Oil from DA Grinder spitting on my hand and panel. Clean up how?

[Fried Balony]

I"m using a cheap da grinder to clean up welded-in panels and Im noticing a light oil residue on my hands and I can only presume on my panel (bare steel). I plan to treat panel with Picklex then scuff and apply filler. How and with what should I clean the area before applying picklex and filler? Then, how and what should I clean the entire project before hauling to the painter? Thanks for any and all assistance. Brian

[Len]

I"m using a cheap da grinder to clean up welded-in panels and Im noticing a light oil residue on my hands and I can only presume on my panel (bare steel). I plan to treat panel with Picklex then scuff and apply filler. How and with what should I clean the area before applying picklex and filler? Then, how and what should I clean the entire project before hauling to the painter? Thanks for any and all assistance. Brian

I would use a "solvent cleaner" (grease and wax remover) to clean the surface. Use a pump sprayer like the one below or something like a Windex sprayer bottle to apply the solvent over a two or three square foot area then wipe it with paper towels. Don't use lacquer thinner.

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[Mooch]

I"m using a cheap da grinder to clean up welded-in panels and Im noticing a light oil residue on my hands and I can only presume on my panel (bare steel). I plan to treat panel with Picklex then scuff and apply filler. How and with what should I clean the area before applying picklex and filler? Then, how and what should I clean the entire project before hauling to the painter? Thanks for any and all assistance. Brian

Most people use way to much oil in air tools . Not the way to go . Air tools do not require a lot of oil .

Mooch

[another2centsworth]

I usually put 5 or 6 drops tops in mine. That may be dirty air/oil gunk you are getting from the supply.

[junk]

My air tools seem to get oiled once a year whether they need it or not!

Seriously I have tried to be better about that as of late, but I definitely under oil versus over oil and have had no issues with any air tools in 15 years of home use.

I don't know about you guys, but I always assume my air tools and air is dirty and usually try to clean up after any extensive machine sanding that may have left a mist. I normally just use wax & grease remover.

[Fried Balony]

I just got this thing at lowes and the instructions say 2-3 drops each use. I mean thats just stupid and I wont adhere to that but still, its still spitting the residue. For $44 maybe I'll just stop oiling all together. I have no experience with air tools and I didnt anticipate oil residue. Thanks for yalls input.

Len, after the cleaner and after it dries, I assume its ok to use picklex after that? Oh, and do you recommend a "solvent cleaner"??

[Mooch]

I just got this thing at lowes and the instructions say 2-3 drops each use. I mean thats just stupid and I wont adhere to that but still, its still spitting the residue. For $44 maybe I'll just stop oiling all together. I have no experience with air tools and I didnt anticipate oil residue. Thanks for yalls input.

Len, after the cleaner and after it dries, I assume its ok to use picklex after that? Oh, and do you recommend a "solvent cleaner"??

I use one drop of duro lube . I almost forgot ,i mix it with regular air tool oil , 1 to 1 .

Mooch

[Fried Balony]

Is it routine for everyone to use solvent cleaner at some point or only when there's a need?

[another2centsworth]

First i was the car with dish soap. Then I always solvent wash. Then end with it after final prime, sand, and masking right before I tack rag and go to color.

[Fried Balony]

So washing a vehicle with soap and water that has filler and no paint or protection is ok? I thought filler cld absorb water and in turn reach the steel underneath and potentially rust beneath the filler?

[Bob K]

I wash the car with Dawn dish soap before any work gets done. This prevents oil from getting on the sand paper and getting pushed into the scratches that you are making when you work. I don’t wash with water after I start sanding. At that point it’s blowing dust off with air and any washing is done with wax and grease remover or no washing at all if I am working on filler. Once I have 2k surfacer on the car then I use water again for any wet sanding I do on the surfacer.

Bob K

[another2centsworth]

I wash the car with Dawn dish soap before any work gets done. This prevents oil from getting on the sand paper and getting pushed into the scratches that you are making when you work. I don’t wash with water after I start sanding. At that point it’s blowing dust off with air and any washing is done with wax and grease remover or no washing at all if I am working on filler. Once I have 2k surfacer on the car then I use water again for any wet sanding I do on the surfacer.

Bob K

Good post BOB.

[RottenRodney]

It's a funny thing: at a bunch o' places I've worked, their compressed air alone was oily enough to extend the life of pneumatic tools. That's not acceptable in my own painterly bubble, however. The way Eye look at it is: even the most-expensive pneumatic tools are cheap -- 'specially compared to fixin' what a well-oiled piece o' machinery can do to your body and/or paintwork.

You guys do what ya want. I'll never, ever, oil any pneumatic tool again.