How do you store your grease gun

[DrRod]

Greetings,

For years I have been hanging my grease gun on a hook on the wall. When the weather gets warm, a little grease seeps out and collects on the floor [dirt floor]. A couple months ago I laid it on a bit of cardboard to see if it was leaking -- it didn't leak but it collected a lot of dust and dirt. I suspect you all have a simple solution to this which to date has escaped me. So please let me know what you do with this.

Thanks

 

[lexluther]

That is a good question... I store mine on the oil drain pan because I found the leakage annoying everywhere else.

 

[Inspector507]

Hang mine on a nail in the wall. Never really noticed any seepage or dripping.

 

[ArlyA]

On a shelve or hung from a hook with the grease end hanging out. (i have multiple guns) Never seems to drip, or do I miss it?. Maybe you could put disposable, nitrate glove over the end to keep it clean?

 

[DrRod]

Glad to hear that at least one other person has drip problems -- I wondered if I was doing something wrong. The glove over the end is a great idea and so simple -- why didn't I think of that. Even a plastic sandwich bag would probably work fine. In fact, putting the whole thing in a plastic grocery bag would keep it all cleaner given the amount of dust around here. Thanks for the quick and helpful responses.

 

[k0ua]

Mine is hung on a nail in the basement. The key is the basement. Always cool... If you store a grease gun in the heat they will drip.

 

[Sysop]

Old steel Milwaukee sawzall case, stored close to the floor. Only mess I get is when I don't wipe it off before putting it away.

 

[Goose69]

Mine are hung in the basement as well..

..Like k0ua said, it keeps them out of the heat, and drip free, when I had them in the shed they would always melt and leave a mess.

 

[DuckSlayer1017]

Mine are hung in the barn and drip. I took a little plastic bin and screwed it to the wall to catch the drips. I also use the bin to hold spare tips.

 

[ArlyA]

Gee guys, I guess we have cooler summers up here! Come to think it, that's why we moved here years ago.. That and the snow.

 

[Wagtail]

Mine are laid flat on a middle shelf in the workshop. I wrap the nozzles in a rag, the same one that I use to wipe it with prior to putting them away.

 

[mapper]

Nail on wall, only get about ten days a year that are hot enough to make it drip, my waste oil can (old drum type five gallon gas can) is on the floor below it, so any drips are unnoticed on the top.

 

[GAFarmer2]

Thrown in a milk crate in the back of my pickup along with about 8 million miscellaneous items. It is a work truck after all...a little grease is good for the paint!

 

[oosik]

Mine hang on nails on the wall in my work shed. Any drips, which there probably are some in the hotter part of the summer, hit the old sawn board floor and are soaked up.

 

[lexluther]

If they leak on a hot day, am I using the wrong grease?

 

[Mace Canute]

A good quality grease will not leak oil.

 

[mcfarmall]

I take a tall skinny throwaway propane tank (empty of course) and cut the top off it. Drill 2 holes vertically along the axis near the top to mount it to the wall or work bench and 2 holes diametrically opposite the first 2 so you can reach through with a screwdriver. Fold a paper towel or small piece of a rag into a little square and drop it in the bottom to soak up any drips. Something I learned from my dad...he used to use a soup can and I took the idea to the next level.

 

[SJay]

I built one like this - works great

 

[Goose69]

A good quality grease will not leak oil.

Maybe not... I don't honestly know, as I do not consider myself to be a lubrication specialist.
.....but, the grease recommended by my dealer, who covers my warranty work, will drip from the grease gun if left hanging in the shed in the summertime..

 

[Larry Caldwell]

I never thought of hanging a grease gun. I just toss mine on the shelf under the work bench.