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Old 05-02-14 | 07:08 PM
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Out of all of hand soaps that I have ever used, Suave Naturals shampoo works the best! I have at least four opened, heavy duty cans of hand soaps! Suave Naturals shampoo works the best! Also no petroleum smells! Other shampoos may work, I just happen to use Suave Naturals shampoo.
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Old 05-02-14 | 07:14 PM
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Try olive oil straight out of the bottle, followed by any dish soap.

I don't know if other oils work as well, but I learned about olive oil from an Italian auto mechanic (figures) and never bothered with anything else.

BTW- I learned this almost 50 years ago, before olive oil was trendy and at that time is sold for less than half the price of other cooking oils.
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Old 05-02-14 | 07:59 PM
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I've been working on buses since 1976 and I remember when I'd come home and use Clorox to try to get the crud off (nothing worked, they were always stained). It's a new world my friends-- use latex type gloves. I'll never go back. Get them in packs of 150 at Costco/Sams Club.
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Old 05-02-14 | 08:09 PM
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I've been working on buses since 1976 and I remember when I'd come home and use Clorox to try to get the crud off (nothing worked, they were always stained). It's a new world my friends-- use latex type gloves. I'll never go back. Get them in packs of 150 at Costco/Sams Club.
If anyone has Harbor Freight Tools in the vicinity, that's a good source as well. A box of 100 5 mil medium-duty gloves costs less than $7.00.
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Worx Cleaner works better than anything else I ever encountered.
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Try olive oil straight out of the bottle, followed by any dish soap. . .
+1 Five minutes with a brush and olive oil gets the particulate back in suspension and the detergent takes it all off at once. Olive oil has polar molecules that are stronger surfactants than most detergents.

BTW, the shampoo is mostly the same anionic detergent (lauryl sulfate) as dish "soap", usually more expensive.

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Dish soap can be too concentrated and take a while to rinse off with loads of suds to deal with!
The gloves at Harbor Freight are great and a great deal! Also their rags are more than reasonable!
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I have been using regular vegetable oil for a long time. Whatever is in the kitchen cabinet.
It works well for oil paint cleanup too.
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Dawn dishwashing detergent (used sparingly) works very well. Gloves minimize the need for harsh scrubbing.
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Using veg oil seems to dilute the grease, and then dish soap that is great against grease will do the job.
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