WD40 as hand cleaner

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by Chuck Sea/Tac

Boraxo! Keep them mule teams moving!

Amen! Boraxo for the tough stuff, then Lava for the less-tough stuff.


JayJay

[Don S]

WD 40 is really good to kill wasps. Keep the red tube attached to the can for accuracy and results .
Don

[Oldbluoval]

Ruth

You’re right on with both your posts!
100%

[nkaminar]

I was told that WD-40 is fish oil. I know it eventually evaporates so not good for oiling a clock. Good to spray on you razor blade after shaving to keep the corrosion down and prolong the life of the razor.

[Synchro909]

If I walk back into the house with grease on my shoe, I use WD40 to clean the tiles but for hardly anything else. To clean dirty (greasy) hands, I use a waterless hand cleaner, then ordinary soap. I don't recognise the brands of cleaners you guys have been talking about.

[Dave in MN]

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Originally Posted by EZLIFE

Wondering if I am the only one that uses WD40 for cleaning the grease off my hands?

I will use it every so often if I have dried Permatex #2 on my hands. I follow with a Citrus or Borax hand cleaner to rid my hands of the smell.

It seems we are in pretty thin company.
Good Day!

[GRutter]

I use Stoko Kresto. Once you've tried it you'll never use anything else. It just works

[Harpkatt]

Originally Posted by Ruth

If WD40 does what it is supposed to do, displace water, what is it doing to the moisture in your skin?

I believe it's called "defatting" basically it pulls the oils out of your skin. Not Ideal. I have a friend that exclusively uses brake cleaner to clean his hands. He's not a patient man.

I try to use more human friendly cleaners. The snap on stuff is incredible it expensive but you only need a toothbrush worth full or less and is leave your hands clean and soft. the gallon container would probably last my entire life.

[mass A man]

I won't use WD-40 on my hands- it's too smelly for one thing-- I can't find my old stand-by, Boraxo, in any store around here for a year now. My mechanic son gave me what he uses at work- Snap-On creme hand cleaner with water - it works super well and smells even better. A little goes a long way.

[dave in australia]

Originally Posted by Synchro909

To clean dirty (greasy) hands, I use a waterless hand cleaner, then ordinary soap. I don't recognise the brands of cleaners you guys have been talking about.

Soap with pumice grit, Solvol, this should be a brand you recognise in Aus.

[ronn]

I still use gasoline on really tough grease or oil paint......

just a dab

[Bob Bidonde]

GoJo and Dawn works for me.

[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by GRutter

I use Stoko Kresto. Once you've tried it you'll never use anything else. It just works

I agree! Great stuff, contains ground walnut shell "scrubbers". I was introduced to Stoko Kresto when working at the Chevron Oil Refinery.

I follow with Duke Cannon "Bloody Knuckles" Hand Repair Balm.

[Big hammer]

The real trick is to not getting your hands greasy, who use’s hand condoms !

[rotorwrench]

Water Displacer #40 is a solvent that is proprietary to the manufacturer. I would have to look at the product safety data sheet to see if in contains something that is a health hazzard. I've known several people that used it for arthritis and claimed it helped. There is very little lubricant in the stuff so it's only a very temporary protectant against corrosion. It does displace moisture as advertised. I clean my motorcycles with it rather than get them wet.

[PC/SR]

Best and cheapest hand cleaner is plain oil. Rub it on and it lifts dirt, grease, etc. I now fill it in a empty used hand cleaner squeeze bottle. Follow up with soap and water.

[Y-Blockhead]

Directly from the WD40 Interweb...

“WD-40 MULTI-USE PRODUCT CURES ARTHRITIS!” NO WAY.

Myth: WD-40 Multi-Use Product cures arthritis.

Fact: This popular headline, appearing at least once a year in the tabloids, is completely FALSE. WD-40 Company does not recommend the use of WD-40 Multi-Use Product for medical purposes, and knows no reason why WD-40 Multi-Use Product would be effective for arthritis pain relief. WD-40 Multi-Use Product contains petroleum distillates and should be handled with the same precautions for any product containing this type of material.

[Oldbluoval]

I use Stoko Kresto. Once you've tried it you'll never use anything else. It just works

It is great stuff
But gosh-awful expensive

[51504bat]

Yeas ago people pitched an industrial solvent MDSO for arthritis. Turned out to be a REALLY bad idea.

[1929]

I only use my Nitrile exam gloves.