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Who has a leaky grease gun, and how do you store it?

idrivemopar

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So, I have two grease guns, one is a full size and the other a small hand held, both sweat out grease around the nozzle tip, and the bottom of the cylinder and the top cylinder where the pump piston is located. They have always done it no matter what position they are stored in, or what type of grease is loaded, but every now and then I will catch them before the next drop falls to the floor. Its annoying that I have grease marks soaked into my garage floor from them, as they are hung under a shelf when not in use.


So, I guess this just normal for grease guns to sweat out due to temperature changes and what not. Thought about using some scrap PVC with a capped end and storing them inside that, at least I wont have a mess on the floor.

What do you guys do?
 
cardboard box lined with...more cardboard!

and then I watch the stain grow lol
 
After use I put mine in a old pillow case.Swap it out once a year.
 
Put a coffee can etc under it to catch the drips. I have a piece of plastic under mine where they hang...
 
i keep them in one of those round plastic pans you get at the parts store for changing oil.
 
I use a can under it or an old shop rag!
 
I store mine on a raised lip cookie sheet. Got tired of the ooze.
 
I hang mine above the used oil filter bucket. It works great, until I forget to put the bucket back after I empty it. Then I watch the stain grow bigger on the floor....
 
I worked in a factory where we went through a 55 barrel drum of grease every other week. Our grease guns leaked like a mother f... My clothes and boots were always covered in the crap. All I can say is we had things to catch the mess and kept lots of brake cleaner/rags around to clean up the floor. Just don't let someone snag the hose with a forklift...boy, that was a mess..I was scooping it up with a grain shovel.
 
i get free ice bags at work !! i bag everything
 
Old discarded aluminum cooking pot, like the ones used for the wirly-Jig popcorn popers.
I'd think any medium size bucket would work?
 
I pull the spring loaded rod back and now it stopped leaking,.
 
I pull the spring loaded rod back and now it stopped leaking,.
That helped on mine but they didn't completely stop leaking. Maybe if I used them more than twice a year would help? :D
 
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