Hand Cleaner
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Topic: Hand Cleaner
Posted By: ACinSC
Subject: Hand Cleaner
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 8:02am
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Always used Go Jo , but lately it's been irritating my hands Just wondering 🤔 what you fellas use? Been meaning to try those wipes they have. Thanks |
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Posted By: Codger
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 8:17am
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Mineral spirits followed up with Dawn dishwashing soap and water usually. I do have a tub of "Joe's" hand cleaner but haven't used it in a long while so may not be any good yet. Old habits are hard to break but over 50 years of doing this so can't be as bad as you'd read. ------------- A career built on repairing and improving engineering design deficiencies, shortcomings, and failures over 50 years now. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 8:33am
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Hey ACinSC,,,,great subject to dwell on,,,, I have been a "Shade-Tree fixer of things forever (Hey,where is ole FIXER?) and used to use the JOE'S (cause that's my name) for the longest and was always satisfied with it's performance until it got hard to find a few years back,,,then like most things it came back very expensive,,,!! I then tried several brands and settled on using "Fast Orange" in the big orange jug as it works great and has a goodly amount of pumice to get the ground in oil and dirt in my crocodile skin,,,,,,,,  |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 8:35am
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I've got OMS from using 'harsh' chemicals on my hands. OMS = Old Man Skin, very thin, bruises easy..that's 'ok', it when it rips off is the PAIN... hand cream helps, vitamin D helps but alas can't grow a thick skin.... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 8:40am
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Yeah Jay , guess I have OMS too. Backs of hands break out in a rash if I use Go Jo anymore. Dr did write me a Rx cream that knocks it out pretty well . Thanks ! |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 8:58am
| Lava! |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 9:27am
| Yeah Mike, I also use lava bar soap once I'm in the house, don't have any water in my little shop. Thanks |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 9:32am
| I have found that Dawn removes the grease by itself and just rinse with water. |
Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 9:53am
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Joe's is the only one I can use that doesn't cause my skin to crack and get very sore. Ex wife had a real problem with dry skin and cracking on her hands. She started using the Joe's as a hand cream and problem went away. |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 11:05am
| I’m with Joe, have switched to fast orange. I |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 11:19am
| Thanks Phil . May order some Joe's and try it out . |
Posted By: DonDittmar
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 11:37am
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Cherry Bomb by ZEP. There is a SOY type that works the best, but its not waterless and is kind of pricey https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/16946139?cid=ppc-google-&mkwid=%7Cdc&pcrid=&rd=k&product_id=16946139&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAzc2tBhA6EiwArv-i6RN6a_3gYhIgvBPNkw7I2-qfQsdi6xP3dK9RjBnCfS1LG6lxV6jxyhoCVI0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds" rel="nofollow - https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/16946139?cid=ppc-google-&mkwid=%7Cdc&pcrid=&rd=k&product_id=16946139&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAzc2tBhA6EiwArv-i6RN6a_3gYhIgvBPNkw7I2-qfQsdi6xP3dK9RjBnCfS1LG6lxV6jxyhoCVI0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds ------------- Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity" 1968 D15D,1962 D19D Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 12:09pm
I keep a few spray bottles of Dawn and water in the garage. I spray some on my hands, rub, rinse and repeat. I, also, use it to clean grease from whatever I am working on, finding air leaks, etc. As I get older, I am using disposable gloves a lot more. As I use them, I like them for more uses. A few days ago, I was rerouting my sump pump drain and gluing 1.5" PVC drainpipe. It sure was nice to take the gloves off and have no glue on my hands.
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tadams(OH) wrote:Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 12:18pm
| Thanks for the good ideas everyone ! I do have Dawn and disposable gloves in my shop . |
Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 2:57pm
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So, I've always had some sort of hand cleaner around... when i was young, Dad had Goop... and then they came out with Orange Goop... When I got married, My wife was somewhat purturb'd by the presence of such things by the kitchen sink, so she moved it beneath the sink... and then was upset by the presenc and essence of 90wt on the cabinet handle and other products under there... of course, there was nothing i could do to resolve that... so she tolerated having it by the sink. and one saturday evening, we'd been working hard on projects, and she was tired, and the oven and stove was a greasy mess, so instead of letting her scrape goo, I told her that "I would cook" , which in classic breadwinning husbandform, is pronounced "where would you like to go?" But before we went out the door, I grabbed a chip brush, threw a cookie sheet in the oven, dumped my Orange Goop in an ice'cream bowl, got down and slathered every square inch of that nasty oven with Goop... then shut the door. She thought i was totally out of my mind, till we got back from Rastrelli's, when she opened the oven to find it spotless... with all the goo on the cookie sheet. 30 yrs later, we have our own place, and just inside the door is a laundry/mud room with a big sink for washing hands, eggs, and an occasional pet... and a dispenser of some pumice-injected citrus hand cleaner... and when she visits with an ice-cream bowl and a chip brush, I know I'm cooking dinner.  ------------- Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest. |
Posted By: Codger
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 3:25pm
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My wife can adjust to just about anything EXCEPT that rebuilding carburetors on the kitchen table thing. She still needs some work on that. I use methylene chloride and a couple of other products known in the metal finishing arena that work well and have a rather "pungent" smell. Seldom does she visit "my" bathroom just inside the rear door to the house. ------------- A career built on repairing and improving engineering design deficiencies, shortcomings, and failures over 50 years now. |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 7:24pm
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I was using Fast Orange but recently switched over to Cherry Bomb, Dawn mixed with a little Comet works good too. The best thing though is to use disposable gloves. A lot of the chemicals we come in contact with can be readily absorbed through the skin plus it is nice to peel the gloves off and have reasonably clean hands. I buy several boxes at the time from Horrible Fright, usually 7 or 9 mil. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 7:43pm
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Dave Kemp=your lucky the Mrs accepts going out to eat for ‘I will cook’ tonight. Years ago my wife proclaimed that going out to eat ‘does not count’ when I do dinner. I don’t mind cooking, as long as I do it all myself, I hate having help in the kitchen when I cook. Like I tell my wife ‘kitchens are designed for 1 person’. Watch the ‘Iron Chef’ tv show, as massive as that kitchen is, they trip over each other all he time. ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 7:43pm
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Fast Orange , with or twithought pumice Use to use Go Jo but the petroleum smell lingers and if you don't use soap and water soon after or rinse with water it's still oily . ------------- Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 7:59pm
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Hey Hubert,,,I laughed for a good 7 minutes at your "Horrible Fright",,,,Now I'm wondering just how many descriptions there are to describe our favorite store,,,,
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Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 8:00pm
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Hey Coke,,,that is what I remember about the Go Jo's is the oily after smell,,,,,
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Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 10:15pm
| Used DL for decades then it got pricey and dissappeared. Mule Head original red is best cleaner of any I've tried. Needs water clean up though. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 5:41am
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Been in the mechanic trade seems forever, we used atf or diesel to remove the larger chunks then go-jo with pumice to try to clean any grooves or wrinkles, moved to Any of the citrus based products as while peeling a orange saw it does clean good. Have been using disposable nitrile gloves more and have seen some improvements but they seem to tear easily wasting that effort most occasions. |
Posted By: klinemar
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 5:51am
| I use Tub O Towels. Have them in my pickup and shop. They work and don't leave my hands sore. https://www.tubotowels.com/" rel="nofollow - https://www.tubotowels.com/ |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 6:13am
| Thanks again guys! Ordered some Joe's and plan to buy a tub of towels next time I'm out |
Posted By: Codger
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 6:52am
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I can't wear the nitrile or latex gloves two minutes without tearing them on something. I've recently switched over to wearing the "Mechanix" gloves which are thin and offer good dexterity for impact protection, but I've used my hands so many years that touch, and feel, is important. Try starting a 10-32 nut on a stud or something like that with gloves. Putting rear wheel hubs in an Acura MDX yesterday and things are so tightly grouped no way to wear gloves without hanging them up on something. My parts washer has and still works very well for cleaning up the paws. It holds 57 gallons and I distill it about every year or so topping off the little evaporation that does take place, Got my own little scrub brush for under the nails cleaning too along with a few other tools of the trade for cleaning parts. ------------- A career built on repairing and improving engineering design deficiencies, shortcomings, and failures over 50 years now. |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 8:30am
| I’ve used fast orange to clean an oil pail to convert to a watering pail. I like that stuff. |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 10:01am
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My parts washer has and still works very well for cleaning up the paws. It holds 57 gallons and I distill it about every year or so topping off the little evaporation that does take place, Got my own little scrub brush for under the nails cleaning too along with a few other tools of the trade for cleaning parts. Distill it? |
Posted By: AC WD45
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 11:18am
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Beaver nut scrub. Bout the only thing thay cuts the duesel oil Luke ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 1:15pm
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I keep a tub of fast orange and bottle of Dawn in the shop. Having water in the shop has been a huge game changer. I also have a parts washer that (if real greasy/dirty) I’ll run them through that first . Was folding towels last night since Jenny has a broken ankle and couldn’t get loose from towels from my dry winter skin. D nicely place a towel on the shelf and it would cling to my hands. I also have old man skin. |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 10:13pm
| ive been washing up my hands in gasoline or solvent for fifty years , works great probley not the smartest. i have used go jo origianal hand cleaner for forty years tryed other brands and allways switch back |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 11:19pm
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When i get really grimmy, i put 2 spoon full of gasoline on a paper towel and WET WIPE to get 90% of the crud gone.. Back to work ... or go to laundry tub and wash up with liquid laundry soap and water rinse. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2024 at 4:03am
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Same here on the gasoline and paper towels for the really grimy jobs,,,then follow up with the Go Orange to get rid of the gas smell and to keep my crocodile hands from drying up ,,,  I also use Dawn as that stuff will cut oil better than most others.. I always remember that commercial after the ship that dumped a bunch of oil up in Alaska years ago and they used Dawn to hand wash those animals covered with oil especially those baby ducklings,,,, I have recently been informed by my GF of a product that is beyond belief called Grandma's at Walmart. I use it on the oil stains on my clothes and is very impressive,,,!!! but quite pricy,,,
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Posted By: Codger
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2024 at 5:48am
Distill it?[/QUOTE] Yes, exactly. I have a distillation unit used for machine coolants or whatever you wish to remove contaminants from. It works excellent on light hydrocarbons and solvents. I use it often to strip ethylene glycol from old engine coolants. At near the same time I run my solvent tank solution through it and everything comes back out crystal clear. You then scrape out the remains from the stainless vessel and throw it away. ------------- A career built on repairing and improving engineering design deficiencies, shortcomings, and failures over 50 years now. |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2024 at 7:17am
| Old man hands is usually a sign of lower free testosterone. Which is pretty normal for guys our age. Your md can write you an rx for a cream to help with it or put you on supplemental testosterone. Just like everything else, there are side effects. Life with manopause |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2024 at 2:16pm
| Just opened my new tub of Joe's hand cleaner . This stuff is a very pretty pink ! Now my testosterone and my man card are suspect ! Oh well , it does smell good . |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2024 at 3:24pm
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Smells good too?? Better turn in that man card.
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Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2024 at 4:51pm
| Yeah, I've sure never seen pink hand cleaner before. Thanks, I guess? |
Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2024 at 9:07pm
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I don't care if it's pink or any other color as long as it cleans my hands without causing them to crack!! Been using it for many years now.
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Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2024 at 12:14am
Man-o-paws? We could spend a whole lotta money on all the crazy stuff advertised... ...But then it STILL wouldn't be 'free' testosterone... ------------- Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest. |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2024 at 6:36am
| Yeah Phil, the color doesn't really matter. I was just surprised it was pink. Thanks |