Greasy hands? Use TOOTHPASTE

[Canuck]

IF you havent got any Agent Orange or other mechanics cleaners I found a simple household item and you only need a Dab.

Toothpaste !! Probably not the Natural stuff either... Crest or Colgate have small amounts of Pumice in them which is similar to what they use in Agent Orange..

Greaseless Minty hands... Ahhhhhh :biggrin:

[music man]

As strange as it sounds, Equate (you know the wal-mart generic brand) daily face wash, will get your hands clean in a pinch too, it works better than a lot of "real" hand cleaners out there.

[Easy Rider]

similar to what they use in Agent Orange..


That's not really the name, is it?

Agent Orange is the defoliant that was uses in Vietnam and causes cancer.


:oops:

[mrlmd1]

He probably meant Orange Glow or something similar. Agent Orange will clean all the green off your hands, and probably all the skin too.

[patrick_777]

...don't forget the hair and organ loss from the post-cleaning radiation and chemotherapy.

I personally just use Dawn and a potato brush...(not then used for potatoes).

[mrlmd1]

Goop is good too. Most of the hand cleaners have something (like kerosene) in them to dissolve oil and grease, besides the abrasives and soap to carry the oil/grease away. These will clean your clothes too, I don't think toothpaste will do that as the abrasives don't dissolve the oil/grease.
Just try to run into the bathroom to pick up a tube of toothpaste with those greasy hands (don't let your wife see you).

[alantf]

Yeah, I remember that "agent orange" stuff in England, about 20 years ago. I can't remember the real name, but I do remember that it was the first stuff that didn't smell like diesel, & take the top layer of skin off your hands. The generic name in England is "swarfega". You can get either the smooth stuff, which is also useful for getting the grease off your clothes, or the stuff with "grit" in, that is more abrasive on your hands.

[music man]

there is GOJO orange hand cleaner and Fast Orange. Of course there are others but those are the two main brands that you see.

[BusyWeb]

How about this....
Disposable Gloves, which I bought last Sunday at the AutoZone
And used it for oil change and chain clean.
http://www.amazon.com/Powder-Free-Nitri ... B000IT8L1I (http://www.amazon.com/Powder-Free-Nitrile-Disposable-Gloves-Large/dp/B000IT8L1I)
http://www.labsafety.com/store/Safety_S ... le_Gloves/ (http://www.labsafety.com/store/Safety_Supplies/Gloves/Disposable_Nitrile_Gloves/)
For the light works, it seems o.k. for me.
But some sweat issues which is less critical than OIL issues.. ha ha ha

[patrick_777]

I was going to suggest rubber gloves too. I don't like the sweat factor either, but the last time I changed my oil on the Ninja (way different than the GZ), the oil soaked down my Mechanix gloves. Now whenever I use them my hands are oily. :cuss:

[alanmcorcoran]

You can get a big box of them for cheap at the Home Depot too.

[mrlmd1]

The gloves do keep your hands clean but sometimes when they get covered with oil or grease they get so soft and slippery it's hard to do anything delicate with them on. Keep a large rag handy to wipe them off.

[Easy Rider]

the oil soaked down my Mechanix gloves. Now whenever I use them my hands are oily. :cuss:

A REAL man doesn't use gloves to change his oil !! :neener:

[Canuck]

fast orange is probably the more popular brand yes

[music man]

[quote="patrick_777":3ofp0n37] the oil soaked down my Mechanix gloves. Now whenever I use them my hands are oily. :cuss:

A REAL man doesn't use gloves to change his oil !! :neener:[/quote:3ofp0n37]



I wasn't gonna go there but since you did, A real man also doesn't use gloves that cost more than the damn oil and oil filter to change the oil on his bike. :poke2: :popcorn: :twisted:

[patrick_777]

They were a gift.

Eat me - both of you. :redflip:

[adrianinflorida]

They were a gift.

Eat me - both of you. :redflip:

I still have a pair that were so soaked in gear oil from a Porsche 997 gearbox rebuild that they still smell like gear oil, many washes later. I figured that the residue of that gear oil was worth more than the gloves, so why get rid of 'em. :)

[alantf]

My grand daughter's a doctor. The surgeon's gloves that she "finds" work just fine, & not just for working on the bike. They save me having to soak my hands in turps after I've been varnishing.

[alanmcorcoran]

I play the piano, so I am pretty sure that alone knocks me out of the "real man" club, but the gloves mentioned by alantf and others are handy for jobs involving solvents, oil, etc. There are a couple of problems I've encountered:

1) between my fading eyesight and creeping arthritis, I often can't do shit without a very bright light, sticking my face inches from the task at hand, and removing the gloves so I can "feel" whatever the hell it is I'm trying to mess with. I found that drain plug to be in a particularly annoying location.

2) For some jobs (paint stripping, removing old batteries) the nasty you are trying to avoid will eat right through the gloves. This especially true for paint stripper. They sell heavier gloves for that, but I've developed holes in those too.

As you get older, you get more respectful of not f*cking up your parts, expecially your fingers. Unless you are an idiot like me and still ski in bad conditions.