i use lava bar soap when i use hand special hand cleaning soap.  a good
brush for the nails and stubborn spots is indispensable.  i choose the
lava bar soap for several reasons.  first it works faily well, second it
has the least amount of packaging and most inert packaging, and its widely
available on a regular basis.  i stick with lava bar soap after having
used a wide range of other industrial hand cleaners.

i worked for a industrial electrical contracting firm for four years,
during that time i worked it almost every kind of industrial process
plant you can imagine.  they all had their favorite hand cleaner, so i
was able to try a wide selection.  many of the products are only
available through industrial supply channels, which means you have to
either purchase large quantities or have a contract to get the product.
go-jo makes a variety of hand cleaners that i have never seen on the shelf
in a store, although it appears that a couple of theindustrial tool
sellers are starting to to carry them now.

the go-jo products were liquid and worked fairly well.  my favorite
changed in relation to what i had gotten on my hands in the plant that
day.  different formulations definitely work better for removing different
compounds.

reguardless of hand soap i prefer to wear nitrile gloves.  if you are
thoughtful a couple of pair can take you through a 12 hour wrench session.
if i break for lunch and the gloves aren't torn i turn them inside out to
dry and wear them again after lunch.

jonathan

 On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Max Wellhouse wrote:

> I've not seen this thread in the 5+ years I've been on the list so here
> goes:  What do ya'll do to clean your hands and body up after a really
> greasy day on under and around your vanagon?  Yeah, I know, there's those
> cool HD nitrile gloves (throwaways) the NAPA is selling now, but real men
> don't take showers with their raincoats on if ya catch ma drift.
>
> DM&FS
>