I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
tannin in walnut's shell.

Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
hands ?

I tried with acetone, alcohol, lighter fuel, paint thiner, windex,
washing soap, laundry detergent, but it didn't help.

Thank you.

I made some plum wine a little while back, and after cutting, destoning, and
crushing more than 30 pounds of them my hands were stained in spots,
especially under the nails. Nothing worked to remove the stains, except
time. Continue to wash them as normal, and the stains will disappear over
time.




"Clemens" > wrote in message
...
>I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
> tannin in walnut's shell.
>
> Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
> hands ?
>
> I tried with acetone, alcohol, lighter fuel, paint thiner, windex,
> washing soap, laundry detergent, but it didn't help.
>
> Thank you.

You could try scouring powder and washing up liquid, rubbed neat into the
hands, removed most things
which stain. And then washed off.
Or you could try,
"Swarfega" Original Gel Rapid Hand Cleaner.

Stephen SG

"Clemens" > wrote in message
...
|I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
| tannin in walnut's shell.
|
| Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
| hands ?
|
| I tried with acetone, alcohol, lighter fuel, paint thiner, windex,
| washing soap, laundry detergent, but it didn't help.
|
| Thank you.

My brother and I used to pick these to eat. I know of no way to
remove the stains short of bleach, and in this case I'm not sure that
it's actually removing the stains or removing skin.

The bark of this tree can be used for tanning leather and the nuts and
husks for dyeing it. It's potent stuff.

--arne

"Clemens" > wrote in message
...
>I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
> tannin in walnut's shell.
>
> Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
> hands ?
>
> I tried with acetone, alcohol, lighter fuel, paint thiner, windex,
> washing soap, laundry detergent, but it didn't help.
>
> Thank you.

SOS pads, or similar. Just don't hurt yourself too much.

Rob

Will O. Whisp wrote:

> In article >, says...
>
>
>>>SOS pads, or similar. Just don't hurt yourself too much.
>>
>>Why not a wire wheel on a bench grinder!
>
>
> Or even better, rub on a little hydroflouric acid!!
>

Sorry, that's not funny - cuz someone may not know how bad hydrofluoric
acid eats at your bones.

In article .com>,
says...
>
>SOS pads, or similar. Just don't hurt yourself too much.

Why not a wire wheel on a bench grinder!

In article >, says...

>>SOS pads, or similar. Just don't hurt yourself too much.
>
>Why not a wire wheel on a bench grinder!

Or even better, rub on a little hydroflouric acid!!

In article > ,
says...

>Sorry, that's not funny - cuz someone may not know how bad hydrofluoric
>acid eats at your bones.

You're right. It's about as useful as
suggesting using Brillo pads, which is
what I was responding too. I presume
whoever started the thread has long since
recovered from their problem.

Except I wasn't kidding about the brillo/SOS pad. Very light abrasion
to remove outer layers of skin (and discoloration) without breaking the
skin works very well. I've done this for years after picking
blackberries, staining wood, etc.

Rob

In article . com>,
says...
>
>Except I wasn't kidding about the brillo/SOS pad. Very light abrasion
>to remove outer layers of skin (and discoloration) without breaking the
>skin works very well. I've done this for years after picking
>blackberries, staining wood, etc.
>
>Rob

My apologies for thinking you were being facetious.

In that case, I wonder why no one has mentioned the
excellent waterless hand cleaners on the market,
both with and without pumice, used by automotive
mechanics for removing deeply dug in grease and grime?
As an artist, I use waterless hand cleaners regularly
for removing paint and stains from my hands.

Good question. Even Lava soap (do they still make that?), which had
powdered pumice mixed in the bar, would work better than basic soap and
water.

What waterless hand cleaner do you use? My winemaking area has an
outdoor standpipe for a water supply, so something like that would be
helpful in that area so I didn't have to go outside every time.

Rob

Rob wrote:
>
> Good question. Even Lava soap (do they still make that?), which had
> powdered pumice mixed in the bar, would work better than basic soap and
> water.
>
> What waterless hand cleaner do you use? My winemaking area has an
> outdoor standpipe for a water supply, so something like that would be
> helpful in that area so I didn't have to go outside every time.
>
> Rob

Various...they're generally helpful on grease and grime, far less help
on dyes and stains such as is under discussion here. You might find
some of the citrus-based paint cleaners more useful although I haven't
really tried it for walnut stain it does help on some of the others like
oil stains...

Dynamite. ;o)
"Clemens" > wrote in message
...
>I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
> tannin in walnut's shell.
>
> Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
> hands ?
>
> I tried with acetone, alcohol, lighter fuel, paint thiner, windex,
> washing soap, laundry detergent, but it didn't help.
>
> Thank you.

"dave lindsay" > wrote in message
...
> Dynamite. ;o)

Of course, this leads to the next question:

"How do I remove the dark stains from my walls, ceiling and floor?"
;-)

--arne

> "Clemens" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
>> tannin in walnut's shell.
>>
>> Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
>> hands ?
>>
>> I tried with acetone, alcohol, lighter fuel, paint thiner, windex,
>> washing soap, laundry detergent, but it didn't help.
>>
>> Thank you.
>
>

Lemon Juice should do the trick.
It's the citrus acid in it that removes the stains.
I used to work with a lot of mahogany that turned my hands purple.
It works for me,
Jerry

"Clemens" > wrote in message
...
>I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
> tannin in walnut's shell.
>
> Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
> hands ?
>
> I tried with acetone, alcohol, lighter fuel, paint thiner, windex,
> washing soap, laundry detergent, but it didn't help.
>
> Thank you.

I've used WD40 to remove various stains. Works well on removing grease
from automotive work as well.. It may work for you, spray it on, scrub,
wash with soap.

-astria

Jerald Houk wrote:
> Lemon Juice should do the trick.
> It's the citrus acid in it that removes the stains.
> I used to work with a lot of mahogany that turned my hands purple.
> It works for me,
> Jerry
>
> "Clemens" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
>>tannin in walnut's shell.
>>
>>Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
>>hands ?
>>
>>I tried with acetone, alcohol, lighter fuel, paint thiner, windex,
>>washing soap, laundry detergent, but it didn't help.
>>
>>Thank you.
>
>
>

In article >,
says...
> I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
> tannin in walnut's shell.
>
> Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
> hands ?
>

You're not going to believe this, and I don't know if the product is
still on the market with the same formula, but a friend of mine had the
same problem several years ago and got the stain off with Purify
mouthwash!

Have you tried lemon juice?.
Hotfoot.

"Larry Blanchard" > wrote in message
...
: In article >,
: says...
: > I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
: > tannin in walnut's shell.
: >
: > Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
: > hands ?
: >
:
: You're not going to believe this, and I don't know if the product is
: still on the market with the same formula, but a friend of mine had the
: same problem several years ago and got the stain off with Purify
: mouthwash!