Why has it got so expensive and what are the alternatives? There was a 1 litre jar in Lidl for £7.99, but mostly the likes of Halfords charge £2.50 for a little 250 ml tub. I used to use Vim and Fairy liquid, but Swarfega is the man.
The smaller the quantities the more expensive it usually is, just buy 5litres from Halfords for £14 , it doesn’t go out of date
I like this stuff.... Plus a barrier cream before if I remember to use it. A friend of mine is an engineer. I’m a teacher. We joke that you can tell when we’re on our holidays...his hands are clean and mine are filthy!
I had some swarfega wipes in a tub a while back. I think they were good but it’s so long ago I can hardly remember.... ....I did like the smell of them though
A big scrubbing brush and loads of Sainsburys cheap handwash. I got a big tub of lemom smelling stuff from GSF but it has those evil plastic beads in it that go straight out to sea...
What's the difference between a Technician and an Engineer, An Engineers wash their hands after they urinate. I remember getting almost armpit deep into a 200 litre drum of swarfega in college, I couldn't help myself.......
As mentioned above adding a little helps . If out in garden I add a little sand to a small dab of swarfega and it's very effective. In the house add either salt or sugar . . What use are the thin plastic gloves you get . First off all even extra large don't fit so when I do get some on they last as long as it takes to pick a tool up then there full of holes Now there a waste of money
I thought they’d changed swarfega & it had less grit in it these days, the last lot I bought was disappointing. I use manista now which I’d recommend, it does smell a bit of lemon though so it may be the dodgy plastic stuff that @mikedjames was talking about...
