Hello,

A quick tip for those who dont want to spend money on Swarefga or run out of hand cleaner at the crucial moment - squeeze some fairy liquid into the palm of your hand together with some sugar, a bit of water and make a nice paste. Granulated works better than Castor but if you are really stuck you can use salt.

Bargos,
Always been a fairy liquid and washing powder man myself Has the added bonus of a really nice smell.AND it means that you dont leave greasy fingermarks on the salt / sugar bowl,which ive noticed never goes down well with the missus..............

Saying that.What does ever go down well regarding bikes with the missus?

I will avoid the salt because i normally cut my hands somewhere and fairy stings without help. easystart is good for stubborn grease but you have to be quick before it evaporates.

call me a wuss but I have taken to wearing the really thin white rubber gloves £6 for a box of 100 and you dont even have to wash your hands afterwoods .

Or goto screwfix and get a tub of thier cheap hand cleanser. Works just as well as swarfega but at less than a third of the price

I found if i get my hands really mucky I put some handcleaner on then put some latex gloves over the top and keep working for 30 mins or so.

Lovely clean hands with no scrubbing.

If you use handcleaner its a good tip to use just a bit on your hands before you start work, and again once youve finished, makes it a whole lot easier to wash off afterwards.

A mate of mine has no trouble with this one, however, he is a twice convicted Arab shoplifter

Guess he wont do no-arm.LOL.Well no-hand.

if u got a motorcycle workshop near u or a car place, n e wher mechanical ask if they got a parts cleaner, and go shove ur hands in that, its not too good for ur skin if u do it all the time, but in desperate imes it works, specially if u run out of fairy

i have allways used wd40 or easy start ,,washing up powder is also good ,, I could never use washing up liquid as i told the wife 15 years ago when i first met her i was allergic to it..never done the washing up ever ,, hehe , my baad..ps . im also allergic to dust , so hoovering is out too ,Im a fat pig , i know ,

the washing up liquid and washing powder together trick works a treat i swear by it, the washing powder helps bleach your hands i work as a self employed auto mechanic and use this method every day fantastic

I use Manista 3 ltrs for 12 quid lasts ages . If you have Parafin for cleaning chains in your garage this is exellent at getting hands clean...dont use turps or petrol not good

madmanreevo wrote:I use Manista 3 ltrs for 12 quid lasts ages . If you have Parafin for cleaning chains in your garage this is exellent at getting hands clean...dont use turps or petrol not good

not ood if youre a smoker either

I always wear porn gloves, 2 quid for 50 pairs of latex.

I dont care how gay they are, its easier than havin to scrub the cack off, an cheaper than washin powder

twistednuts wrote:I always wear porn gloves, 2 quid for 50 pairs of latex.

I dont care how gay they are, its easier than havin to scrub the cack off, an cheaper than washin powder

and if fixing your bike suddenly gives you the urge then the gloves have another use