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.
I had a similar childhood and gas was my degreaser when I was younger. I would literally spray gas on anything that accumulated grease: BMX bikes, go karts, motorcycles, etc. My best friend and I would pour gas into a spray bottle and spit shine our bikes before the first day of school to show off to all the other kids. Oh, the stupid stuff we did as children!!! 😊😊
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.
That is a staple here in Oklahoma for oilfield and framers and works for deer blood and catfish . I carry some in my truck toolbox and I bought a small salad squeeze container from family dollar and keep it at work .
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.
That last tip was clutch! For anyone that didn’t make it to the end, they missed out. Can’t believe I’ve never heard that tip for removing pitch before!
It's not always realistic to wear gloves. Especially when dealing with sharper objects that constantly tear them or areas where you need really high dexterity.
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!!
Thank you for your review of all of those products. I enjoyed the video. I have used Gojo for quite a few years and find it very effective. It also comes in a large jug with a pump. I build decks and often get sap on my hands and Gojo is quite effective at removing it. For those of you who may not have hand cleaner like the ones in the video, WD-40 is a very effective sap remover and it’s probably sitting somewhere in your house. It’s good at removing a lot of nasty dirt from hands. Even paint.
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)
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'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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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. 😢
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!
Years ago I used Boraxo and Lava bars. Good to know about butter I’ve ruined clothes with pine pitch. Enjoyed your TH-cam. Don’t forget to wear gloves or at least carry them in your back pocket
The trick with the butter is very helpful. I have always been using rubbing alcohol to get pine sap of my hands. That dries out my skin. Now I am using butter. Much butter/better
Dad was a building contractor and a farmer, when I was a kid we used diesel fuel on a rag, then GoJo with pumice came out and Dad had the gallon pump dispenser hanging on the wall above the slop sink, I've been using Blue Monster, citrus wipes, for the past few years. Love them.
At work we just use a generic cleaner with pumice in suspension but at home I don’t have running water in my garage so I use SnapOns equivalent of the Tub-o-towels and I LOVE it. Use them to clean my hands and my tools when I’m done.
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!
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.
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.
I really like the tub-o-towels, they work really well to remove a lot of different stuff. They will remove oil based caulking like quad and solar seal, also spray foam if you get it quick enough. Nice easy thing to keep on the work van
I’ve been buying the tub-o-towels from my local co-op cases at a time. I use them for when I’m wrenching but most of all I use them when I doing caulking and it’s the best product I have found. You can even use it to wipe off the window frames or you caulking gun or anything else you might accidentally get the caulking on. And you don’t have to worry about de-glossing the vinyl windows like allot of the other harsh chemical products sold for us contractors.
Worked as a mechanic in my youth and I've always been partial to Goop. I don't like the stuff with pumice or grit in them, it always seems to stick under my fingernails. Plus, the lanolin is good for your hands, especially if you're working in the dry winter air. Good to know about butter getting off pitch. That's handy info.
Since seeing it mentioned on some video years ago, I bought a big jug of store brand vegetable oil for my shop. A little poured onto a dry paper towel is all it takes to get pretty much anything off my hands and it leaves them soft, not dried out like with the other specialty hand cleaners.
I used to use Derma Shield when I had a shop. You put it on your hands before you start working and it makes it way easier to get the gunk off afterwards.
I just bought the big gallon of fast orange, it was a really good investment. I like the butter trick too! I've been using 99% rubbing alcohol, which works but I don't think it's much better than gas for your skin.
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.
Loved this video as a person enjoys working on anything mechanical I certainly get dirty hands and have used all the products tested here. But I stumbled on a hand cleaner by a company called “Jacks manufacturing “ that I have found the best for me, but could not buy it locally found it online though fabulous worth the effort.
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
When your brand can release a video and 24 hours later, there are 19k views, 1.5k 'thumbs up', and 350 comments, all watching a fellow wash his hands, you know you're onto something. Great video. Good information. Thank you.
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.
About 15 years ago I put boxes of nitrile gloves in the various areas I commonly get oily/greasy (garage, truck, work). Makes it so much easier to clean up and you get a feel for what gloves work best for each job.
A mechanic shop I’ve been in used “Zep Shell Shock”. It has walnut shell abrasive mixed into the cleaner. It gets the grease and grime off every time and leaves the hands clean and moisturized. It’s not cheap but it is the best cleaner I’ve used personally.
I've been in Yellowstone doing photography and have gotten pitch on my hands. I found that WD-40 will take it off. Then soap and water to get the WD-40 off. Didn't know about the butter plus didn't have any while living out of the back of a truck. So I tried what I had, WD, and worked great. Thank you for the video, very helpful.
I have always gone for the Gojo in the bluish grey bottle. Gojo is king of hand cleaners. Edit: I’m so thankful I stayed till the end. Learning about butter vs pitch will be a lifesaver in my future.
If oil and grease are the main issue, the best and cheapest solution I have found is to use Dawn dish detergent with a bit of baking soda. It works like magic. Add a bit of water, work it over like a paste then rinse with warm water. The Dawn breaks down the grease and the baking soda acts as a mild abrasive to remove stubborn stains (similar to pumice in Fast Orange).
That's a fantastic idea, and you might not know one of the reasons why. Baking soda is a base, just like lye is. You know what lye and other bases do to oils when they come in contact? Saponification! The baking soda, to a small degree, is not only a good abrasive, but when combating greasy soils it actually breaks down those oils into MORE SOAP, which I can only imagine helps the process along even faster than if you were to use an inert grit. Do be careful to not leave it on too long tho, it'll probably start doing that to the natural oils in your skin too.
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.
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!)
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.
The Tub O Towels is FANTASTIC for getting brake dust off of wheels too. Far and away the easiest way I've found, especially the race car wheels which get absolutely FILTHY in a session or two.
Growing up working on cars with my Dad, he always had a dispenser of "D&L" hand cleaner. Not sure if they make it anymore, but that stuff was incredible.
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.
20+ year mechanic here, the walnut shell hand cleaners are great, A Little Goes A Long Way! A dime size dot will wash your hands, a quarter size dot will wash yours hands and forearms, you have to use water though. Hand sanitizer will take pitch off really well.
I had Gojo for some time and it worked well. But now I just use dish washing detergent and that is good enough. Those cleaners are good for when you are out on the 4x4 trail and don’t have a lot of water.
I prefer the Tub O towels. They stay on my flatbed year round, and I’ve never had them dry out. And if the towels aren’t too dirty when they dry they make pretty good grease zerk or oil level checking towels
I use a small spray of full strength Simple Green. I always have it in the garage to clean most anything including my hands. Follow up with dawn when I get in the house.
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.
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.
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!
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
Although I like Permatex Fast Orange too I like Loctite SF 7850 even more. It's available in a big size hand pump version. Also, while not super good for your skin, ethanol alcohol is an excellent solvent for pitch. Especially on saw blades with a cleaning brush with plastic bristles.
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.
I have tub o towels and never thought to use it for cleaning hands. I’m very happy to have learned another thing today.
Have you tried the Crocidile wipes? They're HUGE.
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.
Project Farms did a hand cleaner review 8 months ago .... he has a wonderful you tube channel that tests things
Fast Orange by the gallon is the best option for cleaning and cost. Been a fan forever. Cheers 🇨🇦
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.
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
I had a similar childhood and gas was my degreaser when I was younger. I would literally spray gas on anything that accumulated grease: BMX bikes, go karts, motorcycles, etc. My best friend and I would pour gas into a spray bottle and spit shine our bikes before the first day of school to show off to all the other kids.
Oh, the stupid stuff we did as children!!! 😊😊
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.
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@@Graveltruckingand the base ingredient is fish oil
Joe's Hand Cleaner is one of the best I've ever used
That is a staple here in Oklahoma for oilfield and framers and works for deer blood and catfish . I carry some in my truck toolbox and I bought a small salad squeeze container from family dollar and keep it at work .
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.
That last tip was clutch! For anyone that didn’t make it to the end, they missed out. Can’t believe I’ve never heard that tip for removing pitch before!
NITRILE GLOVES!
Your skin absorbs all the grease and oil we touch in the trades
Your skin absorbs it... and then what
@@themalacastSome of it gets into your body and to get your hands clean you end up stripping the natural oils from your skin.
It's not always realistic to wear gloves. Especially when dealing with sharper objects that constantly tear them or areas where you need really high dexterity.
#1 Fast orange and water
#2 Tub o towels
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!!
That butter trick is awesome!
Thank you for your review of all of those products. I enjoyed the video. I have used Gojo for quite a few years and find it very effective. It also comes in a large jug with a pump. I build decks and often get sap on my hands and Gojo is quite effective at removing it. For those of you who may not have hand cleaner like the ones in the video, WD-40 is a very effective sap remover and it’s probably sitting somewhere in your house. It’s good at removing a lot of nasty dirt from hands. Even paint.
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)
50 years, myself. Used to use the version with pumas😅 in the early days.
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
Thanks for going thru and showing us Scott! and ESPECIALLY thank you for the BUTTER trick to remove pitch!!
Mayonnaise removes tar and pitch from skin.
WD40 works wonders, I wear it like cologne anyway, so the smell doesn't bother me
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.
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.
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.
$45 a gallon?! Yikes
@@mediocreman2bottle of dawn is like 10 bucks 😅 works better than anything with a good brush
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 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.
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
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.
Used Fast Orange for years, it’s my go to hand cleaner… thanks
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.
I love all your videos thank you very much happy new year
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. 😢
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!
I love to use thin gloves with cloth backs! ❤ your productions.🇩🇰
Years ago I used Boraxo and Lava bars. Good to know about butter I’ve ruined clothes with pine pitch. Enjoyed your TH-cam. Don’t forget to wear gloves or at least carry them in your back pocket
The trick with the butter is very helpful. I have always been using rubbing alcohol to get pine sap of my hands. That dries out my skin. Now I am using butter. Much butter/better
BRING BACK BORAXO!!!!! Society needs it! Best soap ever made until Dial killed it.
Thanks for the review, Scott. Fast Orange and LAVA bar soap work well for me.
Dad was a building contractor and a farmer, when I was a kid we used diesel fuel on a rag, then GoJo with pumice came out and Dad had the gallon pump dispenser hanging on the wall above the slop sink, I've been using Blue Monster, citrus wipes, for the past few years. Love them.
At work we just use a generic cleaner with pumice in suspension but at home I don’t have running water in my garage so I use SnapOns equivalent of the Tub-o-towels and I LOVE it. Use them to clean my hands and my tools when I’m done.
My vote goes to Tub of Towels! I’ve tried most of those and the tub of towels works best for me
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.
Yep, and zepp cherry bomb is a very close second too. Gotta make sure you get the version that isn't allowed to be sold in California though.
I’m a fan of the cherry scent of the gojo supromax.
That stuff works really good too!
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.
Kresto Hand Cleaner Classic 87045. I use with water. Used for 25+ years.
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.
Tub O Towels I carry with me in the Tractors and Trucks. Hands down the best hand cleaner I have found.
I really like the tub-o-towels, they work really well to remove a lot of different stuff. They will remove oil based caulking like quad and solar seal, also spray foam if you get it quick enough. Nice easy thing to keep on the work van
I’ve been buying the tub-o-towels from my local co-op cases at a time. I use them for when I’m wrenching but most of all I use them when I doing caulking and it’s the best product I have found. You can even use it to wipe off the window frames or you caulking gun or anything else you might accidentally get the caulking on. And you don’t have to worry about de-glossing the vinyl windows like allot of the other harsh chemical products sold for us contractors.
Fast Orange and T-O-T are my go to solutions.
Worked as a mechanic in my youth and I've always been partial to Goop. I don't like the stuff with pumice or grit in them, it always seems to stick under my fingernails. Plus, the lanolin is good for your hands, especially if you're working in the dry winter air. Good to know about butter getting off pitch. That's handy info.
Since seeing it mentioned on some video years ago, I bought a big jug of store brand vegetable oil for my shop. A little poured onto a dry paper towel is all it takes to get pretty much anything off my hands and it leaves them soft, not dried out like with the other specialty hand cleaners.
The liquid glove type stuff before starting the job helps a lot.
Thank you, yes I have been looking
I used to use Derma Shield when I had a shop. You put it on your hands before you start working and it makes it way easier to get the gunk off afterwards.
I just bought the big gallon of fast orange, it was a really good investment. I like the butter trick too! I've been using 99% rubbing alcohol, which works but I don't think it's much better than gas for your skin.
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.
Loved this video as a person enjoys working on anything mechanical I certainly get dirty hands and have used all the products tested here. But I stumbled on a hand cleaner by a company called “Jacks manufacturing “ that I have found the best for me, but could not buy it locally found it online though fabulous worth the effort.
Real content on this channel, you took one for the team!
Coffee from the coffee machine and any cheap cooking oil. Smells great, worls good, and if you're eating it anyway it should be safe on your skin.
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
ZEP cherry bomb gel handcleaner followed by a fastorange clean up. . And this works great on extension cords and air hoses.
When your brand can release a video and 24 hours later, there are 19k views, 1.5k 'thumbs up', and 350 comments, all watching a fellow wash his hands, you know you're onto something.
Great video. Good information. Thank you.
a lot of people work for a living and they all respect the essential craftsman
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Scotts no BS presentation, skill set, knowledge and experience is worthy of the highest praise and respect.
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.
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.
This empirical testing is awesome, thank you another great video!
About 15 years ago I put boxes of nitrile gloves in the various areas I commonly get oily/greasy (garage, truck, work). Makes it so much easier to clean up and you get a feel for what gloves work best for each job.
Prevention vs. cure. I'll choose prevention unless I actually can't.
A mechanic shop I’ve been in used “Zep Shell Shock”. It has walnut shell abrasive mixed into the cleaner. It gets the grease and grime off every time and leaves the hands clean and moisturized. It’s not cheap but it is the best cleaner I’ve used personally.
I've been in Yellowstone doing photography and have gotten pitch on my hands. I found that WD-40 will take it off. Then soap and water to get the WD-40 off. Didn't know about the butter plus didn't have any while living out of the back of a truck. So I tried what I had, WD, and worked great. Thank you for the video, very helpful.
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.
I have always gone for the Gojo in the bluish grey bottle. Gojo is king of hand cleaners.
Edit: I’m so thankful I stayed till the end. Learning about butter vs pitch will be a lifesaver in my future.
If oil and grease are the main issue, the best and cheapest solution I have found is to use Dawn dish detergent with a bit of baking soda. It works like magic. Add a bit of water, work it over like a paste then rinse with warm water. The Dawn breaks down the grease and the baking soda acts as a mild abrasive to remove stubborn stains (similar to pumice in Fast Orange).
That's a fantastic idea, and you might not know one of the reasons why. Baking soda is a base, just like lye is. You know what lye and other bases do to oils when they come in contact? Saponification! The baking soda, to a small degree, is not only a good abrasive, but when combating greasy soils it actually breaks down those oils into MORE SOAP, which I can only imagine helps the process along even faster than if you were to use an inert grit. Do be careful to not leave it on too long tho, it'll probably start doing that to the natural oils in your skin too.
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.
Good to know about the butter!
Great Grandma taught me the butter/pitch trick. Great one
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!)
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.
Only channel on TH-cam where men watch a man wash his hands for 15 mins
Ps what was his favourite?
Another new trick. Butter. Love it thanks again.
My favorite is Permatex Grease Grabber. Works perfect and smells like a pina colada
I worked in a textile machine shop for 9 years through high school and college. Zep brand Reach was incredible. We worked in grease all day.
The Tub O Towels is FANTASTIC for getting brake dust off of wheels too. Far and away the easiest way I've found, especially the race car wheels which get absolutely FILTHY in a session or two.
Growing up working on cars with my Dad, he always had a dispenser of "D&L" hand cleaner. Not sure if they make it anymore, but that stuff was incredible.
Thanks for doing this!
Butter! That's a new one on me. Thank you sir.
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.
20+ year mechanic here, the walnut shell hand cleaners are great, A Little Goes A Long Way! A dime size dot will wash your hands, a quarter size dot will wash yours hands and forearms, you have to use water though. Hand sanitizer will take pitch off really well.
I had Gojo for some time and it worked well. But now I just use dish washing detergent and that is good enough. Those cleaners are good for when you are out on the 4x4 trail and don’t have a lot of water.
I prefer the Tub O towels. They stay on my flatbed year round, and I’ve never had them dry out. And if the towels aren’t too dirty when they dry they make pretty good grease zerk or oil level checking towels
Thanks for all the amazing content!!
I use a small spray of full strength Simple Green. I always have it in the garage to clean most anything including my hands. Follow up with dawn when I get in the house.
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.
Been using DL Blue Label hand cleaner for 50 years. It hasn't failed me yet. Works best without water.
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.
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!
Before Swarfega was invented, we used washing up liquid and sugar. These days I use nitrile gloves.
Fun and informative video!
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 use the Fast Orange and water and I like the Tub of Towels too. The Tub of Towels is great for cleaning tools.
Butter, who knew? Always used kerosine, but I'm going to try butter. Thanks for that tip!
Although I like Permatex Fast Orange too I like Loctite SF 7850 even more. It's available in a big size hand pump version. Also, while not super good for your skin, ethanol alcohol is an excellent solvent for pitch. Especially on saw blades with a cleaning brush with plastic bristles.