Goo Gone

[dakotamouse]

Got to sing the praises of this product.

It comes in a pump spray bootle and you can get it at Menards.

It takes the sticky residue off from stickers.

And it removes asphalt emulsion from your hands. Or where ever else you managed to slop it!

[asianflava]

Bet it still won't do anything to Rust Bullett.

[Ira]

WD40 will take that sticky goo off too.

[Bandit]

If you will check the ingredients of Goo Gone, it is either acetone or a type of paint thinner.
You can purchase a quart for the price of thier little bottle of Goo Gone.
It is all about Marketing!

[dakotamouse]

Don't know what the actual ingrediants are but I don't believe it's acetone or paint thinner as it doesn't remove paint.

The husband usually swears by WD-40 and pooh poohed my offer of Goo Gone .....at first. He was really surprised how quick the asphalt goop came off his hands without drying them out and it doesn't stink.

[Joseph]

If you will check the ingredients of Goo Gone, it is either acetone or a type of paint thinner.

Nope - those are petroleum products. Goo-Gone is citrus-based.

Joseph

[dakotamouse]

Welllllll..it's labeled as having "Citrus Power" but on the back it also says it contains "petroleum distilates". It doesn't say what exactly.....company secrets I guess. But it does do the job!

[gman]

WD40 will take that sticky goo off too.

And removes bugs off the hood too.

[Steve_Cox]

Try not to bathe too often in organic solvents, acetone, toluene, that kind of stuff, it causes central nervous system damage. I know some old guys that spent too much time bare handed cleaning their hands and tools in solvents, they had tremors and other problems... Try to stick with products that are made for hand cleaning.

[Melvin]

Try not to bathe too often in organic solvents, acetone, toluene, that kind of stuff, it causes central nervous system damage. I know some old guys that spent too much time bare handed cleaning their hands and tools in solvents, they had tremors and other problems... Try to stick with products that are made for hand cleaning.

At least one isn't exposed to stuff like carbon tet on a daily basis anymore.

[SteveH]

Don't know for sure, but Goo Gone smells and acts just like some automotive polyurethane enamel thinner that I have. Also, the thinner takes goo off just like Goo Gone.

[angib]

On the subject of cleaning hands, I'll pass on what seems like a ludicrous idea that works brilliantly. In the middle of nowhere, you need to work on your trailer bearings but then how to get your hands clean enough to drive?

The answer is margarine - take a dob of it from the tub (go on - be sophisticated - get someone with clean hands to scoop it out for you....) and rub it into your hands. Yes, it feels odd. Yes, it feels squishy. For real cleaning power, get your clean-handed friend to sprinkle on some granulated sugar as well - a little abrasive does wonders.

In desperate circumstances, you'll have to wipe the oily marge off on some nearby grass and suffer the enternal damnation of tree-huggers like me - otherwise wash your hands in diswashing detergent (is that 'dishwashing soap' in Merkanese?) and hot water. Now be amazed at how clean your hands are!

When rebuilding an old engine recently and needing frequent washing of oily hands, I used this in preference to commercial products, as the margarine and then the detergent seem to balance out the skin-drying effect. And being one tenth the price doesn't harm....

Top tip - if making your own 'mix' of marge and sugar, don't put it in a marge tub next to the kitchen sink as it can cause offence to the delicate amongst us. Ask me how I know.....

Andrew the workshop guru

[asianflava]

My mom sent me some liquid glove samples but I never tried it. I'd much rather steal a box of Nitrile gloves from work. I never tried the liquid barrier cream but I have it around here somewhere.

[cracker39]

Why not prepare your hands to come clean? When I'm going to be working with greasy objects (engines, bearings, etc.,), and it even works to some extent with paint, I rub dishwashing detergent into the skin and under the nails of my hands until as much is absorbed as possible. Then, I just wipe off the residue with a paper towel. After work is done, I run warm water in the sink, and most of the grease and dirt wash away with just the water and the detergent already under the grease and dirt. It works just like liquid gloves, except that it's always available at the kitchen sink. BTW, it's a personal preference, but I think Dawn detergent works best for grease.

[toypusher]

My mom sent me some liquid glove samples but I never tried it. I'd much rather steal a box of Nitrile gloves from work. I never tried the liquid barrier cream but I have it around here somewhere.

You 'appropriate' instead!