Wash your hands Geoffrey

[Sandta]

Anyone got some bars of Solvol soap laying around?
Time to cash in

 

[Manpa]

I wonder if there is a market for semi used, couple a bars on the back sink. :argh:

 

[Pro-oz]

Anyone got some bars of Solvol soap laying around?
Time to cash in
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I tried to find some awhile back, apparently solvol soap bars have been discontinued?

 

[aussiefarmer]

The liquid 4 liter works well, but the pump only lasts 2/3rds of the bottle before the grit destroys it.

 

[user 22230]

I use the liquid but certainly not as good as the bar IMHO Probably better on soft skin hands as the liquid is no where as abrasive as the old bar

 

[Jaros]

There must be a brand of sand soap to deal with tradie hands.. I'm off for a pedicure....

 

[Topenda]

Laundry detergent works wonders ,just wet your hands and rub it in. Clean as in no time.

 

[RM Outback]

Laundry detergent works wonders ,just wet your hands and rub it in. Clean as in no time.

So does soap and sand, there goes the kids sandpit :lol:

 

[Manpa]

Greasy hands, use a teaspoon of margarine and hot water, clean as a whistle.

 

[David-Karratha]

All the old (railway) workshops, always had a bucket of sand (used in the loco sandboxes) next to the wash up sinks. Youd grab some soap and a half handful of sand and start scrubbing. Worked really well, but the drains needed to be cleaned out regularly because theyd fill up.
Solvol was way too fancy for the Railways.

 

[user 12139]

like most in my era I grew up with Solvol.. bloody good stuff.

I went shopping for some Velvet soap not long back, couldn't find any :/

 

[sand surfer]

still do the same david ,a hand full of sand with a couple of squirts with the make my hands smell nice but does nothing else soap, that the company supplies in the loco shed

we used to have the solvol liquid and cake soap, but someone in the office thought it was nasty on our hands so we get the smell good, but good for nothing else soap now

but as you said the drain cleaners are kept busy :lol:

 

[sand surfer]

we can still get the johnson's baby soap cakes here every now and then BigL, when i see it i grab 3 or 4 boxes of it

i use it as a burnisher for polishing stones

 

[Moneybox]

I only use Palmolive dishwashing liquid now. I've had plenty of expensive industrial hand cleaners but I haven't found anything better. Remember those Palmolive ads well they were true

I have a bottle of the full strength concentrate in the shed for various cleaning jobs but I dilute it a bit for the soap dispenses. I don't think I've had Solvol since I left Queensland forty years ago.