xreal:
Petrol.

Piyke:


I tend to shy away from petrol because of the odour that lingers afterwards...

MaZterZ:

Petrol first before any liquid wash.

GAZZUZZ:
I go the preventive way, by using gloves, but somtimes they get soaked with oil, but I don't get chunks of grease under my nails. If I get grease under my nails I use petrol with a toothbrush, then any harsh soap I can find. And yes the smell of petrol can be annoying somtimes.

doroboss:
Breathing air in china can also cause cancer siena nah petrol sure pass, you wash with petrol and rub vasiline, the moisture shall come back. all this sugar you are sharing...............

Siena:


Is there any reason you don't bathe with gasoline? After all, mechanics do get grease and oil on other parts of their bodies, when they're lying under cars and vans. Then simply rub Vaseline into their badly abused bodies, to restore moisture.

doroboss:
Oil drops, oil stains are differnt from using ur palms to work with oil, my palms are factory hard (from baba God) and a simple wash with soap does not work, meanwhile a drop of oil on my face or feet or arms can simply be washed with soap. Petrol works and you can call me mad but I will continue using it on my palms. Meanwhile I can't have a bath with it cause a liter of petrol is 87naira and it will burn my prick

Siena:


No worries. Disregard my advice, and all the best of luck using gasoline to wash your hands, and working it into your pores.

Siena:
I seldom get grease under my nails (which I keep short anyway). I ALWAYS work with gloves, latex gloves for light electrical work, or more heavy duty gloves for oil, grease or engine, transmission and suspension work.

I also apply barrier cream before starting work. I wash my hands with regular shower gel, if very dirty, then I sprinkle granulated sugar into my palm, add shower gel and work the resulting paste into my hands. It's mild, and as sugar dissolves, not too abrasive.

I would NOT advice the use of gasoline to wash your skin. It's a solvent, and removes the natural oils from your skin, resulting in extremely dry and sometimes cracked palms and fingers. Don't forget, gasoline contains CARCINOGENS, which as the term suggests, can increase the likelihood of contracting skin cancer later in life. Not recommended.

I remember our old mechanic back in the 1980's, he always washed his hands with gasoline, and his hands were pretty rough and dry, I remember thinking back then that shaking hands with him felt like stroking the back of a lizard. He's dead now, he died in 1990 of some illness, I'm not saying it was cancer, because I honestly don't know. But it's something to be aware of. Even as a child, I knew prolonged skin contact with gasoline was a bad idea, consciously working it into your hands is madness.

Piyke:
Thanks a lot Siena. I would have to start using gloves always. The latex gloves you mentioned for light work is it the type used in hospitals for examining patients or something more like kitchen rubber gloves (for doing dishes)? Its the kitchen gloves that I've had.

Siena:


The Latex gloves I mentioned are indeed the sort used in hospital. There are also latex-free ones, like Nitrile, which are tougher than Latex versions, and primarily designed for those with an intolerance to Latex.

Kitchen rubber gloves are also good, I use them occasionally when I run out of Nitrile or Latex work gloves.

Raymie:
At the risk of derailing, (forgive me Piyke) I want to ask, what chemicals do we need to detail those black plastic areas in car interiors to their original blackness? Mine is graying like harmattan hit it.

Raymie:
At the risk of derailing, (forgive me Piyke) I want to ask, what chemicals do we need to detail those black plastic areas in car interiors to their original blackness? Mine is graying like harmattan hit it.

Siena:


Back-to-black. It comes in an aerosol can.

Piyke:


Finally got me some Nitrile gloves and they are indeed stronger than latex ones. I even get to wash and reuse if it doesn't get torn. Thanks again.

IdaraCHODB:


Am about to do major reconstructive surgery on my vehicle, did you get those in Nigeria or from the U.S? If Nigeria what source? The kind that causes one to get down and dirty.

Siena:
I have tons Nitrile gloves in stock, in blue and black, sizes S, M, L and XL.

I buy them whoesale, as I work on multiple vehicles daily, and I would not handle oily / greasy components without them.

Piyke:


Got from the UK. What major surgery...ears tingling...

IdaraCHODB:


I am beginning with replacing my transmission and modifying the ATF cooling system to include aftermarket transmission temperature gauges, dedicated ATF external cooler running in line with in-radiator cooler and factory installed auxiliary cooler, dedicated temperature controlled fans for the external ATF oil cooler to regulate ATF temperatue between 188 and 195 degrees, as well as a thermostatic kit with a thermal bypass to cater to concerns over overcooling while providing adequate cooling for extreme circumstances, near total cooling system overhaul to coincide with new transmission installation, i.e., new single cell radiator and new factory OEM auxiliary cooler as well as a hydraulic filter with a bypass valve for the ATF.

The job is too delicate for me not to be personally involved.

Going forward, if I have an engine failure in the future I will replace it myself. Same goes for transmissions replacements going forward.

I have bought all the equipment to hoist the vehicle off the ground so I can do serious DIY.

So that is what I have planned on the cards

I got the manual ones for now, but before long, I intend to go automated, by getting automated hydraulic lifts.

Siena:
I seldom get grease under my nails (which I keep short anyway). I ALWAYS work with gloves, latex gloves for light electrical work, or more heavy duty gloves for oil, grease or engine, transmission and suspension work.

I also apply barrier cream before starting work. I wash my hands with regular shower gel, if very dirty, then I sprinkle granulated sugar into my palm, add shower gel and work the resulting paste into my hands. It's mild, and as sugar dissolves, not too abrasive.

I would NOT advice the use of gasoline to wash your skin. It's a solvent, and removes the natural oils from your skin, resulting in extremely dry and sometimes cracked palms and fingers. Don't forget, gasoline contains CARCINOGENS, which as the term suggests, can increase the likelihood of contracting skin cancer later in life. Not recommended.

I remember our old mechanic back in the 1980's, he always washed his hands with gasoline, and his hands were pretty rough and dry, I remember thinking back then that shaking hands with him felt like stroking the back of a lizard. He's dead now, he died in 1990 of some illness, I'm not saying it was cancer, because I honestly don't know. But it's something to be aware of. Even as a child, I knew prolonged skin contact with gasoline was a bad idea, consciously working it into your hands is madness.