Without worn, scuffed up work boots, this look fails. A sweat stained work shirt would also be helpful.”
The quickest way to spot a mud fraud is to check the hands. Any callouses? No? Lily white, you say? Gotcha!
Another check is dirt in the creases of your hands and under the fingernails.
I rub my hands on my pants while I’m working and it will take off the surface dirt but not the stuff in the cracks.