smell and slightly dried hands, but I have also found out that detergents, like Cheer work good. Just pour a little on your hands and the nasty black crap that stays in all the small creases on your hands will come off by just rubbing with the other hand. Use a brush and your spotless....

 

A quick spray of starting fluid usuall does the trick pretty well, if you can stand the smell and slightly dried hands, but I have also found out that detergents, like Cheer work good. Just pour a little on your hands and the nasty black crap that stays in all the small creases on your hands will come off by just rubbing with the other hand. Use a brush and your spotless....

 

To all of the "tricksters". Just use some SOAP!!! Preferably dish soap. The trick is not to use water untill all of the grease lifts!! Also, the toxic stuff is bad! Joy is non-toxic.

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Mac, that's because it's a VERY high concentrate soap... What is soap? A base.
Base's are ****ing deadly to organic materials you're lucky. There are some Strong bases with a ph of like 15 that once contact the skin will literally melt it off and you wont feel a thing.. you'll be able to peel off your skin though... yummy
Be carefull it's no joke.

 

i always liked gojo cream.. not only is it like 99 cents for a can but you dont get that damn sand stuff all over your hands if you dont have any water to rinse with.. not to mention it cuts grease a lot easier.. if you dont have any kinda soap, carb cleaner, brake parts cleaner, etc works nicely.. just rinse asap... tranny fluid works nicely too..

 

I am wondering why no one has mentioned lava.
I usually get my hands BLACK with grease when working.
I find that if you use a lava bar (not the lotion in the pump bottle - that stuff sucks) and just scrub your hands with the BAR, almost anything comes off.
my .02

 

Comet works pretty good. You know, the stuff your mom(wife) uses to clean the sink with. ~ Arnold

 

I personally prefer any orange stuff w/ gritt of some sort. Just to give my mother a plug though, mac, the reason the palmolive works wonders, well, my mom's engineering went into that. (obviously they tweaked it...but my mom did most of the hard work on the formulation of that soap!) The stuff is safe as far as I can tell, I can write to my mom (she won't get the e-mail for a week as she is in Germany on business) but she could tell you the PH, and safety info of anyone REALLY wants
The orange is good stuff though!
Corry

 

hehe, tell her I'll give a TV testimonial for some free soap

 

Wow, nobody uses Goop? That's the only stuff I'll use; that Gojo orange stuff doesn't do a thing.


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I have a pair of those Mechanix Gloves, and they work great.

Keep your hands clean, warm, and Mostly protected, i cant stand working without them now.


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Although I have never tried it personally, it has been said that regular ol' Coca-Cola will work wonders when you soak your hands in them for a bit. Anyone ever try this? - John '89 L98

 

Coca cola works great. And the grease actually adds to teh flavor.
Jason

 

Yesterday I was working on battery cables
and soaked the terminals in water with baking
soda. When I was done, I dumped some of the
baking soda on the GOOP I was cleaning my
hands with. The grit of the soda scrubbed
the filth off, but washed off a lot easier
than pumice cleaners.

 

A little muriatic acid works wonders...