You can tell I've been working

[Mith]

Not no girly office job ;)
This is after i washed them, darn hyd oil and gearbox grease doesnt come off easily, mud does though :)

[Melensdad]

Mith, the lovely Mrs_B bought towels for our bathroom. They are white. Pure white. I can't figure out how I can scrub my hands clean enough to even use those towels because when my hands look like yours, I pretty much have to take a layer of skin off to get rid of the grease. But what ever little bits are left, that are so small that they are unseen to my eye, end up on those white towels!!!

Good luck getting your hands clean. You might want to just sleep outside for a few days and pray for rain to wash them clean.

[DaveNay]

Mith, the lovely Mrs_B bought towels for our bathroom. They are white. Pure white.

LOL...When we bought our farm three years ago, the sellers had avertised that they had just installed new carpeting throughout the entire house.

They installed white carpet everywhere. In a farmhouse. On a farm. Surrounded by mud when it rains and dust when they harvest and plant.

It looks terrible now. :pat:

[Melensdad]

The color of the carpet in our living room is officially (because the lovely Mrs_B says so) : Dirty Dog Color

It came that color from the factory and our dogs have done a good job keeping it that color :eek:

[Mith]

No kidding here, we have brown towels, only white ones are dish cloths and they suffer despite the fact that they shouldnt be used for hands.

I have a wooden laminated floor, easy to keep clean, mud just dries and turns to dust so you can just sweep it up. In the kitchen we (used) to have a solid floor so you can just wear boots in. (Our kitchen currently has no floor, ceiling, sink, cupboards, plaster or taps, it was decided that we needed a new kitchen)

My hands remain dark with grease stains at the edges, it just doesnt come out before they get dirt the next time ;)

[daedong]

The best cleaner for removing grease from hands is oranges.

[bczoom]

Mith,

What did you use to (attempt to ) clean your hands?

My hands looked similar today but I have to say that I was in worse stuff than oil/grease.

I was working on a broken flapper valve in the septic system of the bunker... Mmmm... good stuff there. Poop, pee, rust... It didn't want to come off but I had to as I had some nice cuts on the hand.

As Vin said, something with oranges works. I use Fast Orange hand cleaner. It took a couple washings but everything came off. Not sure if you can get them but Hercules Hand Wipes also work well. Kind of pricy thought...

Brian

[OregonAlex]

Anyone ever get that "Great Stuff" foam in a can crap on your hands?

[Melensdad]

Anyone ever get that "Great Stuff" foam in a can crap on your hands?

YUP. :eek: Turns you hands black. Doesn't wash off either! Try sand paper. Rough on the hands, but it will, to some degree, work.

[DaveNay]

Try Orange Goop (http://www.goophandcleaner.com/orange_v2.htm). It's the best stuff ever for removing anything and everything from dirty hands.

[OregonAlex]

I got that Orange stuff.. it didn't work on "Great Stuff" foam crap in a can. ;-)

[DaveNay]

I got that Orange stuff.. it didn't work on "Great Stuff" foam crap in a can. ;-)

I think straight acetone takes Great Stuff off. Try the wifes nail polish remover if you don't have a can of acetone (same stuff, plus "conditioners")

[Junkman]

I wear surgical gloves now, so my hands stay clean. I just can't see myself entering the room with grease on my hands. Unlike some others here, I just can't bury my mistakes... :wave:

[OregonAlex]

I think straight acetone takes Great Stuff off. Try the wifes nail polish remover if you don't have a can of acetone (same stuff, plus "conditioners")

Dave,

only if it is still wet.

see this:
http://greatstuff.dow.com/greatstuff/cons/faq.htm#faq0

I will cut to the chase.. here is the quote from the manufacturer.

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How do I get foam off of my hands?

If the foam has not cured or hardened, use acetone or fingernail polish remover (with acetone). If the foam has hardened, there is no solvent that will remove it. It will not harm your skin and will wear off in several days. To remove cured foam from skin, use a pumice stone (available at most drug stores) and warm, soapy water. Then apply petroleum jelly to soften your skin.

So Bob was not kidding about sand paper. ;-)

How do I get foam off the side of my house?

If the foam has not cured or hardened, use acetone or fingernail polish remover (with acetone). There is no solvent that will remove cured polyurethane foam. Remove as much as possible with a dull scraper or a hacksaw blade and then try scrubbing the remaining film with a non-abrasive cleaner. If that does not work, gradually move up to more aggressive means including sanding, sandblasting and repainting.


Little did you know how great "great stuff" really was? oh... Ironically, "great stuff" is made by the same people you brought us "naphthenic palmitic acids".. yes.. thats right. aka. Napalm.

[Mith]

Vin,
We used to have this orange cleaner but the smell made me sneeze so I cant say I liked it all that much :(

Brian,
I think I will stick to gearboxes personally, thank god for mains sewerage :D

I used Swarfega and soap for the first try, that came up with the result you see in the pic. Honestly my hands are never clean, I could take a pic now and I've had a shower and slept overnight and they are still a dull brown colour. Not greasy but stained. I guess thats a result of getting your hands dirty day in day out.
The only stuff I have found that really does a good job (but still leaves the staining) is this lemon handcleaner we have at work, it comes in this huge tub and has them glains in it, really evil stuff but boy does it work ;)