Top Tips to Remove Dirt and Grease

Top Tips to Remove Dirt and Grease

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Posted 2013-09-23 by Anne Dignamfollow
After being in the bush, working in mechanical, tyre fitting fields and truck driving, grease, dirt and my hands seem like a perfect marriage. Ask any of my friends, I'm a dirt magnet. Dirt to me means, I'm having fun and can prove it.



Over 20 years I have used market products and have failed to find one that truly works on its own. Mechanical workshops use sandsoap which is abrasive and hurts on cuts. The biggest issue for me was I could never get the grease out of the fingerprints, tips and side of my fingers. You can't wash your hands all day long, so I would wait till I got home and raid my house for answers.

Here are my top tips -



Toothpaste seemed to work on my finger tips, but not on the sides of my fingers. I would apply toothpaste to a scrubbing brush that was damp and quick scrub or direct on the grease and wash, so if there were any cuts on my hands the toothpaste wouldn't burn. I had to repeat this twice with the toothpaste. You can just rub it in as well.







Laundry powder seemed to clean my hands and side of the fingers rather well - for a big girly night out, laundry powder was my best friend. Laundry powder seems to be the best option, due to the coarseness, the grease balls up and when washing comes off almost instantly. Some people have sensitive skin, so it's a short term solution for sensitive skin. I have 4 friends who use this option of laundry powder on a daily basis who are males. They can't believe how effective it works. Mechanics of 30 years have had clean hands and their wives thank me.







Then one day recently, I accidentally dropped a bottle of hand sanitiser which split, after cleaning it up, I noticed my hands were a hell of a lot cleaner, however slightly slippery but smelt nice and the grease was not so obvious, so this is what I mainly use now when out and about. Baby wipes also work for immediate grease, but not long term all day grease.



Do it the bushman's way, grab some dirt, rub it into your hands then rub your hands into the grass and rub a dub dub, hey presto magic, yes it works.



You may need to wash your hands in water afterwards, but in the bush, water isn't always available, this method will hold you over and allow you to continue daily duties. You can also grab a handful of grass, like I did for the photo, and rub with both hands. Just grass stain now instead but the grass has most the grease and dirt, I washed my hands for photo purposes only.







I have had to use combinations for over 20 years, but at least I'm not buying every product on the market; I consider I'm recycling my products, and finish off with a touch of lotion. When I met new people and they know what I did for a job they were amazed as to how clean my hands were and still are.

All tried and tested. What are you waiting for? Say goodbye to dirty, greasy hands forever or if you are like me, for an hour or two.

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