Comments on: Hot or Not: Fast Orange Hand Cleaner http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:19:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Steve Kolesar http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-255779 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:57:40 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-255779 Mean Green Hand Cleaner is the Best! You have got to try this stuff. It will take off anything! No qualification here. We have simply been unable to find anything the working person gets his hands into that MEAN GREEN Hand Scrub can't remove. Tar, asphalt, grease, oil, bondo, glue, adhesives, paint (wet or dry), printers ink (this is what it was invented for), etc... This makes it sound like it is a really harsh industrial hand cleaner loaded with solvents --- NOT SO! MEAN GREEN will actually help your hands heal! MEAN GREEN Hand Scrub exactly how you see it, is presently being sold to cosmetic companies in bulk to be repackaged into fancy little bottles and then sold by fashion boutiques as a Ladies Face Scrub! There are absolutely NO petroleum solvents of any kind in the formula. Don't be fooled by other hand cleaner companies that claim "petroleum solvent free". All they do is substitute harsh D'Limonene (turpentine made from orange peels) or "mineral spirits" or some other harsh solvents which are terrible for your hands. It is the cheapest hand cleaner you will ever love! MEAN GREEN Hand Scrub is so concentrated, you will get 300 hand washes per pound! That works out to about 2 cents per wash. SAVE up to 58% compared to waterless. GoJo, DL, Loyal and all "other WATERLESS" hand cleaners cost you from 8 to 12 cents per wash. Whoa, you say, won't I waste MEAN GREEN Hand Scrub? Simple, MEAN GREEN is so concentrated that if you try to use too much, you will spend quite a while trying to get it off your hands, thus defeating the purpose of waste. MEAN GREEN Hand Scrub is the only self regulating hand cleaner on the market! For more information on Mean Green Hand Scrub check out this blog at http://meangreenpowerhandscrub.blogspot.com/ Mean Green Hand Cleaner is the Best! You have got to try this stuff.

It will take off anything!
No qualification here. We have simply been unable to find anything the working person gets his hands into that MEAN GREEN Hand Scrub can’t remove. Tar, asphalt, grease, oil, bondo, glue, adhesives, paint (wet or dry), printers ink (this is what it was invented for), etc… This makes it sound like it is a really harsh industrial hand cleaner loaded with solvents — NOT SO!

MEAN GREEN will actually help your hands heal!
MEAN GREEN Hand Scrub exactly how you see it, is presently being sold to cosmetic companies in bulk to be repackaged into fancy little bottles and then sold by fashion boutiques as a Ladies Face Scrub! There are absolutely NO petroleum solvents of any kind in the formula. Don’t be fooled by other hand cleaner companies that claim “petroleum solvent free”. All they do is substitute harsh D’Limonene (turpentine made from orange peels) or “mineral spirits” or some other harsh solvents which are terrible for your hands.

It is the cheapest hand cleaner you will ever love!
MEAN GREEN Hand Scrub is so concentrated, you will get 300 hand washes per pound! That works out to about 2 cents per wash. SAVE up to 58% compared to waterless. GoJo, DL, Loyal and all “other WATERLESS” hand cleaners cost you from 8 to 12 cents per wash. Whoa, you say, won’t I waste MEAN GREEN Hand Scrub? Simple, MEAN GREEN is so concentrated that if you try to use too much, you will spend quite a while trying to get it off your hands, thus defeating the purpose of waste. MEAN GREEN Hand Scrub is the only self regulating hand cleaner on the market!

For more information on Mean Green Hand Scrub check out this blog at http://meangreenpowerhandscrub.blogspot.com/

]]> by: Kelli http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-227544 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:50:21 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-227544 I also found the kresto Kreme is much easier on the hands and does a better job then fast orange. I bout it at www.jdindustrialsupply.com I also found the kresto Kreme is much easier on the hands and does a better job then fast orange.

I bout it at www.jdindustrialsupply.com

]]> by: Jef http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-227542 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:49:08 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-227542 Sorry, the Kresto Kreme was at http://www.jdindustrialsupply.com Sorry, the Kresto Kreme was at http://www.jdindustrialsupply.com

]]> by: smith http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-227541 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:47:37 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-227541 Try the stoko skin care products. The Solopol works much better then fast orange. They also have Kresto hand cleaner. Easier on your hands! I found them both at http://www.krestohandcleaner.com Try the stoko skin care products. The Solopol works much better then fast orange. They also have Kresto hand cleaner. Easier on your hands!

I found them both at http://www.krestohandcleaner.com

]]> by: Jeff http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-227538 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:45:35 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-227538 Fast orange cleans well but beats up your hands. If you want a waterless hand cleaner try the Kresto Kreme or scrubs in a bucket. I found both at http:.//www.jdindustrialsupply.com They worked just as well but did not dry out my hands. Fast orange cleans well but beats up your hands. If you want a waterless hand cleaner try the Kresto Kreme or scrubs in a bucket. I found both at http:.//www.jdindustrialsupply.com

They worked just as well but did not dry out my hands.

]]> by: bailey benson. Polk Elementary 4th grade http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-183058 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:15:30 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-183058 I did my 4th grade science fair project on "Which cleans greasy hands better: Fast Orange, bar soap(caress) or WD40? I race a 1/4 midget race car and we get very dirty working on it. This is how we decided on this project. We found that in a 30 second hand wash on greasy hands from old car parts that Fast Orange cleaned that best, followed very closely behind by WD-40. The bar soap was really bad. At the end, we found that if you spray your hands with WD-40 and rub them together real hard and then clean with Fast Orange that it gets your hands perfectly clean. Remember to not use any water until you have finished rubbing with fast Orange. Then simply dry with a shop cloth and your hands will be squeaky clean. I did my 4th grade science fair project on “Which cleans greasy hands better: Fast Orange, bar soap(caress) or WD40? I race a 1/4 midget race car and we get very dirty working on it. This is how we decided on this project. We found that in a 30 second hand wash on greasy hands from old car parts that Fast Orange cleaned that best, followed very closely behind by WD-40. The bar soap was really bad. At the end, we found that if you spray your hands with WD-40 and rub them together real hard and then clean with Fast Orange that it gets your hands perfectly clean. Remember to not use any water until you have finished rubbing with fast Orange. Then simply dry with a shop cloth and your hands will be squeaky clean.

]]> by: perruptor http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-115453 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:39:25 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-115453 I came up allergic to GoJo after using it a lot for several years. For a low-effort, thorough hand cleaning, try Jergens Moisturizing Hand Cleaner. Rub it in, add water and wash, then rinse it off. Despite the name, it leaves no residue. Works much better than dish detergent or the gritty stuff. It's in the supermarket, and it's pretty cheap. There are generic versions that are even cheaper. I came up allergic to GoJo after using it a lot for several years. For a low-effort, thorough hand cleaning, try Jergens Moisturizing Hand Cleaner. Rub it in, add water and wash, then rinse it off. Despite the name, it leaves no residue. Works much better than dish detergent or the gritty stuff. It’s in the supermarket, and it’s pretty cheap. There are generic versions that are even cheaper.

]]> by: carisa http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-106479 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:25:16 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-106479 i'm not going to lie. this is the only hand cleaner i use. i was doing a simple oil change one day and i got grease all over my hands and arms. the paste got it off amazingly, only thing was i couldn't see that i had gotten all greasy over the back of my arms too! i ended up getting grease streaks all over the sleeves of one of my favorite shirts, so i tried to see how the orange cleaner would do on clothes. amazingly, if you just rub it into the fabric, it will help the grease right out along with warm water!!! i use it all over the house now. for greasy kitchen tops. for gritty bathtub. it's the cleaner i swear by AND it's not tough on the hands!! best. stuff. ever. and it smells wayyy better than harsh chemical products THAT'S for sure. i’m not going to lie. this is the only hand cleaner i use. i was doing a simple oil change one day and i got grease all over my hands and arms. the paste got it off amazingly, only thing was i couldn’t see that i had gotten all greasy over the back of my arms too! i ended up getting grease streaks all over the sleeves of one of my favorite shirts, so i tried to see how the orange cleaner would do on clothes. amazingly, if you just rub it into the fabric, it will help the grease right out along with warm water!!! i use it all over the house now. for greasy kitchen tops. for gritty bathtub. it’s the cleaner i swear by AND it’s not tough on the hands!! best. stuff. ever. and it smells wayyy better than harsh chemical products THAT’S for sure.

]]> by: TMIB http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-43949 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:20:18 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-43949 The combination that I've found that works great: Boraxo and Gojo. I use the Gojo first, without any water, then use powdered boraxo to scrub. After most of the boraxo has flaked away I add some water and turn it into lather. The combination tends to pull off most of the greasy stuff that gets on my hands from working on motorcycle engines. Of course the best thing you can do is moisturize your hands regularly, so that when you get grease and stuff on them, it doesn't "soak in" like it does when your hands are dry and cracking. The combination that I’ve found that works great:

Boraxo and Gojo. I use the Gojo first, without any water, then use powdered boraxo to scrub. After most of the boraxo has flaked away I add some water and turn it into lather. The combination tends to pull off most of the greasy stuff that gets on my hands from working on motorcycle engines.

Of course the best thing you can do is moisturize your hands regularly, so that when you get grease and stuff on them, it doesn’t “soak in” like it does when your hands are dry and cracking.

]]> by: joe http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-40697 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:41:56 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-40697 The regular Permatex 'Hand Cleaner' is great too. No pumice and they put lanolin and aloe in it. You don't need water either (just smear it on, rub off the dirt and wipe your hands with a paper towel) so you don't need to go cleaning doorknobs after you find a sink. The regular Permatex ‘Hand Cleaner’ is great too. No pumice and they put lanolin and aloe in it. You don’t need water either (just smear it on, rub off the dirt and wipe your hands with a paper towel) so you don’t need to go cleaning doorknobs after you find a sink.

]]> by: Xaq Fixx http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-40574 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:18:41 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-40574 HOT!! I'm a desk jockey now, but spent several years in the air force working on Precision Guided Munitions, messy as hell between painting, testing, and repiaring. We always kept Goop in the show, basicly the same stuff as fast orange, gritty orange goo. My father inlaw flips houses and keeps fast orange on hand, as does my a freind with a bike shop, this stuff is wonderful. HOT!! I’m a desk jockey now, but spent several years in the air force working on Precision Guided Munitions, messy as hell between painting, testing, and repiaring. We always kept Goop in the show, basicly the same stuff as fast orange, gritty orange goo. My father inlaw flips houses and keeps fast orange on hand, as does my a freind with a bike shop, this stuff is wonderful.

]]> by: Vanti http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-40169 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:58:30 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-40169 Regular baby wipes do a great job of cleaning grease from my hands. I discovered this on a very bad day with a kid in a broken down car. Now, it's all I use. Regular baby wipes do a great job of cleaning grease from my hands. I discovered this on a very bad day with a kid in a broken down car. Now, it’s all I use.

]]> by: Ryan http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-40168 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:51:21 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-40168 Also a grease monkey by trade, I have to second Pencilneck's mention of Zep products -- Though my personal favorite is the powdered F-7 hand cleaner. The green stuff works well, but I don't care for the lanolin moisturizer that it leaves on your hands. http://webfiles.acuitysp.com/productimagesCentral/ZepImages/0949.gif Also a grease monkey by trade, I have to second Pencilneck’s mention of Zep products — Though my personal favorite is the powdered F-7 hand cleaner. The green stuff works well, but I don’t care for the lanolin moisturizer that it leaves on your hands.

http://webfiles.acuitysp.com/productimagesCentral/ZepImages/0949.gif

]]> by: Old Donn http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-39298 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:13:17 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-39298 This stuff's as good as anything on the shelf at Murrays or Checker. Got a gallon jug in the garage and the basement. But, as someone mentioned above, it will cause irritation due to the citric acid. A quick soap & water wash afterward is a good idea. This stuff’s as good as anything on the shelf at Murrays or Checker. Got a gallon jug in the garage and the basement. But, as someone mentioned above, it will cause irritation due to the citric acid. A quick soap & water wash afterward is a good idea.

]]> by: Pencilneck http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-39077 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:24:10 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-39077 I've used a wide range of hand cleaners over the years (I'm a grease monkey by trade). Fast Orange and other like it are the the worst... other than smelling nice, it really isn't that good. It is hell on your skin (dries it out) and really doesn't clean as good as other products. Goop is much better than the orange cleaners... it doesn't eat your skin up as much and if used with a soft bristle brush, Goop does a pretty good job. But for the last 7 years I've been using Zep hand cleaner (green and the "cherry") and of all the hand cleaners I've used found it to be the best. http://webfiles.acuitysp.com/productimagesCentral/ZepImages/0925.gif That is the top dog of hand cleaners. I’ve used a wide range of hand cleaners over the years (I’m a grease monkey by trade). Fast Orange and other like it are the the worst… other than smelling nice, it really isn’t that good. It is hell on your skin (dries it out) and really doesn’t clean as good as other products.

Goop is much better than the orange cleaners… it doesn’t eat your skin up as much and if used with a soft bristle brush, Goop does a pretty good job.

But for the last 7 years I’ve been using Zep hand cleaner (green and the “cherry”) and of all the hand cleaners I’ve used found it to be the best.

http://webfiles.acuitysp.com/productimagesCentral/ZepImages/0925.gif

That is the top dog of hand cleaners.

]]> by: TL http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38909 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:27:10 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38909 I'm a fan. Nothing else seems to be able to get all the gunk out from under my fingernails. If I'm going to be starting a really dirty project I'll use the liquid glove stuff up to my elbows and then wear latex gloves on my hands. I’m a fan. Nothing else seems to be able to get all the gunk out from under my fingernails.

If I’m going to be starting a really dirty project I’ll use the liquid glove stuff up to my elbows and then wear latex gloves on my hands.

]]> by: nrChris http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38849 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:32:05 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38849 This is the stuff that I always used in the bike shop, love the smell and it cleans really well. A little too abrasive, but I guess that is what we need to remove all of the gunk. This is the stuff that I always used in the bike shop, love the smell and it cleans really well. A little too abrasive, but I guess that is what we need to remove all of the gunk.

]]> by: James B http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38842 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:17:42 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38842 HOT- I got roofing tar caulk all over my hands last night, and the Fast Orange with pumice scrubbed it all off in about three tries. But later when I went to floss my teeth I got a bit-o-solvent in my mouth. Yech. HOT- I got roofing tar caulk all over my hands last night, and the Fast Orange with pumice scrubbed it all off in about three tries. But later when I went to floss my teeth I got a bit-o-solvent in my mouth. Yech.

]]> by: ck1dog http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38805 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:52:47 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38805 I'm with Hot for $orange. But re: Myself - am I the only one who cheats and uses latex gloves instead of dishsoap or anything else to protect? I’m with Hot for $orange. But re: Myself - am I the only one who cheats and uses latex gloves instead of dishsoap or anything else to protect?

]]> by: ba614 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38762 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:45:34 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38762 HOT! Fast Orange is great stuff HOT! Fast Orange is great stuff

]]> by: Jmarsh http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38714 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:38:34 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38714 Very hot. I used to prefer a straight bar of Lava, until I discovered the ultimate use for Fast Orange: At crawfish boils. When you've been eating crawfish all day, you get ungodly amounts of cayenne and spicy goodness stuck in every freaking crevice of your finger nails. Fast Orange is the *only* way to get the crawfish stink off your hands without taking two showers, and you can wash it off by grabbing a handful of ice or two off of the beer! Very hot. I used to prefer a straight bar of Lava, until I discovered the ultimate use for Fast Orange:

At crawfish boils. When you’ve been eating crawfish all day, you get ungodly amounts of cayenne and spicy goodness stuck in every freaking crevice of your finger nails. Fast Orange is the *only* way to get the crawfish stink off your hands without taking two showers, and you can wash it off by grabbing a handful of ice or two off of the beer!

]]> by: Hank http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38563 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:16:51 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38563 GoJo, Goop, or the pop-up sheets also now made by Shop Towels are all good except for adhesives, and nothing beats Acetone and a brush. Acetone may have harmful effects on skin, lungs, hell, everything, but I use it. I will look into Boraxo, thanks. GoJo, Goop, or the pop-up sheets also now made by Shop Towels are all good except for adhesives, and nothing beats Acetone and a brush. Acetone may have harmful effects on skin, lungs, hell, everything, but I use it. I will look into Boraxo, thanks.

]]> by: Michael B http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38525 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 04:52:00 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38525 tj, I'm with you on Boraxo, that has always been my favorite. I'll have to check at stater bros, thanks for the tip. tj,
I’m with you on Boraxo, that has always been my favorite. I’ll have to check at stater bros, thanks for the tip.

]]> by: tj http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38482 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:55:34 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38482 I like the fast orange but I really like Boraxo - you remember this stuff, it used to be in all the old time gas stations etc. There is borax laundry detergent, but it is different. If you look hard enough, you can find it (Stater Bros in so cal , Fastenal, etc) I picked up a dispenser on ebay to mount it to remind me of days gone by.... I like the fast orange but I really like Boraxo - you remember this stuff, it used to be in all the old time gas stations etc. There is borax laundry detergent, but it is different. If you look hard enough, you can find it (Stater Bros in so cal , Fastenal, etc) I picked up a dispenser on ebay to mount it to remind me of days gone by….

]]> by: O'Bunny http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38453 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:50:16 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/03/22/hot-or-not-fast-orange-hand-cleaner/#comment-38453 To follow on from "Myself" -- if you work a small amount of dishwashing liquid onto your hands before you start, it makes cleanup *much* easier. I've found that working dishwashing liquid into the grease without water, then running the water works much better. Get the surfactants well bonded with the grease before introducing the water. I'm allergic to citrus, so any of the orange/lemon/grapefruit clensers are a no-go for me. To follow on from “Myself” — if you work a small amount of dishwashing liquid onto your hands before you start, it makes cleanup *much* easier.

I’ve found that working dishwashing liquid into the grease without water, then running the water works much better. Get the surfactants well bonded with the grease before introducing the water.

I’m allergic to citrus, so any of the orange/lemon/grapefruit clensers are a no-go for me.

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