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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13358 |
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Hey Steve,,checked out the only'ist truck stop around here and they haven't heard of it. Ebay offers the Mule head cleaner in a gallon jar but the dang S&H is way too much,,it being so heavy,,!! We are fixin to go to Dallas in next week or two,,so I be checking the bigger truck stops om I-20,,Thanks. There is SO much of thet old timer stuff that used to be so good,,,and somebody told the guvment it wasn't any good for us,,,,the rest is history,,, |
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Ted J
Orange Level Joined: 05 Jul 2010 Location: La Crosse, WI Points: 18704 |
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I dunno Steve. I used to use Oxydol (before they banned it) and udder balm. CLEAN as a whistle and then creamy smooth. And I was ALWAYS in gas and oil. I spose maybe that's way my hands are so callused and ugly today....
Oxydol was some of the BEST.... cleaned everything from clothes (intended use) to greasy hands, greasy floors at the gas station, just about everything you could think of. ALL EXCEPT THE COFFEE POT!! Ask me about that one sometime when you see me!!! It's worth a good 2 minute laugh!! |
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"Allis-Express"
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SteveM C/IL
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Shelbyville IL Points: 7981 |
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Mule Head Brand original red hand cleaner is the best stuff I've ever seen for cleaning up oily,grease soaked hands. You can wash greasy parts in gas(not good plan) and have that all soaked into the cracks etc and this stuff gets them Sunday morning clean. I have never found anything that cleans this well. Got this at the truck shop parts store. You need water to finish.
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13358 |
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Holy CHIT,,,Leon,,,what you been drinkin this winter up there,,,,sellin extra fingers as nose picks,,,dang,,Leon,,,why thas almost sacraligeous,,,,,and,,,,and,,,,,wait a minute,,,,maybe you do gots a good money maker idea there,,,,but ,,,,,you ain't gonna want too big a cut on the profits,,,,,,are Ya,,??? OH,,and Good Morning,,to all,,!!! |
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LeonR2013
Orange Level Joined: 01 Jan 2013 Location: Fulton, Mo Points: 3500 |
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Remember when we used those pull type plows? At the end of the field you had to pull that danged trip rope? My fingers would crack in the joints pitiful Mom would take wool yarn and tie it right in the joint and they would cure right up. The strongest cherry soap you can find cleans better and keeps your hands in better shape. Joe, when spring comes, I'll fix some stuff and send it to you. You'll have to be careful not to put it on too heavy or you'll start sprouting fingers every which way. But you can make some money with them. Just clip them off and dry them, and sell them as pocket nose picks. Leon
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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after they heal up, gits you some of that liquid gloves, you squirts it on and it dries to yer hands, when you are done it peels off along with the oil and junk..
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13358 |
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Hey Ted,,,yeah, I use the Neosporin a lot too,,just thinkin,,I must have some reaction goin on cause my lip corners are also cracking,,,HMMmm?? I'm gonna go get some Vitamin D here in a while and start that. The cornhuskers is really doing the trick cause my hands are lookin lots better,,,but people still take a second look when I go to a store,,,I just tell em I been playin too much pocket pool,,,,, OH and I just remembered,,my fingernails been crackin a lot too,,,!!! Edited by desertjoe - 27 Mar 2018 at 6:42pm |
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Ted J
Orange Level Joined: 05 Jul 2010 Location: La Crosse, WI Points: 18704 |
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Joe, YOU SHOULD NEVER let them git that bad!!! Do I have ta take you out to the wood shed??!!
I wonder how well Neosporin would work? Works GREAT for healing plain ole cuts fast. I would bet it'd be a big +... I'd bet you're REAL LOW on Vitamin D...... When my hands start to get like that, I take D supplements and fixes em right up. I can tell cause my finger nails get real brittle and start to split and crack. I can only remember once that I ever let mine get half as bad as yours.....that's gotta HURT!! |
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darrel in ND
Orange Level Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Hebron, ND Points: 8583 |
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Joe, very respectfully, if you keep everything covered up, you're not getting too much sun that way. During the winter months, I am outside for hours on end in sunlight, too, but still not getting enough sun because everything is covered up in the winter time. Next time the vampires take a little blood from you at the lab, ask em about your vitamin D level. And I am not sure why lack of vitamin D attacks the hands, but just because your hands are in the sunlight, that doesn't fix em. That's just what I've discovered from my years of experience. I'm not a Dr, but like the rest of em, I'm practicing. Darrel |
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Dave H
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Central IL Points: 3477 |
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Clay, I wasn't gonna mention the Vaseline (petroleum jelly) remedy, but since you brought it up.
The bottom of my feet will get to looking like Joe's hands in the winter. This mani/pedicurist told the wife to use plain ole Vaseline on them. So I started that once a day when I sock up in the am and by golly it works great. Now for the plus up. This winter I noticed that my fingers. especially the thumbs did not get those painful cracks in them. The ole two birds with one stone deal. |
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Jim Hancock
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: EL Reno, Ok. Points: 1109 |
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Joe, I use Palmolive for washing up after playing around in grease and dirt, etc, after I use a lanolin based hand cleaner.
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How blessed we are by HIS GRACE!
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john(MI)
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: SE MI Points: 9263 |
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I wouldn't do that beings Vaseline is a petroleum product. Probably better to use KY jelly! |
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Clay
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Udall, Kansas Points: 8786 |
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My sister is a nurse. She told me to rub Vaseline into my hands. I do this before I go to bed. I thought sure sis. By golly she was right. My hands healed up.
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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whoa! thems are bad!
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13358 |
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I don't know Shameless,,,these hands wouldn't make very good lookin boot material,,,,, They are TONS better than they were a week ago,,at least you can see some real skin in the centers now,,, |
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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nawwwww....the Dawn soap smells nice! and....Joe....are you sure you can't peel the skin off yer hands and make sum boots?
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13358 |
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For some reasom,,my dang phone is not wantin to transfer pics to my PC again,,,I'll keep tryin tho,,, I am simply AMAZED at how the Cornhuskers lotion is fixin the heavy crackin and splitting on my hands,,,!!! I started usin,,what Wednesday? and they look 50% better,,,I'll get this dang phone fixed or get another one,,,,Cause ,,,cause we all know ole Shameless got to have his pics,,,,,, |
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The Consultator
Silver Level Joined: 19 Sep 2017 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Points: 120 |
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Joe, I'm fond of the smell as well, but some don't appreciate that teet life. Shameless, that's brilliant- does your hair feel like a ducks butt?
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1939 Allis-Chalmers "B" restored in 2010- very good condition.
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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guess I figger that if it don't hurt them little ducks, it ain't gonna hurts me!
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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shucks....I use Dawn dish soap to was my hair in! has worked great for 50 years?
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13358 |
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Chit,,,Consulter,,,I always thought them,,,,,,them,,,things,,,UMMmm they,,,Fact is,,,,I used to LOVE the smell of them,,,er never mind,,,!!! (Still do,!!) |
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13358 |
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Yeah, Thad,,I had to grin a little when I read that little number,,,cause,,,,cause,,if anything,,,I prolly getting TOO MUCH dang sun,,!! I have to wear a long sleeved shirt AND a hat year round, not a cap but a hat to keep this sun off my skin cause of my Diabetes and the meds I take,,,actually,,the only'ist skin that does get lots of sun,,are my alligator hands. BUT,,,with only 1 1/2 days of Cornhuskers my hands is lookin lots better,,,!!! I talked to the head Pharmacist at Walmart and he was gonna give me some other stuff that had a name as long as you ever seen and must of been good cause ,,,,cause thet little tube was $24,,,,, but the Cornhuskers was,,,,,$3.65 ,,,,SO,,,,,,you know the rest of the story,,,,,, |
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The Consultator
Silver Level Joined: 19 Sep 2017 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Points: 120 |
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Also being in NM I go through the same thing. I use hydrocortisone every night before bed. During the day, I use coconut oil. I used to use Utter Butter, but everyone complained that I smelled funny and the refused to shake hands with me.
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1939 Allis-Chalmers "B" restored in 2010- very good condition.
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johnkc
Orange Level Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Location: KCMO Points: 714 |
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Well there ya go! Just quits using that dawn and use goop and before you know it your hands will back to normal. Also I havta wash my hands quite often around these perty boats so they don’t get all smudged up!
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I support the development of hybrid automobiles and alternative fuels as I need DIESEL fuel for my ALLIS CHALMERS!
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Thad in AR.
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Arkansas Points: 9273 |
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Move to Arkansas. I worked in your neighborhood a few years ago. Believe me we were getting plenty of sun shine and then some. I thought all my skin was gonna fall off. Soon as we got home it started to heal.
oh you can also use some bag balm and latex gloves all night while you sleep. You'll wake up with hands soft amd smooth as as as anything you can imagine.
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13358 |
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Well,,I went to Walmart and the only Gold Bond they had was some anti-itch but they did have 1 bottle of Cornhuskers,, so That is what I got on my hands now,, Gonna go to Drug Store this AM see if they got some of the Gold Bond in green bottle,,, Yeah JohnKC,,that Dawn is what I use to wash up after mechaniking,,,gonna look to use something else for a while. |
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wfmurray
Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Bostic NC Points: 1225 |
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Go o tsc and get blue location with dog picture on it .Good for stings too. I think its for mange but it is good stuff on people.
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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my doc reccomened Gold Bond too
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tadams(OH)
Orange Level Access Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Location: Jeromesville, O Points: 9640 |
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We have found that Gold Bond diabetics dry skin relief works good and I also use it instead of sun screen in the summer and don't get sunburnt
Tom
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johnkc
Orange Level Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Location: KCMO Points: 714 |
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Hey Joe, what soap are you using? I found that Dawn dish soap really dries out my hands, works good but can’t use it. I use the GOOP with pumice, no problems.
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I support the development of hybrid automobiles and alternative fuels as I need DIESEL fuel for my ALLIS CHALMERS!
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