Grease On Hood

[JDGreenGrass]

Apparently I rubbed some grease onto my hood and it is a bugger to clean up.

What solution should I use to get the hood clean once again.

The JD Green isn' so green right now and I ain't likeing it.!!!!

Distilled alcohol.??

 

[WH401]

I'd pick up some kind of quality automotive bug and tar remover, maybe something by Meguiar's. Anything that's formulated for a car's paint will be safe to use on your tractor. Just another reason to keep a coat of wax on the tractor.

 

[MarkV]

Try some WD40.

MarkV

 

[Earl Ohl]

Apparently I rubbed some grease onto my hood and it is a bugger to clean up.

What solution should I use to get the hood clean once again.

The JD Green isn' so green right now and I ain't likeing it.!!!!

Distilled alcohol.??

Starting fluid.

 

[manganos]

I've used WD-40 with great success but I will advise you to wash the area after you clean it

 

[some zilch]

brake clean

 

[beenthere]

I wouldn't use brake cleaner, but would use Simple Green.

Or I'd use gasoline too.

 

[Runner]

I'd use some diesel or kerosene and follow up with some soapy water. Dawn dish detergent is good for cutting what's left of the grease/diesel.

 

[Kays Supply]

If John Deere paint is the same as the Yanmar paint, you couldn't hurt it with anything short of a sand blaster. The Yanmar paint is the thickest hardest paint I have ever seen.

 

[Scotty370]

Palmolive, or Dove Dishwashing liquid with water. ~S

 

[wedge40]

gojo without pumice. Takes grease off you hands, should do the same to your tractor.

Wedge

 

[JDGreenGrass]

To explain further....The grease on the hood is a gooey mess. It is extremely sticky and thick. I think it is because of the cold air.

Don't ask me how it got there.!!

Anyway...I will take some advice from here and clean it up. The tractor has been sitting idol for too long up here in the NorthEast......though 3 feet of snow is predicted through the weekend....a wet, heavy snow.

Thanks for all the replies.!

 

[wedge40]

Since I have untouched 40 year old tractor.. Id have to dip the whole thing in grease remover.

Wedge

 

[dave1949]

To explain further....The grease on the hood is a gooey mess. It is extremely sticky and thick. I think it is because of the cold air.

Don't ask me how it got there.!!

Anyway...I will take some advice from here and clean it up. The tractor has been sitting idol for too long up here in the NorthEast......though 3 feet of snow is predicted through the weekend....a wet, heavy snow.

Thanks for all the replies.!

An old rag you are done with, with some diesel on it, will cut hardened grease and get you down to something you can finish off with soap or simply green.

All the grease points on my loader arms and backhoe are getting pretty messy, I need to do some serious cleaning too.
Dave.

 

[jenkinsph]

I would use the diesel and rag method followed by a new rag and Dawn dishwashing solution. Cheap and effective cleaners for grease and grime.

 

[Soundguy]

ditto that.. hard to beatdish soap for cutting grease once the heavy is off.

soundguy

 

[Spudland_Dave]

Ditto on the Dawn/Palmolive Dishwashing soap... and its not hard on ANY finish or surface...
Diesel works awful well too, but then you gotta wash the Diesel off too...I use Dawn to clean up around the fuel filler....

Ultimately what I'd do is get a bucket of hot soapy dish water and wash it off with that...when it comes to cleaning grease, heat is your friend.

 

[Dave5264]

brake clean

ditto on the brake clean

follow with some wax

 

[dodge man]

Mineral spirits. It will clean the frease without leaving a residue. Other wise diesel will work well also.

 

[jenkinsph]

Mineral spirits. It will clean the frease without leaving a residue. Other wise diesel will work well also.

I think mineral spirits works well too but diesel in my neck of the woods is $2.75/gallon and mineral spirits is close to $10/gallon It used to be cheap but aint no more.