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How do you guys store your automotive grease guns?

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October 02, 2017, 06:42 PM
old rugged cross
How do you guys store your automotive grease guns?
I have like three or four and am looking for the best way to keep them or stow them. In a box? ON a shelf, hanging on a wall, etc? Space is at a premium and they do have a tendency to weep or leak. They are kind of a pita with the handle, hose and rod. What works best for you?



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October 02, 2017, 06:54 PM
arfmel
I hang mine on a nail in the shop wall, over a sheet of cardboard.
October 02, 2017, 06:55 PM
bigdeal
In a garbage bag on the top shelf in one of my garage cabinets.


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October 02, 2017, 07:06 PM
Lefty Sig
Always using a containment method that spontaneous leaks as soon as possible after I put it away, only to find a huge mess when I use it the next time...
October 02, 2017, 07:08 PM
ensigmatic
Inna metal drawer.



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October 02, 2017, 07:10 PM
Oz_Shadow
One is on the wall and the other is on the tool chest looking for a permanent spot.
October 02, 2017, 07:39 PM
StorminNormin
I keep mine in a plastic bag on a storage shelf.




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October 02, 2017, 07:44 PM
Wino
Stopped using condoms after I got married, but I do double bag my grease gun.
October 02, 2017, 08:06 PM
ubelongoutside
Link

Saw this in Family Handyman recently




October 02, 2017, 08:19 PM
old rugged cross
Thanks guys. ubelongoutside, that was exactly the type of suggestion I was hoping for. Thanks for that.



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October 02, 2017, 08:22 PM
sns3guppy
I store them in a plastic bag, primarily to prevent a mess, but also to keep the grease gun from being contaminated with dust or debris.
October 02, 2017, 08:26 PM
oldbill123
there is a wall mount clamp available. Mine is laying in the top of the tool box
October 02, 2017, 08:29 PM
DonDraper
what are you squirting automotive grease into these days?


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October 02, 2017, 08:33 PM
old rugged cross
anything that has a grease zirk in it. Tons of things have them Eek



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October 02, 2017, 09:00 PM
Oz_Shadow
quote:
Originally posted by DonDraper:
what are you squirting automotive grease into these days?


Trailer hubs, outdrive u-joints, mower steering, engine coupler, surge brake roller. I got lots of grease nipples.
October 02, 2017, 09:26 PM
henryaz
 
In a five gallon bucket, hose end up, and with some absorbent material and various rags in the bottom of the bucket. Wherever possible, I get the guns with plastic caps over the end. But they stll leak over time.
 
October 02, 2017, 10:41 PM
ensigmatic
quote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
Thanks guys. ubelongoutside, that was exactly the type of suggestion I was hoping for. Thanks for that.

+1



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October 03, 2017, 06:22 AM
Bassamatic
I have four of them and they are all hanging on a nail off a 2x4 in the garage. None of them have ever leaked.



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October 03, 2017, 06:41 AM
Rinehart
Never seen one yet that didn't get "messy" as some point. Not always so much leaking as accumulating grease.

I have two in a tool drawer and one large one hung up on a hook.

I take a snack size zip lock bag (with a moving zip handle) and put over the tip of each to keep them clean. Bags didn't work for me, just transferred the grease around.
October 03, 2017, 07:52 AM
FN in MT
quote:
Originally posted by StorminNormin:
I keep mine in a plastic bag on a storage shelf.


This. And I still have a mess occasionally.