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Old 03-17-2010, 09:56 PM
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goop is alright
 
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Old 03-18-2010, 12:32 AM
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Been using Kresto since I was a kid. Dad gets it from the refinery and always kept the garage stocked with it. He gives me a big tub every year or so and I have a wall-mount dispenser in my bathroom (I live in my shop, literally). I've found that a dab of Kresto and a quick squeeze of Dawn Dish Soap mixed together takes off anything I get on my hands quickly, and the Dawn helps get the grittier Kresto out of my fingernails easier (Kresto tastes bad, and I chew my nails) and it gets rid of the solvent-like smell of the Kresto as well. I've not found anything better than Kresto. Kresto also makes "Cupran Special" that makes quick work of removing paint, bedliner, undercoat off your hands when the regular Kresto wont

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Old 03-27-2010, 04:33 PM
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don't use that stuff from autozone it was awesome for a second and then it turned to glue that stuck to my arm hairs not good at all. or the green dawn soap not so good either. but all the other dawn dish soap is great. we use cherry bomb and kresto in our shop.
 
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Old 03-29-2010, 04:11 PM
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Just ordered some Kresto for work
 
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Old 03-29-2010, 04:53 PM
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i use gojo most of the time but it sounds funny but i also use what ever shampoo is in the house and they all seem to work really well
 
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Old 04-13-2010, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by DIESELDENT
At work they always had the Snap on stuff which worked ok
At home its Dawn and/or a Power Pumice soap bar
and up in the shop i use Orange wipes but im out so i think i some gojo wipes that dont work as well.
Ill have to try this Kresto ive heard it from quite a few people now
Tell your Snap on man you want to try there "Nitro-Gold" hand cleaner its almost as good as Kresto
 
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Old 04-13-2010, 03:11 AM
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i use cherry bomb
 
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Old 05-05-2010, 10:11 PM
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i use gojo and acetone for the tuff stuff. i find it earier to just wear gloves
 
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Old 05-12-2010, 07:10 PM
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Biodiesel followed by Dawn. Or ATF followed by Dawn.
 
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Old 07-16-2010, 11:04 PM
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I've used a bunch of different cleaners over the years and Red Mule is what we use at work now, it's the only thing we ever had that'll cut 5th wheel grease without intense scrubbing.
 


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