Hand cleaner
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The best I have ever found was either callede maaco or malco and it is made in Ohio, the stuff is pink in color and comes in a squirt type bottle. When I worked in the oil patch I used it to remove grease form auto carpeting as well, and to clean spots in my house carpet. I have tried hundreds and nothign is as good. Bad part is that I no longer have a distributor in this area although I know they still make it. I can not say enough for this great product. Try to find it and order some if you can 't get it local. Excellent product. UPDATE::: Just found on web at www.malcopro.com it is under the automotive section sku number #1021-- great stuff -- When I bought it they sold in smaller bottles not this gallon size. This gallon ought to last you almost forever- as a little went a long way when I used it.
Last edited by Ghostgunn; Apr 30, 2004 at 07:19 PM.
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From: Carthage, IL
hey if u live anywhere near a farm implement dealer check him out i live next to a massey ferg dealer and i get their agco heavy duty hand cleaner with aloe and lanolin and i tell you what it has gotten off things that other could not and your hands feel smooth and soft and smell good too ill never change ive used it almost 8 years now and its the best for under the nails get a small scrubber brush and trim off the bristles short about 1/2 inch works great
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It is hard to remember to do but if you put just a little hand cleaner on your hands or even a few drops of clean motor oil BEFORE you start in on some dirty task it will make cleaning your hands very easy.
Those plastic gloves or even Mechanic's gloves are great also.
Those plastic gloves or even Mechanic's gloves are great also.
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From: BC, Canada
I work at a Ford dealer. We use Motorcraft Hand Cleaner with pumice and it works very well. Ford also makes citrus hand cleaner which is like Fast Orange and I really dont like it. If your hands are really dirty it just doesn't clean well.
Before I start working I put PR88 on my hands. It is a barrier cream or invisible glove. The only thing that washes it off is water. Solvent, oil etc doesnt penetrate it. It really does make cleanup much easier and since it helps keep chemicals from getting into your skin it might also actually be good for you.
On really dirty jobs I also wear green examination gloves. You know, the snap snap bend over kind
We've tried quite a few different ones and I like the Best brand gloves the best. They dont last long in solvents but they are thin enough that you can work in them without much problem.
Before I start working I put PR88 on my hands. It is a barrier cream or invisible glove. The only thing that washes it off is water. Solvent, oil etc doesnt penetrate it. It really does make cleanup much easier and since it helps keep chemicals from getting into your skin it might also actually be good for you.
On really dirty jobs I also wear green examination gloves. You know, the snap snap bend over kind
We've tried quite a few different ones and I like the Best brand gloves the best. They dont last long in solvents but they are thin enough that you can work in them without much problem.
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From: Atlanta GA
DL Permatex hand cleaner, bought at NAPA. Waterless hand cleaner.
"Thickster" latex gloves. I like the nitrile ones, but, they rip too easily. I use vasoline as a barrier cream, works fairly well for most stuff. I do know mechanics that developed allergies to the latex, so nitrile gloves might be the thing if you use them frequently.
"Thickster" latex gloves. I like the nitrile ones, but, they rip too easily. I use vasoline as a barrier cream, works fairly well for most stuff. I do know mechanics that developed allergies to the latex, so nitrile gloves might be the thing if you use them frequently.
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i use this stuff called reach. the best stuff ever. period. i dont think they make it anymore though... my dad got a gallon of it in the early 80's, and its still cleaning my hands regularly!!
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From: fremont ohio
i use lava at home, and it works pretty good, we have this brown stuff at work at school, i dunno what its called tho, it works great. then at work at home we have gabes grit, that works decent. as for getting under the nails, i have a little brush thing and put a little grit cleaner on it, and it gets unfer the nails great
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From: Northern Ca
I don't know the brand name but I buy my hand cleaner from Costco. Great stuff. I usually use those rubber type gloves from Harbor Freight on sale for about $3/box of 100 but every now and then, I forget to wear them 
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I worked a low voltage job at a hospital a few years ago. Right outside Surgery was a factory rep. displaying latex/nitrile gloves to the Drs. He must of had 20 different kinds. I grabbed a bunch of samples, (and donuts and pens..
). The ones I liked the best were the surgery gloves, made for working around scalpels. They would not tear, but didn't work well with gas or other hot chemicals. ( I stuck my pocket knife in it and it must have stretched 5 inches, before it poked through.) Others were great with chemicals, but wouldn't last long spinning nuts. I don't know what they cost, but it sure would be nice to go to the auto parts store and have those kinds of options.
). The ones I liked the best were the surgery gloves, made for working around scalpels. They would not tear, but didn't work well with gas or other hot chemicals. ( I stuck my pocket knife in it and it must have stretched 5 inches, before it poked through.) Others were great with chemicals, but wouldn't last long spinning nuts. I don't know what they cost, but it sure would be nice to go to the auto parts store and have those kinds of options.
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From: New York
i use milking gloves when its cold out there just rubber nirtle gloves get them from my delval dealer for 1 buck a box of a 100. i also use john deere hand cleaner works just as good as fast oragne and the others if not a little better. i can get it cheap since i no the dealer i dont no what it would cost the avgerage guy tho.
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From: Spokane, WA
Okay, so I dug this thread up from a while back but I had to search and was curious if other people use latex gloves like I do. My redneck neighbor (more redneck and more drunk than I . . . barely even possible) refers to them as my "**** gloves". I bought some about a year and a half ago and now I'm addicted. I get them off ebay by the 1000. It cost be about $30-$40 for 1000 gloves and they'll last me 8-12 months. I use them for EVERYTHING now . . . so much so that I have a hard time working without them anymore. I just ordered another case. It's great because I can go work on the truck early in the morning and work right up until I have to leave. Doesn't matter how much grease or dirt I'm working with, I just peel them off and go. No messing around with trying to scrub stuff off my hands or dig dirt out from under my nails.
Now that I think of it I don't know if there's even a point to my post. But I was bored and curious who else uses "**** gloves" in their garage.
Now that I think of it I don't know if there's even a point to my post. But I was bored and curious who else uses "**** gloves" in their garage.
