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From: Mrcheerful on 3 Jul 2010 06:18 Periproct wrote: > "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > news:HdjXn.111369$aS3.55506(a)hurricane... >> John wrote: >>> "Periproct" <Periproct(a)btinternet.com> wrote in message >>> news:7budnarcZ93jk7bRnZ2dnUVZ8qCdnZ2d(a)bt.com... >>>> >>>> >>>> "Andrew Morton" <akm(a)in-press.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message >>>> news:890cvsFi6gU1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>> Periproct wrote: >>>>>> Hope this isn't too off topic. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm not sure if I'm turning into a snail but in this weather my >>>>>> steering wheel gets horribly sticky. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't suppose you can help me with my metamorphosing into a >>>>>> snail problem but does anybody have a good steering wheel >>>>>> cleaning method. Flash liquid seems to leave it just as sticky >>>>>> as before. >>>>> >>>>> Using a dish cloth (now relegated to floor cloth) with a bowl of >>>>> water with washing up liquid and keep going until all the gunge is >>>>> off the wheel worked for me. >>>>> >>>> Thanks to both for your replies. I'll go for the washing up liquid >>>> first. >>> >>> ....and don't drive with dirty hands. >> >> what comes off is a mix of skin, sweat and dirt, bit hard to avoid >> unless you wear gloves :) > I do seem to get rather sticky hands in this weather. Not pleasant > for my poor customers when I shake hands. Maybe it's my hands that > need the attention. perhaps you suffer from hyperhidrosis? There are treatments available, but often problemmatic.
From: Mrcheerful on 3 Jul 2010 06:19 Rob wrote: > On 02/07/2010 21:38, Periproct wrote: >> >> >> "Rob" <ngonly(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:4c2e202f$0$17805$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>> On 30/06/2010 09:18, Andrew Morton wrote: >>>> Periproct wrote: >>>>> Hope this isn't too off topic. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not sure if I'm turning into a snail but in this weather my >>>>> steering wheel gets horribly sticky. >>>>> >>>>> I don't suppose you can help me with my metamorphosing into a >>>>> snail problem but does anybody have a good steering wheel >>>>> cleaning method. Flash liquid seems to leave it just as sticky as >>>>> before. >>>> >>>> Using a dish cloth (now relegated to floor cloth) with a bowl of >>>> water with >>>> washing up liquid and keep going until all the gunge is off the >>>> wheel worked >>>> for me. >>>> >>> >>> I find microfibre cloths good for this type of thing, wet with a >>> weak detergent solution. I only get them when they're on some type >>> of offer. Have a cupboard full now ;-) >>> >> Ah, a use for that useless microfibre bath towel that I thought was a >> good idea at the time. >> If I dig out the sowing machine I'll get a fair few cleaning cloths >> out of the towel. > > Microfibre bath towel - sounds like a bizarre idea. The microfibre > cloths seem to have a benign abrasive action on all surfaces I've > tried. They'll cut trhough grease, for example, without the need for > detergent - but that makes them very difficult to clean. Hadn't > occurred to me to try drying skin with one . . . > > Rob one thing to avoid is using fabric softener/conditioner when they get washed, it spoils the pick up action.
From: Periproct on 3 Jul 2010 18:16 "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:78EXn.131770$Yb4.129144(a)hurricane... > Periproct wrote: >> "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:HdjXn.111369$aS3.55506(a)hurricane... >>> John wrote: >>>> "Periproct" <Periproct(a)btinternet.com> wrote in message >>>> news:7budnarcZ93jk7bRnZ2dnUVZ8qCdnZ2d(a)bt.com... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Andrew Morton" <akm(a)in-press.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message >>>>> news:890cvsFi6gU1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>>> Periproct wrote: >>>>>>> Hope this isn't too off topic. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm not sure if I'm turning into a snail but in this weather my >>>>>>> steering wheel gets horribly sticky. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't suppose you can help me with my metamorphosing into a >>>>>>> snail problem but does anybody have a good steering wheel >>>>>>> cleaning method. Flash liquid seems to leave it just as sticky >>>>>>> as before. >>>>>> >>>>>> Using a dish cloth (now relegated to floor cloth) with a bowl of >>>>>> water with washing up liquid and keep going until all the gunge is >>>>>> off the wheel worked for me. >>>>>> >>>>> Thanks to both for your replies. I'll go for the washing up liquid >>>>> first. >>>> >>>> ....and don't drive with dirty hands. >>> >>> what comes off is a mix of skin, sweat and dirt, bit hard to avoid >>> unless you wear gloves :) >> I do seem to get rather sticky hands in this weather. Not pleasant >> for my poor customers when I shake hands. Maybe it's my hands that >> need the attention. > > perhaps you suffer from hyperhidrosis? There are treatments available, > but often problemmatic. I had wondered if it was just normal hot weather stickiness or something more. You've given me a name to google. Thanks for that. First glance it seems to be about people who sweat large amounts which I don't but I'll have a proper look tomorrow. >
From: Duncan Wood on 3 Jul 2010 18:20 On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:16:56 +0100, Periproct <Periproct(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > > > "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > news:78EXn.131770$Yb4.129144(a)hurricane... >> Periproct wrote: >>> "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message >>> news:HdjXn.111369$aS3.55506(a)hurricane... >>>> John wrote: >>>>> "Periproct" <Periproct(a)btinternet.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:7budnarcZ93jk7bRnZ2dnUVZ8qCdnZ2d(a)bt.com... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Andrew Morton" <akm(a)in-press.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message >>>>>> news:890cvsFi6gU1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>>>> Periproct wrote: >>>>>>>> Hope this isn't too off topic. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm not sure if I'm turning into a snail but in this weather my >>>>>>>> steering wheel gets horribly sticky. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I don't suppose you can help me with my metamorphosing into a >>>>>>>> snail problem but does anybody have a good steering wheel >>>>>>>> cleaning method. Flash liquid seems to leave it just as sticky >>>>>>>> as before. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Using a dish cloth (now relegated to floor cloth) with a bowl of >>>>>>> water with washing up liquid and keep going until all the gunge is >>>>>>> off the wheel worked for me. >>>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks to both for your replies. I'll go for the washing up liquid >>>>>> first. >>>>> >>>>> ....and don't drive with dirty hands. >>>> >>>> what comes off is a mix of skin, sweat and dirt, bit hard to avoid >>>> unless you wear gloves :) >>> I do seem to get rather sticky hands in this weather. Not pleasant >>> for my poor customers when I shake hands. Maybe it's my hands that >>> need the attention. >> >> perhaps you suffer from hyperhidrosis? There are treatments available, >> but often problemmatic. > I had wondered if it was just normal hot weather stickiness or something > more. You've given me a name to google. Thanks for that. First glance it > seems to be about people who sweat large amounts which I don't but I'll > have a proper look tomorrow. > >> In which case you've not got it :-)
From: Periproct on 3 Jul 2010 18:22
"Rob" <ngonly(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:4c2ee89b$0$9067$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > On 02/07/2010 21:38, Periproct wrote: >> >> >> "Rob" <ngonly(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:4c2e202f$0$17805$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>> On 30/06/2010 09:18, Andrew Morton wrote: >>>> Periproct wrote: >>>>> Hope this isn't too off topic. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not sure if I'm turning into a snail but in this weather my >>>>> steering wheel gets horribly sticky. >>>>> >>>>> I don't suppose you can help me with my metamorphosing into a snail >>>>> problem but does anybody have a good steering wheel cleaning method. >>>>> Flash liquid seems to leave it just as sticky as before. >>>> >>>> Using a dish cloth (now relegated to floor cloth) with a bowl of >>>> water with >>>> washing up liquid and keep going until all the gunge is off the wheel >>>> worked >>>> for me. >>>> >>> >>> I find microfibre cloths good for this type of thing, wet with a weak >>> detergent solution. I only get them when they're on some type of >>> offer. Have a cupboard full now ;-) >>> >> Ah, a use for that useless microfibre bath towel that I thought was a >> good idea at the time. >> If I dig out the sowing machine I'll get a fair few cleaning cloths out >> of the towel. > > Microfibre bath towel - sounds like a bizarre idea. The microfibre cloths > seem to have a benign abrasive action on all surfaces I've tried. They'll > cut trhough grease, for example, without the need for detergent - but that > makes them very difficult to clean. Hadn't occurred to me to try drying > skin with one . . . > It was an Aldi impulse purchase. I'm almost certain it was labeled as a microfibre bath towel. I intended to keep it at work for when I had a shower but it was just too weird. You couldn't rub yourself dry as it sort of stuck. You have to dab yourself with it and I much prefer a vigorous rub. |