Re: Diesel smell remover

Posted by bc on May 02, 2021 at 06:49:48 from (24.255.129.137):

In Reply to: Diesel smell remover posted by plowhand on May 01, 2021 at 11:24:05:

I asked this question a back in January when I got my Ford diesel. Either here or the tool forum.

A bunch of replies. Here is what I found.

Was using fast orange with pumice and dawn dish soap afterwards that didn't get rid of the smell. The fast orange hand soap bars worked better for some reason and had to get them at a auto parts store as no one else carried them. Use hot water as hot as you can stand.

Then follow up with a dab of shaving gel which gets rid of anything else.

Also have a shaker can of boraxo that I use at home along with the dawn dish detergent to get rid of the grease and the liquid fast orange before going to the hand bars.

When I got my injectors rebuilt, the guys at the diesel shop said they use the same Zep brand (I think) solvent that they get for about 65 bux for 5 gallons on their hands. Not sure what it is but they say it also works better than other solvents for getting old paint, etc. off of injectors and pumps.

For clothes (and hands) use the hottest water possible and the softest water possible. Forget the recommendations about cold water. Our washer has a sanitary steam setting that I use on all work clothes now (when my wife isn't looking cause she believes in cold water). Back in my oilfield drilling rig days I went to the laundrymat and put a half cup of solvent in with the coveralls as they always had oil, diesel, and grease on them but probably not a good idea to use in the same washer your wife washes here underwear in. That made my coveralls clean but then they smelled like solvent which is sweeter than diesel. Use your regular washer soap and if there is a soil setting then set it to max. Since they are work clothes that don't matter if they fade, I add a cup of clorox bleach to the wash water. Also add some lemni-shine to the water to soften it up further. It is sold by the dishwasher detergent as an additive to soften the water. Try not to wash diesel clothes with other clothes.

I haven't tried the purple/green power stuff either on the hands or clothes but I suppose if I had a serious diesel spill on my clothes then I would soak them in a bucket for a day with that stuff first in hottest water available.

Reply back with what works best for you.

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