Anyone Know How To Cut Smell of Gasoline?

[Viper0329]

I cleaned up some boat parts with gasoline (to cut grease), but I have never found anything to cut the smell of gasoline from hands very well. I've been looking for years, but not too many soaps or anything does. Anyone know of anything?

 

Dishwashing liquid?

 

[pyonir]

this works:

scrub your hands with baby oil and sugar (mixed). Then wash with soap and water.

Trust me...it works.

 

[Eli]

Hand cleaners like GoJo.

 

[jurzdevil]

nothing.

its going to be there for a day or so.


ive tried many soaps and stuff but it doesnt go away.

 

[notfred]

Don't use gasoline as a cleaning solution.

 

[everman]

How about goo gone (also called goof off I think), or a match...

 

[Viper0329]

Originally posted by: pyonir
this works:

scrub your hands with baby oil and sugar (mixed). Then wash with soap and water.

Trust me...it works.

Man you guys post incredibly quick.

I'm gonna go try that. If it works, I'll be pretty amazed.

hand cleaners like GoJo

We used to keep some around, but I never found that it cut it all the way.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Tyler
Don't use gasoline as a cleaning solution.

But.. But... WHY??!?

I have a big 5 gallon container of 200 proof alcohol I use for degreasing stuff now.. gasoline still leaves a film.

 

[Nyical]

Well next time you use gas to clean parts with, try striking a match
it will get rid of that gas smell fast by removing several layers of skin

 

[BigJelly]

Lite a match and let it burn off or use lava then orange hand cleaner. (Lava is a high strength hand cleaner found at most hardware stores. and the orange hand cleaner will get rid of the rest.)

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Tyler
Don't use gasoline as a cleaning solution.

But.. But... WHY??!?

I have a big 5 gallon container of 200 proof alcohol I use for degreasing stuff now.. gasoline still leaves a film.

200proof? I thought that was a controlled substance (if it's ethanol)?

amish

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: BigJelly
Lite a match and let it burn off or use lava then orange hand cleaner. (Lava is a high strength hand cleaner found at most hardware stores. and the orange hand cleaner will get rid of the rest.)

I have no idea why I didn't mention it, but yes.. Lava brand soap is a mechanic's green savior.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Tyler
Don't use gasoline as a cleaning solution.

But.. But... WHY??!?

I have a big 5 gallon container of 200 proof alcohol I use for degreasing stuff now.. gasoline still leaves a film.

200proof? I thought that was a controlled substance?

amish

Nope, not at all.. Hell, you can get 200 proof alcohol meant for consumption(in some states). The alcohol I have is for industrial use, and is denatured.

Yeah, it's ethanol.. I forget what it's denatured with, some ketone I believe.

 

[aircooled]

Use cleaning solvents rather than gas

 

[thirtythree]

Why would you want to do that? I love the smell of gasoline.

 

[Kalvin00]

Be a man. Just leave the smell.

 

[BooGiMaN]

so Viper0329 did the sugar and baby oil work?

 

[911paramedic]

So you are actually TRYING to get cancer eh?

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
so Viper0329 did the sugar and baby oil work?

I think he had to go to the hospital...using that combination will peel your skin off.

 

[BooGiMaN]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
so Viper0329 did the sugar and baby oil work?

I think he had to go to the hospital...using that combination will peel your skin off.

:Q

your a very bad man very, very, very, bad man mr. seinfeld..errrr.....pyonir

 

[Harvey]

A match will get rid of the vapors, but your hands will proably be discolored in nasty shades of red and black. :Q

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: 911paramedic
So you are actually TRYING to get cancer eh?

Isn't it horrible?

I get gasoline on my hands way too much...

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
:Q

your a very bad man very, very, very, bad man mr. seinfeld..errrr.....pyonir

I kid. My mom actually taught me that...and it worked for me. working for anyone else remains to be seen.

 

[Viper0329]

I got most of the smell off with a type of orange cleaner I had. It was actually designed for kitchen use, but it worked fine.