Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Ok, how do you guys do it? You know, you're refueling the OPE or something and some gasoline gets splashed/spilled onto your hand. How do you get rid of the smell? I have used go-jo and the like as well as scrubbing with dish washing soap but to no avail. Any recommendations? The kids have on more than one occasion told me that my hands stink. 

 Anyone?

Well, my wife loves the smell of gasoline.  She likes it when I've been spraying brakekleen or carbkleen in the garage, too.  I really haven't been asked to "get rid of that gasoline smell". 

Anyway, maybe a little off track, but if you have garlic or onion on your hands, just rub a stainless steel utensil under water with your hands and it takes that smell away (that's what that "magic metal" that you see advertised in a soap bar shape).  Maybe it will work for gasoline too. 

Ralph

You mean gas has a smell?  I haven't smelt gas in years (unless it's in a horribly rotten carb).

Guess I've been working in a confined space with gas in the air for too long. Maybe that's what's wrong with me???

Sherri

PS - The shower seems to be the best way, but we use some kind of cheap hand cleaner from the hardware store and it works wonders, but smells - well better then gas.

A little Doe-In-Heat would cover the scent.

bbwb wrote:

that only happens if the rats are living in California                                             18 degrees

Anybody try something like this?

a drop or two of Vanilla extract works great for gasoline smell.
Mexico has the best, and it is very inexpensive there

Frank D.

faithfulFrank wrote: Also good as deer cover scrent.  (don't tell anyone)

i usually rince my nands off with diesel fuel, & poof.....no noticable gas smell.....................seriously, ive found the orange hand cleaners such as gojos fast orange do about as well as anything, but while we're on (sort of) the subject, of hand cleaners, plain old shampoo does a good job of getting the grease and grime off too.it takes a little more scrubbing is all. so when i run out of hand cleaner i just leave greasy finger prints on the wifes shampoo bottle.

Pour molasses on your hands or arms, then scrub and rinse.  Then pour some Creole on both hands or arms.  Scrub with your hands.  Rinse.  The smell will some a lot better now instead of smelling like gas, you smell like food. Yum!  It worked for me!

Bruce

Bruce4u wrote:

That sounds good to me I'll give it a try,