Just wondered, as nothing I have ever tried has managed to get rid of the smell. It usually goes overnight.

Soap, water, and time is the second best I can do.

Best I can do is not get it there in the first place.

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

I've never had a problem with diesel. Hand cleaner usually takes care of it. It's when I work w/ gasoline that I get a nice stink on for a few days. Any suggestions there?

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1989 300E 144K

Just get your hands wet and sprinkle some baking powder on them scrub it around and rinse. There are all sort of hand cleaners available but this works well and is cheap as and odor cleanser with some mild cleaning capabilities.

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15 VW Passat TDI
00 E420
98 E300 DT
97 E420 Donor Car - NEED PARTS? PM ME!
97 S500
97 E300D
86 Holden Jackaroo Turbo D
86 300SDL
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I wear the blue nitrile gloves that are usually available at NAPA. They also keep the Coal Black diesel drain oil stain off your hands.
My Wife won't let me near her if my hands smell like fuel.

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My Truck.. 2007 DODGE, 5.9 Cummins, 6spd stick, 4X4. My car..1977 240D, OTHER WHEELS...1955 VW Oval window bug, European Delivery (Holland) with a 1700cc, 2 barrel, Porsche drum brakes. 1939 WILLYS Pick-up. 1967 Triumph 200cc Tiger Cub. 1976 Honda 550F 4cyl Motor Cycle.

the best thing i have found for diesel, gasoline, kerosene, deet/insect repellant or anything else with petroleum in it, is to wash up real hard with some COLD water and a pumice bar. Then wash with warm water and Dr. Bronner's natural soap. Every time i use hot water to wash it seems to jsut intensify the smell. Dr. Bronner's is all natural vegetable glycerin soap and isnt strong enough to get the grime off so thats why i use a pumice bar. Works wonders.

I use a Zippo lighter.

What he said...

I am so glad I started using the blue gloves. No more scrubbing under the nails, no more smell, and they sort of keep your hands warmer when it is cold out. I highly recomend using them.

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Fred
2009 ML350
2004 SL600
2004 SL500
1996 SL600
2002 SLK32
2005 CLK320 cabrio
2003 ML350
1997 C280 Sport

Fuel and/or Oil leaks, finding a leak, cleaning up the mess
Fuel and/or Oil leaks, finding a leak, cleaning up the mess

I bought some of those inexpensive latex gloves at Sam's Club and would use a pair whenever I would fill up. It really was worth it to avoid the diesel smell on my hands. The gloves weren't that expensive.

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Frank
84 500SEL EURO 101K ( JUST LIKE MY 1ST WIFE. GLAD TO GET RID OF HER! )
85 300D 310K (sold)
90 350SDL 184K sold
83 300D 118K (sold)
88 300E 153k (sold)
93 400E 105K (sold)

The best way to get rid of the smell is to mask it with the smell of a 4 day dead road kill skunk. Rub that on your hands and no one will ever suspect you of working on Diesels.

A way that works for me, because I often don't have gloves handy, is to put any kind of light NEUTRAL oil on your hands, ru it in, wipe it off on paper towels, then go over your hands with any waterless hand cleaner or any glycerin-type soap, like you use in the bath.

The neutral oil mixes with the diesel and is easy to transfer then. Then the soap gets what's left over.

I have used Pam cooking oil from a spray, Wesson oil, and baby oil, and they all worked very well.

One guy I know follows it up by washing hands in vinegar or lemon juice, then warm water. Never tried it but he swears by it and he doesn't smell like diesel fuel afterward either.

There are probably other ways, and other will provide them, hopefully.

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Two words........




Fried chicken......

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



TRUMP .......... WHITEHOUSE
HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

My problem is that I am always so eager to begin working on my car that I end up forgetting to put on gloves.

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I have an Italian neighbor, He simply has every one eat garlic. You can never smell diesel on him. We dont have skunks down here so maybe garlic is the next best thing.

Seriously, I use barrier cream, sorbolene or lanolin (from sheep's wool) on my hands before doing most oily work. It keeps the oil/diesel out of the pores in your skin.

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1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
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