Yeah I started using Tub O Towels last year I really like them they seem to take sh*t off fast orange won't touch. I use the towels on my face it doesn't seem to irritate my skin. In the past I'd use brake clean to clean my hands probably not the best idea 😂 I've tried carrying fast orange in the truck it just doesn't work. Seen something on the net try WD-40 I never use the stuff its no damn good for a lubricant or penetrating oil. Damn does it clean it takes grease off painted surfaces on excavators and it takes grease off your hands. Now I carry WD-40 just for a cleaner I'm not burning through cans and cans of brake clean.
Whenever you use fast Orange, goop or lanolin based, use the paper towels before you use the water! The water, unless very hot, makes the lanolin stiffen up/congeal. You get much more of the dissolved dirt off if you first wipe everything with paper towels or rags before final washing with soapy water.
As a child my father would use wd40 or gasoline to clean our hands after working on the car. I wouldn’t recommend using gasoline but I do still use the wd40 if I have a lot of grease. Working as a technician doing oil changes we used orange gojo and dish soap. The key is to put on a good lotion. I would use carmex and lotion on my forearms to prevent the oil from absorbing into my skin. People take for granted the wisdom and information you share. Thanks for the videos. Much respect. It’s a privilege to learn from masters like you. Imagine how much time and hassle we could have saved if we had access to smart phones and videos like these back in our youth. On the shoulders of giants we stand. Forever grateful to those who came before me. Have a wonderful day everyone.
@ yeah, gas back then was less toxic than what they use today. Not that it was good for you but the new gas is highly cancerous. Wd40 hasn’t harmed him yet and he’s still kicking at 75.
YES! You liking Gojo out the gate makes me feel great! Been an avid Gojo lover for over 30 years! I keep a big jug with easy hand pump in the shop. When I need to be clean clean, I will use Gojo then rinse with water and it’s like magic, though you saw yourself Gojo is amazing without water (but even better if you rinse with some water)
All due respect - 20 years in the auto industry - best one is "Kresto CHERRY" - made by SCJ professional - I purchase it in gallon jugs and they even include a pump. - And, it smells amazing!
Came to learn what soap is best for grease, learned it’s the one I already use, and found a trick for pine sap that definitely was the most helpful tip I’ve heard in a while
I can't be leave I watched the whole thing, my excuse being that your elegant presentation make any of your video is worth watching regardless of the subject matter.
You’ve got to respect Scott, he dives into something he hates to make a point. I’m with you on the grease front too, especially the heavy stuff used to grease concrete piling machines. One spec on one’s trousers can annoy a wife from 20 paces. She’ll have a look on her face that can open an oyster from a similar distance if it gets on the soft furnishings too!!
Been working on motorcycles and cars for about 45 years. When all is said and done I found one hand cleaner that works amazingly, and leaves your hands soft and not at all dried out. It's called Kresto. Not well known and not widely available, but worth finding.
I don't do mechanics, but rather painting and furniture restoration, although I occasionally do some household repairs that involve grease. I wear gloves whenever possible, but when my hands get dirty from solvent-based paints or stains, WD40 works best for me. It doesn't irritate my skin (I'm a woman, so I have delicate skin) and then a good wash with warm water and soap finishes the job perfectly.
Hi Scott. I wish I would have known about the butter trick years ago. I’m a GC and I have ran into many pitch pockets for decades. I always use dirt and then toms of soap. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
I’m a little early to comment since I haven’t watched the entire video, but it works a little better if after you lather your hands good with the cleaner that you use a dry rag to wipe the lather off and then wash your hands I enjoy your videos Keep up the good work
I haul boats and drive truck, I keep that package of Tub O' Towels behind the seat. clean, light, doesn't spill, works great, can be used on tools and equipment and doesn't require water or other rags.
I grew up in the NW Louisiana oilfield riding in the truck while my dad worked. He always used gasoline and taught me the same when I went to work for him in my late 20s. We used to use raw gasoline, straight from the source, and later we used more store bought gas with ethanol. I have no doubt that both are bad for your skin, and dad and I both have dealt with some skin conditions over the years, although sometimes it’s the only thing that will do. I strongly preferred the raw gasoline (called casing head gas) to the modern stuff. Both versions have the advantage of being cheaper than all the hand cleaners you can buy. These days I really like mule wipes /tub o towels over gas. The towels are sturdy enough that they can be saved after you clean your hands and used a few more times for wiping off parts and such. But they are expensive. 😢
Former oil field mudlogger. Used to rince rock cuttings from oil base mud with diesel and follow up with Dawn. Wasn't terrible. Dawn is a good household remedy for grease anyway
Scott, started in the 70’s using powdered Boraxo with old concrete round slop sink with the foot bar. Then went to LAVA pumice soap. This too was with water rinse. Graduated to Goop, then Go-Jo with the wall mounted dispenser, no water needed. Then to the Fast Orange, that I really liked. Problem with all was always using shop rags or shop towels. So seemed like double the expense to me. Recently upgraded to Tub O Towels. My new go to and favorite. Really cuts the grease and an all in one. I do occasionally use the Nitrile gloves, but guess I’m a little old school and just don’t get the feel with them on. I prefer working bare handed. Gloves are great, just not for me. My overall pick is the Tub O Towels. Thanks for the interesting content.👍👍
Get a front loader washing machine and wash your own towels, or see how much your local laundry service charges if you make good money. I use microfiber and 100% quality cotton towels.
The red shop towels will bleed red in the washing machine so don’t wash anything in with them unless you want them pink! I run an extra rinse cycle after I’m done washing them so my wife doesn’t know what I did while she was gone.
Great hip shot review Scott. I work as a garage door tech and my go to for cleaning up on the road is Kimberly Clarke hand towels(basically tub o towels)along with fast orange for those really tough grease messes. The hand towels work great for not only your hands but also tool cleanup and getting grease/grim off pretty much anything.
That dust trick with the pitch/sap... literally learned that myself in the field just a few months ago. 2x4 oozed a bunch on my hand, I rubbed it in saw dust instead of trying to clean it right away.. discovered the dust absorbed right into it and it felt dry / no longer sticky, so was able to resume work w/o spreading it everywhere and feeling that terrible stickiness, but then discovered just normal dish soap and water took it right off (when mixed w/dust). Usually it's a bear to wash off. I don't know why/how I didn't figure this out earlier. But thanks for sharing the tip for anyone else who hasn't found it yet.
By far, the best hand cleaners I have ever come across are a pair of gloves. I’m constantly tinkering on my dirtbike or working on my truck and started wearing gloves years ago because I was sick of grease under my fingernails and looking like a dirt ball at work. My friends that are mechanics have also switched to wearing gloves while at work, it’s just the way to go nowadays.😊
Super Soap is my go to, surprised you didn't have it in the mix. Also a little borax plus any detergent (dish soap, or powder laundry detergent) will get your hands clean.
Years ago I used Boraxo and Lava bars. Good to know about butter I’ve ruined clothes with pine pitch. Enjoyed your UA-cam. Don’t forget to wear gloves or at least carry them in your back pocket
as a mechanic, that dawn dish pre-soak soap, works wonders on your clothes. it will remove oil stains if sprayed on the oil spot, and washed on a heavy cycle.
Fast orange (Non-pumice) has been my absolute favorite for at least 2 decades. Even when working on my diesel truck, it has never failed to clean me right up. And because I use the type without pumice, I don't need water to finish it up. _Always_ need water if I use the pumice type.
i am an automotive technician, and i have used the shell shock for many years, and it works better than all of the ones you used for this video. it is more expensive because it works better!!
I've had great results with pumice based hand cleaner, currently I'm using a cleaner made with crushed walnut shells that works just as well. I only use it for deep cleaning since it is an abrasive.
Gojo, in the gallon jugs with the pump is my go-to. It will take off practically anything. I've used it to get oil based paint off, oil stain, grease, you name it. It will take off the most stubborn stuff known to man. Awesome! (And cheap!)
My go to tried and true is two things. The fast orange pump and a decent spray bottle with cheap dish soap and water, that's it. I've used all those and some of old hard core stuff back in the early younger and dimmer days. Hand pump is good because of its less kaos getting the stuff on your hands. The cheap dish soap and water in a spray bottle is my 80% go to hand and many other applications cleaner, bug killer solution.
TKO by zep is a great option it has the stone in it to clean off I am a toolmaker a small piece of dirt can ruin a precision part so clean is very important. sometimes the stone soap isn't enough on its own, you can use a bit of powdered soap dry on the hands to pre clean before you go in with the stone soap.
30 years ago, we used to use Protecaline. My spelling might be wrong. It has disappeared from the Ausie market. Maybe it was bad for us. But it was better than anything we can buy now. Those wipes are good in the tool tank for a clean after each job.
A few years ago. CASTROL OIL made a purple hand cleaner. Apply and scrub until it's gone. No water or towels needed. It dried from a paste into a dry clay powder that crumbled away. Miss that stuff. The product that will work on hands along with clothes. Saddle soap!!! Try some next time you clean your boots. Cleans, hydrates, and has no harmful chemicals.
As a life long mechanic, just not professionally in the last 40+ years, I’m definitely a fan of pumice infused products. Used diesel oil seems to be the worst hand darkening, dirtying stuff if experienced. 14:43 I’m still laughing! Your presentation is “spot on” (pun intended). Make sure you grease up your baby before attempting to use the baby wipes. And now you have the cleanest power hammer in the county. Pray maintain speed and course.
We use crocodile 🐊 cloths the power scrub ones. Thoes power scrub ones handle caulk oil based paints clean tools the works. Like you said it's in the action so when there rough texture on one side and smooth on the other it's great 👍.
Company I used to work for used Bardahl cleaner and it was great. It came in a 5 liter tub with a pump just like a liquid soap, smelled great, cleaned extremely well but it was not damaging the skin. It had a corn beads as the abrasive component IIRC.
Fast Orange + water + lots of paper towels is what dad and I used for getting motor oil and bird blood off our hands. If you're barefoot at the beach and step in tar: spray your foot with classic WD40. Then plenty of paper towels.
I've gotten to where I'm using brake clean these days. A little tough on the hands, but quick and easy. But there's Fast Orange under the kitchen sink and on a shelf in the shop. It sees plenty of use too.
Not just pummus but some have diatoms in them as well. I use the orange abrasive handsoap called D-Lead, works great to take all that off. Seems similar to some of these.
I like the type of hand cleaners that has small hard plastic balls in them. They are really abrasive at the same time as they are breaking down the dirt in a chemical way. Higly effective. There are also better hand wipes than he showed, but his assessment that they are never as good as hand cleaner and water are very true.
Fast orange is what my father used so I've always used it without thought. Glad to see it win this competition, although that gojo looked pretty good too
I used the GoJoe lanolin in the tub for years. It works good for grease . It wont take dried auto paint off. Also you have to consider what everyday use is going to do to your skin.
I really liked powdered Boraxo 40 or so years ago but couldn't find it any longer. I use dish detergent from the "Dollar" store and it does a great job.
I have two small cases of Boraxo, the best hand cleaner(Amazon) and my hands do not dry out. In New England and out doors a lot. Altough , the Tub Of Towels worked pretty good.
I used the Gojo and Goop citrus cleaners but never tried Fast Orange. I love the Tub O'-Towels. They work great for paint as well, try them on the pitch. For years I just used dawn and some corn meal - works great.
In the workshop I installed a water tap (cold only). Fast orange is the go to. But growing up and being a hands on learner I used to use my mother's dish soap (dawn) and a spoon of sugar for some grit. Always did the trick and it's much cheaper than F.O. But fast orange is better for long term use and skin health.
For getting my hands clean I've not found any better than Fast Orange. I keep the tup-o-towels in my vehicles though, big one in the truck, small one in the car, and I have one in with my blacksmithing stuff so that I can quickly clean my hands to eat lunch and such at a demo. The small T-O-T in my car has dried out however a little water activates them. And this is great for the towels that I don't get real dirty. I'll put them in a pocket and just hold them under a water tap for a quick and re-activate them to get the full use out of them.
Dove dish soap. Cuts grease great & is kind to the hands. I always used Lava or Boraxo, but ran out one evening and my wife had a bottle of Dove in the kitchen sink. I was amazed how quickly it worked, especially around the fingernails. My dad always used Lava soap, so I did too. We tried the jelled cleaners - the supply house even gave out sample cans, but we didn’t like the feel or smell.
I have some hand cleaner wipes that I got at NAPA. They actually work quite well, don’t leave your hands feeling greasy, and have a nice scent. I actually tried one on my clean hands, and it actually removed dirt I couldn’t originally see!
As a mobile auto tech, I prefer the original gojo non pumice formula. It’s cheap, readily available, cleans good, and is truly waterless. I just wipe it away with whatever I’ve got handy (paper towels, shop rags etc) And because there’s no pumice it doesn’t leave my hands feeling gritty which I can’t stand.
Over the last 25 years of working in the coal mines and then owning a old international dump truck and excavator and doing maintenance in some factories my hands are a darker shade than the rest of my skin the only time parts of my hands are their original pale white is when I scrape a layer or two of the skin off lol I guess blood does the best cleaning...
Consider a barrier cream like PR 88. In the 80's, before nitrile gloves were a thing, I used PR 88 when I worked as a HD mechanic because the lanolin type hand cleaner was actually drying out my skin. Soap and water clean up.
That butter trick was my go-to to get acoustical sealant off my hands (margarine is fine too) but I'd add some sugar too as an abrasive. Just don't lick your fingers after even though its tempting!
Fast orange is what I prefer. Some of those hand cleaners turn nasty if they freeze. I don’t have a heated shop so I try to remember to take it in the house when we start getting a frost.
You can use olive oil or vegetable oil too for grease, I assume it would also work for pitch. And the advantage is you can put it in a soap dispenser bottle.. I usually use waterless (fast orange) for when I'm just grabbing lunch, and the olive oil for when I'm done with the project.
When I was young my uncle worked on cars, and showed me to use comet cleanser, scrub and rinse. Pitch is a royal pain, I have found that hand cream and a paper towel will take it off, okeefes working hands is good for this. This is the easiest going for your skin.
I'm not a professional; I have a bottle of Fast Orange; it is pretty old now and still works really well. Also, for the worst of the dirty hands I have found "Grip Clean" it's "dirt-infused" The scrubbing is from bentonite clay. I first saw it from Chris Fix.
Aside from the dish soaps; it’s hard to go wrong with any of them. They ALL share the active ingredient “d-Limonene”. Same with Goop and Mac’s, except those ones in the tub had moisturizing agents. If you wanna get old school, make your own: mix food grade d-Limonene with liquid Castile soap in a 1:16 ratio (1 tablespoon of d-Limonene to 1 cup of Castile soap). Some go as far as making their own Castile soap.
Mean Green hand scrub has always been my go to. You use very little of it. As a bonus it also removes poison ivy oil better than anything on the market. The active ingredient is what Zanfel poison ivy remover is made of (they stole it from Mean Green) at a fraction of the cost.
12:00 Actually, I am single and wanting someday to be happily married. 😉 Thank you for doing something you find so uncomfortable to help out the ECC community. Cheers, Adriel
For field work where I'm constantly moving between greasy/clean states, I like using the Original version of Crocodile Cloth. I usually get the 100 pack at the local Home Depot for about $17. The packaging sometimes fails, but as long as you keep it mostly covered it doesn't dry out.
Scrubs in a bucket are always my first choice they will remove just about anything I keep a bucket in the wood shop as well as in the Garage also keep one in the Motor Home, they are a citrus base cleaner and no water is required to rinse clean I have been using them for over 20 years.
Tub O Towels is great, but a go-to for me for years, dawn dish soap and sugar. The hand full of sugar in the hand acted like the pumice. It always did the trick.
Swarfega(TM), a very oddly-named product from a company called Deb Chemicals, (which is just up the road from me, I only found out recently) is really good stuff if you can get it over there. The name is meant to imply that it’s eager for swarf, I think, but it’s great as a mechanics’ soap. That has the pumice inclusion and you do have to wash it off eventually but if I had a choice of anything, Swarfega is the one I’d pick. I’ve used plenty of different brands, some included here (I am pretty sure anyway, maybe renamed/tweaked due the U.K. market) but the homegrown stuff is a winner every time. In fact, thinking about it, I might send a bucket over! :) :) Great video and thank you Scott for putting yourself through something you clearly despise, to show us something informative and interesting. 10/10
Zep Cherry Bomb! You probably didn't see it at your local stores because it's ALWAYS SOLD OUT. *edit, and you need a nail brush. Even Menards has $3 nail brushes that do the trick, but they don't sell them by the soaps for whatever reason.
I just watched a man wash his hands for 15min and enjoyed every minute of it.
Wow what a weirdo. Wait so did I. 🤣
Same, it really is the simple things in life lol
lol that’s a weird comment 🫤
Feels like a project farm video
new kink unlocked?
The tub o towels is awsome for cleaning hand tools, cordless tools etc. Even works good to clean off cloth items.
Mixed paint at a box store and these towels were our go-to cleaner.
Project Farms did a hand cleaner review 8 months ago .... he has a wonderful you tube channel that tests things
I’ve been using Tub-O-Towels for years. It’s great for us road mechanics that don’t always have access to water.
Deb-Stoko Kresto wet wipes. Tub o'Towels is a pretty close competitor.
Agree. Not my favorite around the shop but I keep a tub in my service truck and it comes in pretty handy.
Yeah I started using Tub O Towels last year I really like them they seem to take sh*t off fast orange won't touch. I use the towels on my face it doesn't seem to irritate my skin. In the past I'd use brake clean to clean my hands probably not the best idea 😂 I've tried carrying fast orange in the truck it just doesn't work. Seen something on the net try WD-40 I never use the stuff its no damn good for a lubricant or penetrating oil. Damn does it clean it takes grease off painted surfaces on excavators and it takes grease off your hands. Now I carry WD-40 just for a cleaner I'm not burning through cans and cans of brake clean.
Whenever you use fast Orange, goop or lanolin based, use the paper towels before you use the water! The water, unless very hot, makes the lanolin stiffen up/congeal. You get much more of the dissolved dirt off if you first wipe everything with paper towels or rags before final washing with soapy water.
As a child my father would use wd40 or gasoline to clean our hands after working on the car. I wouldn’t recommend using gasoline but I do still use the wd40 if I have a lot of grease. Working as a technician doing oil changes we used orange gojo and dish soap. The key is to put on a good lotion. I would use carmex and lotion on my forearms to prevent the oil from absorbing into my skin. People take for granted the wisdom and information you share. Thanks for the videos. Much respect. It’s a privilege to learn from masters like you. Imagine how much time and hassle we could have saved if we had access to smart phones and videos like these back in our youth. On the shoulders of giants we stand. Forever grateful to those who came before me. Have a wonderful day everyone.
WD-40 will knock pitch right off! Seems like it would be less harmful than gas too which I’ve used before.
@ yeah, gas back then was less toxic than what they use today. Not that it was good for you but the new gas is highly cancerous. Wd40 hasn’t harmed him yet and he’s still kicking at 75.
Wd 40 smells great to me. I like the hints of vanilla and sassafras.
@@Enlow777didn’t gas used to have lead in it ?
Haha "gas was less toxic back then". Wtf does that even mean lol
That butter trick is awesome!
NITRILE GLOVES!
Your skin absorbs all the grease and oil we touch in the trades
YES! You liking Gojo out the gate makes me feel great! Been an avid Gojo lover for over 30 years! I keep a big jug with easy hand pump in the shop. When I need to be clean clean, I will use Gojo then rinse with water and it’s like magic, though you saw yourself Gojo is amazing without water (but even better if you rinse with some water)
Fast Orange by the gallon is the best option for cleaning and cost. Been a fan forever. Cheers 🇨🇦
All due respect - 20 years in the auto industry - best one is "Kresto CHERRY" - made by SCJ professional - I purchase it in gallon jugs and they even include a pump. - And, it smells amazing!
Yep, former mechanic as well, Kresto CHERRY is unbeatable and shouldn't have been overlooked.
I've used that too. It's commercial grade - seen it in large diesel shops. Works the best of anything else I know.
#1 Fast orange and water
#2 Tub o towels
Came to learn what soap is best for grease, learned it’s the one I already use, and found a trick for pine sap that definitely was the most helpful tip I’ve heard in a while
I can't be leave I watched the whole thing, my excuse being that your elegant presentation make any of your video is worth watching regardless of the subject matter.
You’ve got to respect Scott, he dives into something he hates to make a point. I’m with you on the grease front too, especially the heavy stuff used to grease concrete piling machines. One spec on one’s trousers can annoy a wife from 20 paces. She’ll have a look on her face that can open an oyster from a similar distance if it gets on the soft furnishings too!!
Been working on motorcycles and cars for about 45 years. When all is said and done I found one hand cleaner that works amazingly, and leaves your hands soft and not at all dried out. It's called Kresto. Not well known and not widely available, but worth finding.
Yes I just left a comment on this stuff. I've been using it since 1987 and it's the best.
I don't do mechanics, but rather painting and furniture restoration, although I occasionally do some household repairs that involve grease. I wear gloves whenever possible, but when my hands get dirty from solvent-based paints or stains, WD40 works best for me. It doesn't irritate my skin (I'm a woman, so I have delicate skin) and then a good wash with warm water and soap finishes the job perfectly.
Hi Scott. I wish I would have known about the butter trick years ago. I’m a GC and I have ran into many pitch pockets for decades. I always use dirt and then toms of soap. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
The liquid glove type stuff before starting the job helps a lot.
Loved the butter trick for pitch removal! That is new to me and something I will be trying out this winter. Thank you, Scott!
I’m a little early to comment since I haven’t watched the entire video, but it works a little better if after you lather your hands good with the cleaner that you use a dry rag to wipe the lather off and then wash your hands
I enjoy your videos
Keep up the good work
I haul boats and drive truck, I keep that package of Tub O' Towels behind the seat. clean, light, doesn't spill, works great, can be used on tools and equipment and doesn't require water or other rags.
I worked in the rigging industry for over 35 years splicing wire rope and using presses and rotary swaggers. Fast Orange was my go to.
Used Fast Orange for years, it’s my go to hand cleaner… thanks
I’m a fan of the cherry scent of the gojo supromax.
That stuff works really good too!
Been using DL Blue Label hand cleaner for 50 years. It hasn't failed me yet. Works best without water.
I grew up in the NW Louisiana oilfield riding in the truck while my dad worked. He always used gasoline and taught me the same when I went to work for him in my late 20s.
We used to use raw gasoline, straight from the source, and later we used more store bought gas with ethanol. I have no doubt that both are bad for your skin, and dad and I both have dealt with some skin conditions over the years, although sometimes it’s the only thing that will do. I strongly preferred the raw gasoline (called casing head gas) to the modern stuff. Both versions have the advantage of being cheaper than all the hand cleaners you can buy.
These days I really like mule wipes /tub o towels over gas. The towels are sturdy enough that they can be saved after you clean your hands and used a few more times for wiping off parts and such. But they are expensive. 😢
Former oil field mudlogger. Used to rince rock cuttings from oil base mud with diesel and follow up with Dawn. Wasn't terrible. Dawn is a good household remedy for grease anyway
I farm and grow Christmas trees. The best stuff I’ve found is John Deere hand cleaner of grease and hand sanitizer with take the sap right off.
Scott, started in the 70’s using powdered Boraxo with old concrete round slop sink with the foot bar. Then went to LAVA pumice soap. This too was with water rinse. Graduated to Goop, then Go-Jo with the wall mounted dispenser, no water needed. Then to the Fast Orange, that I really liked. Problem with all was always using shop rags or shop towels. So seemed like double the expense to me. Recently upgraded to Tub O Towels. My new go to and favorite. Really cuts the grease and an all in one. I do occasionally use the Nitrile gloves, but guess I’m a little old school and just don’t get the feel with them on. I prefer working bare handed. Gloves are great, just not for me. My overall pick is the Tub O Towels. Thanks for the interesting content.👍👍
Get a front loader washing machine and wash your own towels, or see how much your local laundry service charges if you make good money. I use microfiber and 100% quality cotton towels.
The red shop towels will bleed red in the washing machine so don’t wash anything in with them unless you want them pink! I run an extra rinse cycle after I’m done washing them so my wife doesn’t know what I did while she was gone.
@@Hoaxer51 the bleed terribly the comment above needs thousands of likes. learned this one the hard way lol
LAVA is the Goat
I like Lava soap but it needs water to use it.
Great hip shot review Scott.
I work as a garage door tech and my go to for cleaning up on the road is Kimberly Clarke hand towels(basically tub o towels)along with fast orange for those really tough grease messes. The hand towels work great for not only your hands but also tool cleanup and getting grease/grim off pretty much anything.
I love to use thin gloves with cloth backs! ❤ your productions.🇩🇰
Fast Orange and T-O-T are my go to solutions.
That dust trick with the pitch/sap... literally learned that myself in the field just a few months ago. 2x4 oozed a bunch on my hand, I rubbed it in saw dust instead of trying to clean it right away.. discovered the dust absorbed right into it and it felt dry / no longer sticky, so was able to resume work w/o spreading it everywhere and feeling that terrible stickiness, but then discovered just normal dish soap and water took it right off (when mixed w/dust). Usually it's a bear to wash off. I don't know why/how I didn't figure this out earlier. But thanks for sharing the tip for anyone else who hasn't found it yet.
By far, the best hand cleaners I have ever come across are a pair of gloves. I’m constantly tinkering on my dirtbike or working on my truck and started wearing gloves years ago because I was sick of grease under my fingernails and looking like a dirt ball at work. My friends that are mechanics have also switched to wearing gloves while at work, it’s just the way to go nowadays.😊
Super Soap is my go to, surprised you didn't have it in the mix. Also a little borax plus any detergent (dish soap, or powder laundry detergent) will get your hands clean.
Years ago I used Boraxo and Lava bars. Good to know about butter I’ve ruined clothes with pine pitch. Enjoyed your UA-cam. Don’t forget to wear gloves or at least carry them in your back pocket
as a mechanic, that dawn dish pre-soak soap, works wonders on your clothes. it will remove oil stains if sprayed on the oil spot, and washed on a heavy cycle.
Fast orange (Non-pumice) has been my absolute favorite for at least 2 decades. Even when working on my diesel truck, it has never failed to clean me right up. And because I use the type without pumice, I don't need water to finish it up. _Always_ need water if I use the pumice type.
i am an automotive technician, and i have used the shell shock for many years, and it works better than all of the ones you used for this video. it is more expensive because it works better!!
I've had great results with pumice based hand cleaner, currently I'm using a cleaner made with crushed walnut shells that works just as well. I only use it for deep cleaning since it is an abrasive.
Gojo, in the gallon jugs with the pump is my go-to. It will take off practically anything. I've used it to get oil based paint off, oil stain, grease, you name it. It will take off the most stubborn stuff known to man. Awesome! (And cheap!)
My go to tried and true is two things. The fast orange pump and a decent spray bottle with cheap dish soap and water, that's it. I've used all those and some of old hard core stuff back in the early younger and dimmer days. Hand pump is good because of its less kaos getting the stuff on your hands. The cheap dish soap and water in a spray bottle is my 80% go to hand and many other applications cleaner, bug killer solution.
TKO by zep is a great option it has the stone in it to clean off I am a toolmaker a small piece of dirt can ruin a precision part so clean is very important. sometimes the stone soap isn't enough on its own, you can use a bit of powdered soap dry on the hands to pre clean before you go in with the stone soap.
30 years ago, we used to use Protecaline. My spelling might be wrong. It has disappeared from the Ausie market. Maybe it was bad for us. But it was better than anything we can buy now. Those wipes are good in the tool tank for a clean after each job.
A few years ago. CASTROL OIL made a purple hand cleaner. Apply and scrub until it's gone. No water or towels needed. It dried from a paste into a dry clay powder that crumbled away. Miss that stuff.
The product that will work on hands along with clothes. Saddle soap!!! Try some next time you clean your boots. Cleans, hydrates, and has no harmful chemicals.
As a life long mechanic, just not professionally in the last 40+ years, I’m definitely a fan of pumice infused products. Used diesel oil seems to be the worst hand darkening, dirtying stuff if experienced. 14:43
I’m still laughing! Your presentation is “spot on” (pun intended). Make sure you grease up your baby before attempting to use the baby wipes. And now you have the cleanest power hammer in the county.
Pray maintain speed and course.
We use crocodile 🐊 cloths the power scrub ones. Thoes power scrub ones handle caulk oil based paints clean tools the works. Like you said it's in the action so when there rough texture on one side and smooth on the other it's great 👍.
Coffee grounds works as well or better than the expensive yellow sand soap
Instead of Butter, you can also use Olive Oil. That’s also a great skin care. :)
Company I used to work for used Bardahl cleaner and it was great. It came in a 5 liter tub with a pump just like a liquid soap, smelled great, cleaned extremely well but it was not damaging the skin. It had a corn beads as the abrasive component IIRC.
Fast Orange + water + lots of paper towels is what dad and I used for getting motor oil and bird blood off our hands.
If you're barefoot at the beach and step in tar: spray your foot with classic WD40. Then plenty of paper towels.
I've gotten to where I'm using brake clean these days. A little tough on the hands, but quick and easy. But there's Fast Orange under the kitchen sink and on a shelf in the shop. It sees plenty of use too.
I feel vindicated. FO has always been my go-to. But regarding the need for a splash of water to finish the job, you nailed it.
Kresto Hand Cleaner Classic 87045. I use with water. Used for 25+ years.
Not just pummus but some have diatoms in them as well. I use the orange abrasive handsoap called D-Lead, works great to take all that off. Seems similar to some of these.
I like the type of hand cleaners that has small hard plastic balls in them. They are really abrasive at the same time as they are breaking down the dirt in a chemical way. Higly effective. There are also better hand wipes than he showed, but his assessment that they are never as good as hand cleaner and water are very true.
Thanks for the review, Scott. Fast Orange and LAVA bar soap work well for me.
Fast orange is what my father used so I've always used it without thought. Glad to see it win this competition, although that gojo looked pretty good too
I used the GoJoe lanolin in the tub for years. It works good for grease . It wont take dried auto paint off. Also you have to consider what everyday use is going to do to your skin.
I knew from the beginning which one was my favorite. After over 50 years of everyday auto repair. Fast orange and a little water for me.
I really liked powdered Boraxo 40 or so years ago but couldn't find it any longer. I use dish detergent from the "Dollar" store and it does a great job.
The only problem is it strips the oils out of your skin which dries them out pretty badly in the winter time.
I have two small cases of Boraxo, the best hand cleaner(Amazon) and my hands do not dry out. In New England and out doors a lot. Altough , the Tub Of Towels worked pretty good.
@williamdemilia6223 oh wow. I used to use that before, I didn't know they are still around.
Pow'r Kleen and a shop rag to wipe it off. Best product I have ever used
I used the Gojo and Goop citrus cleaners but never tried Fast Orange. I love the Tub O'-Towels. They work great for paint as well, try them on the pitch. For years I just used dawn and some corn meal - works great.
In the workshop I installed a water tap (cold only). Fast orange is the go to. But growing up and being a hands on learner I used to use my mother's dish soap (dawn) and a spoon of sugar for some grit. Always did the trick and it's much cheaper than F.O. But fast orange is better for long term use and skin health.
For getting my hands clean I've not found any better than Fast Orange. I keep the tup-o-towels in my vehicles though, big one in the truck, small one in the car, and I have one in with my blacksmithing stuff so that I can quickly clean my hands to eat lunch and such at a demo. The small T-O-T in my car has dried out however a little water activates them. And this is great for the towels that I don't get real dirty. I'll put them in a pocket and just hold them under a water tap for a quick and re-activate them to get the full use out of them.
Thanks for the tip. I was wondering what could be done for dried out “quick towels”. Just plain water? No alcohol?
Just water has worked for me also, just a little, you can always add a little more.
This empirical testing is awesome, thank you another great video!
Dove dish soap. Cuts grease great & is kind to the hands.
I always used Lava or Boraxo, but ran out one evening and my wife had a bottle of Dove in the kitchen sink. I was amazed how quickly it worked, especially around the fingernails.
My dad always used Lava soap, so I did too. We tried the jelled cleaners - the supply house even gave out sample cans, but we didn’t like the feel or smell.
Butter, who knew? Always used kerosine, but I'm going to try butter. Thanks for that tip!
I have some hand cleaner wipes that I got at NAPA. They actually work quite well, don’t leave your hands feeling greasy, and have a nice scent. I actually tried one on my clean hands, and it actually removed dirt I couldn’t originally see!
Real content on this channel, you took one for the team!
As a mobile auto tech, I prefer the original gojo non pumice formula. It’s cheap, readily available, cleans good, and is truly waterless. I just wipe it away with whatever I’ve got handy (paper towels, shop rags etc)
And because there’s no pumice it doesn’t leave my hands feeling gritty which I can’t stand.
Only channel on UA-cam where men watch a man wash his hands for 15 mins
Ps what was his favourite?
Over the last 25 years of working in the coal mines and then owning a old international dump truck and excavator and doing maintenance in some factories my hands are a darker shade than the rest of my skin the only time parts of my hands are their original pale white is when I scrape a layer or two of the skin off lol I guess blood does the best cleaning...
Consider a barrier cream like PR 88. In the 80's, before nitrile gloves were a thing, I used PR 88 when I worked as a HD mechanic because the lanolin type hand cleaner was actually drying out my skin. Soap and water clean up.
That butter trick was my go-to to get acoustical sealant off my hands (margarine is fine too) but I'd add some sugar too as an abrasive. Just don't lick your fingers after even though its tempting!
Fast orange is what I prefer. Some of those hand cleaners turn nasty if they freeze. I don’t have a heated shop so I try to remember to take it in the house when we start getting a frost.
You can buy a lifetime supply of walnut shells for $40 from Harbor Freight and add to the lanolin cream yourself 😂
My favorite is Permatex Grease Grabber. Works perfect and smells like a pina colada
I use Fast Orange for most things. It also cleans the saw blades and tool tables too,
You can use olive oil or vegetable oil too for grease, I assume it would also work for pitch. And the advantage is you can put it in a soap dispenser bottle.. I usually use waterless (fast orange) for when I'm just grabbing lunch, and the olive oil for when I'm done with the project.
Lanolin is really good for the skin, unlike a lot of commercial hand cleaners that use petroleum or benzoates.
When I was young my uncle worked on cars, and showed me to use comet cleanser, scrub and rinse. Pitch is a royal pain, I have found that hand cream and a paper towel will take it off, okeefes working hands is good for this. This is the easiest going for your skin.
I'm not a professional; I have a bottle of Fast Orange; it is pretty old now and still works really well. Also, for the worst of the dirty hands I have found "Grip Clean" it's "dirt-infused" The scrubbing is from bentonite clay. I first saw it from Chris Fix.
Fairy liquid (washing up liquid / Dishsoap) with a sprinkle of sugar - works great!
Aside from the dish soaps; it’s hard to go wrong with any of them. They ALL share the active ingredient “d-Limonene”. Same with Goop and Mac’s, except those ones in the tub had moisturizing agents.
If you wanna get old school, make your own: mix food grade d-Limonene with liquid Castile soap in a 1:16 ratio (1 tablespoon of d-Limonene to 1 cup of Castile soap). Some go as far as making their own Castile soap.
I have tried them all and concluded that ZEP TKO is the best. I have been using it for four years now - it's not cheap, but a little goes a long way.
Fast orange is good, in a pinch though Dawn and a handful of sugar for abrasion.
Mean Green hand scrub has always been my go to. You use very little of it. As a bonus it also removes poison ivy oil better than anything on the market. The active ingredient is what Zanfel poison ivy remover is made of (they stole it from Mean Green) at a fraction of the cost.
12:00 Actually, I am single and wanting someday to be happily married. 😉 Thank you for doing something you find so uncomfortable to help out the ECC community.
Cheers,
Adriel
Butter trick is worth the whole video! Never heard of that for pitch. I just took the risk with gas. Now I won't!
What about Lava heavy duty hand cleaner? One of my uncles is a mechanic and he would always have a bar of that in his bathroom.
For field work where I'm constantly moving between greasy/clean states, I like using the Original version of Crocodile Cloth. I usually get the 100 pack at the local Home Depot for about $17. The packaging sometimes fails, but as long as you keep it mostly covered it doesn't dry out.
I use the Fast Orange and water and I like the Tub of Towels too. The Tub of Towels is great for cleaning tools.
Scrubs in a bucket are always my first choice they will remove just about anything I keep a bucket in the wood shop as well as in the Garage also keep one in the Motor Home, they are a citrus base cleaner and no water is required to rinse clean I have been using them for over 20 years.
Tub O Towels is great, but a go-to for me for years, dawn dish soap and sugar. The hand full of sugar in the hand acted like the pumice. It always did the trick.
Another new trick. Butter. Love it thanks again.
Swarfega(TM), a very oddly-named product from a company called Deb Chemicals, (which is just up the road from me, I only found out recently) is really good stuff if you can get it over there. The name is meant to imply that it’s eager for swarf, I think, but it’s great as a mechanics’ soap. That has the pumice inclusion and you do have to wash it off eventually but if I had a choice of anything, Swarfega is the one I’d pick. I’ve used plenty of different brands, some included here (I am pretty sure anyway, maybe renamed/tweaked due the U.K. market) but the homegrown stuff is a winner every time. In fact, thinking about it, I might send a bucket over! :) :) Great video and thank you Scott for putting yourself through something you clearly despise, to show us something informative and interesting. 10/10
In my experience the plain old Dawn dish soap cuts grease very well AND rinses clean.
Zep Cherry Bomb! You probably didn't see it at your local stores because it's ALWAYS SOLD OUT. *edit, and you need a nail brush. Even Menards has $3 nail brushes that do the trick, but they don't sell them by the soaps for whatever reason.