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Jbatmick
Posted 3/7/2009 15:23 (#634963)
Subject: Best hand Cleaner ?



Hastings, Florida		Some types of the creme hand cleaner [ like Go-Jo ] have gotten awful expensive to keep lying around. At times workers will use half a can just to clean a little grease off their hands. I have tried dish washing soap, bar soap, household cleaners, and just about everything else. What works for you guys to clean up with ?
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pbutler
Posted 3/7/2009 15:45 (#634971 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: RE: Best hand Cleaner ?



Macon, IL		Goop works good for me
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Applicator
Posted 3/7/2009 16:04 (#634978 - in reply to #634971)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?


Powdered laundry soap (Tide) and a stiff brush cleans better than any hand cleaner I have ever tried. Be prepared for it to sting a little if you have any cuts on your hands.
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dt4020
Posted 3/7/2009 16:09 (#634982 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?


Fairbury, NE (Southeast)		I like Agent Orange for those particularly greazy days.
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JKneese
Posted 3/7/2009 16:27 (#634994 - in reply to #634982)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?



Yorktown, TX		The best is the cheapest powdered laundry detergent you can buy. I can't use Tide cause for some reason I'm allergic to something in it. The roughness takes the grit and grime right off and it is much cheaper than any shop soap out there. We use the stuff in the 5 gal. buckets, and then when your done, you have a good bucket that didn't have oil in it.
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40DODGE
Posted 3/7/2009 16:27 (#634995 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: RE: JOE'S...



W. Kansas		Kinda smells like banana laffy taffy!!! Works very good, it's smooth stuff, no pumice.
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Mustard
Posted 3/7/2009 20:02 (#635158 - in reply to #634995)
Subject: Joe's



Kindersley Sk.		I second Joe's. It is definitely better at cleaning, than any Fast Orange or dish soap I have tried. But it is kinda pricey. And on top of that, the tub it comes in encourages you to scoop out way more than you actually need to get the job done. I wish it came with some sort of pump dispenser.
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steadyman
Posted 3/7/2009 16:48 (#635009 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: RE: Best hand Cleaner ?



Treynor IA		We use ivory liquid dish soap. Put a little on straight, work it in, add a little water, work it in and rinse. Better keep a bottle of hand lotion on hand because it really seems to dry out your skin. Best I ever used was a can of Zep F 7 powder that someone gave me but I've never purchased any because I don't want to but a case of it.
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Millhouse
Posted 3/7/2009 17:33 (#635031 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: RE: Best hand Cleaner ?


South-central Nebraska		Whatever Deere sells with their name on it has worked best for me. It is smooth, doesn't have pumice grit and actually softens (and cleans) your hands. It is similar to Go-Jo.
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PhilJ
Posted 3/7/2009 17:34 (#635032 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?



NEWTON, IL (SE IL.)		I like the GOOP brand. Doesn't seem as oily as GoJo.
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Gerald J.
Posted 3/7/2009 18:06 (#635056 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: RE: Best hand Cleaner? Pax Lano Sav [nt]



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Edited by Gerald J. 3/7/2009 19:27
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rams2500
Posted 3/7/2009 18:39 (#635083 - in reply to #635056)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?


Southern Illinois		Fast orange works great
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msb
Posted 3/7/2009 18:51 (#635091 - in reply to #635083)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?


Lapel, In		I like Fast Orange the best too. Have used ordinary motor oil in a pinch. The detergent in the oil does a great job. Then all you have to do is wash off the oil.
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jdfarmboy
Posted 3/7/2009 18:51 (#635092 - in reply to #635083)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?


i'll use WD40 for the heavy stuff then you only need a dab of hand cleaner to clean the WD40 off
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jimmyg
Posted 3/7/2009 19:02 (#635109 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: RE: Best hand Cleaner ?



North Carolina		My mechanic uses ether to get the oil off. And then bills me for it.
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Gifford
Posted 3/7/2009 19:13 (#635114 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?


East Kansas, DeSoto		ERA laundry soap. Severe cases start with ether paint etc. followed with ERA. Gifford
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bushton 1
Posted 3/7/2009 20:19 (#635176 - in reply to #635114)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?


bushton kansas		Have tried most of them, JOE'S works the best and leaves your hands in good shape.
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Illini Fan
Posted 3/7/2009 20:30 (#635191 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?



Greene County, Illinois		ORVUS livestock soap. It's a solid at colder temperatures, but at room temperature it liquifies. Then I put it in an old shampoo bottle and add just enough water to make it stay a liquid. Comes in a gallon jar, but by the time you cut it with a LITTLE water, it will last forever. And it's cheap.
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Duane NC OH
Posted 3/7/2009 20:52 (#635221 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: RE: Best hand Cleaner ?



Republic OH (NC OH)		this the best hand cleaner i have ever used.

http://www.eriecotton.com/p-4506-pwrkleen-423-4-powrkleen-orange-sc...

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fuelfarmer
Posted 3/7/2009 20:57 (#635226 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?


Virginia		Home made biodiesel glycerin soap. Don't want to sound like Martha Stewart, but you can make excellent soap from biodiesel glycerin. Canola glycerin makes a liquid soap that work well in pumps and soy glycerin makes a paste that can easily be scooped out of an open top container. Or biodiesel is also a very good solvent and will eat grease like crazy. Then just wash with home made soap.

Edited by fuelfarmer 3/7/2009 20:59
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BrentOntario
Posted 3/7/2009 21:03 (#635233 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: RE: Best hand Cleaner ?



Permatex (I think) Fast Orange. Good and not that expensive. Remind your help to apply and scrub before turning on the water to rinse.... it doesn't clean when wet.

The "smooth" cleaners with the consistency of custard didn't work for me -- the ingredients seperate and become useless.

Edited by BrentOntario 3/7/2009 21:10
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Brad J
Posted 3/7/2009 21:05 (#635235 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?


Tangent, OR		Nobody has said it so I will, Sprayway aerosol glass cleaner works great on an intermittent basis. De-greases and everything, but it will dry your hands out. I generally keep a can around during that time of the year, spray it on, let it foam up and towel it off. I use it in the field if I'm without the service truck and some real water.
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FactoryFarmer
Posted 3/7/2009 21:15 (#635251 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?


N IL		Goop with pumice work good.
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Brandon SWIA
Posted 3/7/2009 22:27 (#635345 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: RE: Best hand Cleaner ?


Ivory dish soap. I've tried cheaper brands and they don't cut the grease.

Brandon
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dwag
Posted 3/7/2009 22:33 (#635357 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: RE: Best hand Cleaner ?


Kirkwood Il.		Simple Green in a spray bottle.
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Eric9870
Posted 3/7/2009 22:46 (#635378 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?



Upstate New York		Liquid Tide
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Rich
Posted 3/7/2009 23:06 (#635410 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: Dawn dish soap



Kansas		it takes grease out of your way.

no, Seriously, Its what I use and have good luck with it and it's cheap enough you can be wasteful.
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pointrow
Posted 3/7/2009 23:45 (#635445 - in reply to #635410)
Subject: RE: Dawn dish soap


Central Il Morton		The foaming dish soap works well. When the wife bought some and put it by the kitchen sink I thought it was for hand cleaning because it worked so good. She informed me it was for dishes.

good luck

pointrow
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Mike SE IL
Posted 3/8/2009 09:59 (#635643 - in reply to #635410)
Subject: RE: Dawn dish soap



West Union, Illinois

Rich - 3/7/2009 22:06 it takes grease out of your way. no, Seriously, Its what I use and have good luck with it and it's cheap enough you can be wasteful.
mix Dawn and Boraxo together in your hands, add a little water, and it will clean better than anything.  That is all Dad used for years and years.  I had to quit using it because of a skin problem the abrasiveness irritates, but I have yet to find anything as effective.

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Beefmn
Posted 3/8/2009 00:12 (#635474 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: Pro Soap



Blue Earth, MN		I have had great luck with this product, a little goes a long way.

http://www.prosoap.com/store
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Bubba Leroy
Posted 3/8/2009 10:40 (#635683 - in reply to #635474)
Subject: Re: Best hand Cleaner ?



Clanton, Al		That is what i use,PRO SOAP. Constantly washing hands all day when busy. Making hydraulic hose's and turning brake drums and rotors ,you get pretty dirty. This soap does the trick!!!
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chirpfarm
Posted 3/8/2009 01:06 (#635503 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: RE: Best hand Cleaner ?


South Central MN		Boraxo. Its kinda like powdered laundry detergent, except that its designed for hands, so it doesn't dry them out. Its actually the stuff thats supposed to go in the dispensers on top those half-moon foot-operated sinks you see in a lot of schools. It starts out gritty to get the grease, but ends up liquified. Don't know about the cost, I ran it across it in the ag shop at school, and it works great.
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gr ecks
Posted 3/8/2009 10:12 (#635650 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: RE: Best hand Cleaner ?


I really like this stuff and it's soybean based.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=68309...
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Jim Beam
Posted 3/8/2009 13:49 (#635919 - in reply to #634963)
Subject: Pre soap your hands


Roaming the plains		Before starting a particularly dirty job hit your hands with a little liquid hand soap and rub it in dry (no water). Then clean up afterwords seems to go better.

Where do you find "Joe's"? Will need to try that.
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