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The best way I know of is the use of a skin friendly oil. Work it in well and keep rubbing. If you are having trouble, use a bit of abrasive, such as corn meal mixed into the oil.

To prevent this happening in future, put lots of hand cream or lotion on the exposed areas of skin, wear gloves or invest in the product "Gloves in a Bottle" which can be found in many good paint retail stores and some craft stores.

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LePage's Polyclens is excellent for this, but you can also use methyl hydrate (also known as methanol or methyl alcohol), or most paint solvents such as varsol or laquer thinner.

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