Cleaning Your Hands

[Custom24]

WD40 on skin is a big no no.

because.......

from

http://wd40.com/files/pdf/msds-wd482671453.pdf

Skin Contact: Prolonged and/or repeated contact may produce mild irritation and defatting with possible dermatitis

So maybe not a big no no, but probably not a great idea

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I use the same cleaner that my bike gets, i.e. some Ajax spray. It gets oil, grease, etc. off the hands very nicely, and doesn't seem to make the skin too dry.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I use Dawn as well. If that doesn't work, I use Goop. Never had a mess Goop didn't clean up.

 

[screenman]

Latex or vynil gloves for me every time, I also carry a couple of pairs in the saddle bag with the spare tubes etc.

 

[Cubist]

As an emergency measure put a squirt of washing up liquid and a teaspoonful of granulated sugar into the palm of your hand and rub in well before wetting them. The sugar crystals help as abrasives.

However, if you use dry wax lube none of this is relevant.

 

[MaxInc]

Like it's been said, gloves to prevent it in the first place but if already happened, I use dishwashing soap to get most of it out, then some WD40 for the black greasy residue, some more washing up soap to remove the oily residue from WD40 and finish with some hand cream to moisturise the skin to avoid irritation of dried skin.

 

[wakou]

Sometimes Lidl sells a 'Gardener's Hand Cleaner' tub, which is identical to Swarfega only much cheaper.

GC

I second this, good stuff.......
I was reading a USA based forum on the same topic, and a big bike shop replied that their mechanics swore by coffee grounds mixed with fairy liquid...

 

[theloafer]

Add a bit of sugar to the fairy liquid.. Works as an abrasive cleaner, gets oil off no problems.

the best stuff used it now almost 35 years never fails nail brush helps if you have long nails (ladys) also the best bit is costs nowt as you have it in the home already...

 

[compo]

Washing powder is as good as anything, but worth rubbing in some hand cream afterwards to reduce the drying out of the skin.

Years ago I had some stuff in an aerosol that you sprayed onto your hands and just rubbed them together. After a minute or so it went like rubber solution and drew the oil into it. You just kept rubbing your hands until it all came off. No water needed. At the time I had an unreliable car so always kept a can in the boot for the inevitable repairs.

 

[tyred]

the best stuff used it now almost 35 years never fails nail brush helps if you have long nails (ladys) also the best bit is costs nowt as you have it in the home already...

The only downside is the inevitable slap when SWMBO finds oily finger prints on the bottle

 

[theloafer]

The only downside is the inevitable slap when SWMBO finds oily finger prints on the bottle

thats easy to avoid mate you do the dishes ...

 

[Haz]

I use Fairy Liquid (others are available) to clean my hands after cleaning down/oiling my bike. However this doesn't always seem to cut the mustard, my hands are still dark and it is still dirty in all of the creases in my hands. What do you use? I have cleaned my hands 3 times and they still look like I have just left the colliery

Sainsburys basics baby wipes. They are SO much better than fairy liquid for getting off all the oil/grease/dirt from your hands/frame/hoods/bartape/everything and have the added bonus of not leaving your hands feeling like a cheesegrater.
Other brands are also available, I just happen to have picked these up with my groceries as they were about 80p

 

[Onthedrops]

Wimps!

I'm in maintenance engineering and get really grubby at work. We have full ranges of hand cleaning/caring products available for swilling off before break times and home time. The best products to remove grot from your hands always contain gritty granules to scrub the grime away.
Really stubborn oil and grease smeg is best removed using the gritty hand cleaner and a good old scrubbing brush or nail brush.

 

[number3]

My dad is a mechanic and he always uses swarfega but if he doesn't have any to hand then he tells me to use a little bit of washing up liquid with a little bit of washing powder mixed in. The liquid/powder combo has always worked for me.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

from

http://wd40.com/files/pdf/msds-wd482671453.pdf

Skin Contact: Prolonged and/or repeated contact may produce mild irritation and defatting with possible dermatitis

So maybe not a big no no, but probably not a great idea

Works brilliantly on wasp stings. I disturbed a nest a couple of years ago and got stung twice in the mouth. Lips and tongue swelling like mad, getting panicky, googled it and sprayed wd40 in my gob. Tasted disgusting but stopped the swelling and saved a dash to the A&E.