I Smell Bad, And I Feel Bad

"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
06/01/2014 at 22:33 • Filed to: Hooptie Life, Porsche 944, I Feel Gassy, Smell My Finger, Vorsprung Durch Puffalump

I accidentally got a little gas on my hand when I was fueling up the 944 this afternoon. The smell won't go away. At all. No matter how many times I wash my hands, it still smells like gas.

How do I get my hands to smell normal again? My next idea is to go through all the Bath & Body Works-type stuff in the house, but I'm thinking the stink of 93 octane is so bad, it's just going to smell like gassy flowers. Uuuuuggghhhh.

Advice?

Photo credit: Joe White

DISCUSSION (23)

offroadkarter > Stef Schrader
06/01/2014 at 22:36

gas smells awesome what are you talking about?

catkam623 misses his 944 > Stef Schrader
06/01/2014 at 22:39

If I can ask what mods have you done to your 944 I'm looking for ideas for mine. As to your question I hear gas burns well you could hold a match next to your finger and it will burn right off:)

Stef Schrader > offroadkarter
06/01/2014 at 22:40

Haha, I revised that part. It smells awesome until it makes you a little woozy in the head. Then it's not so awesome, but awesome. I'm conflicted on this. Somehow I think smelling like flammable substances isn't going to fly.

XJDano > offroadkarter
06/01/2014 at 22:42

I was once told getting gas on your clothes/ hands is great to cover up the scent of the strip club. Now Steph.......

offroadkarter > Stef Schrader
06/01/2014 at 22:42

did you try gojo?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Stef Schrader
06/01/2014 at 22:43

A lady that smell like gasoline will attract gear heads from miles away. But be careful, I'm not sure about some of the opponauts on here some of them can be a bit loopy. It might make your boyfriend jealous.

I kid I kid.

Best of luck getting rid of it. Did you try something like Gojo or fast orange?

XJDano > Stef Schrader
06/01/2014 at 22:46

Oops replied to other person, sorry

I was once told getting gas on your clothes/ hands is great to cover up the scent of the strip club. Now Steph.......

The Transporter > Stef Schrader
06/01/2014 at 22:48

Be thankful it isn't diesel.

Zerofret > Stef Schrader
06/01/2014 at 22:48

Funny, because I've been thinking about releasing a line of gasoline cologne!

Stef Schrader > catkam623 misses his 944
06/01/2014 at 22:53

I've done...........nothing. 4srs.

It's stripped out and has a rollcage, and I removed the HVAC and front lights, but that's really it. Oh, we put the manual steering rack back on from the '83 car, too, but even that's a stock Porsche part. LeMons-legal safety gear, but stock everything else.

Get some good sticky tires first. Me gusta the Dunlop Z2s this one's on. This car's so light, it's still rolling around on the same tires with 1 hour at TWS, the entire 12.5?-hour Eagles Canyon race, and a bunch of farting around at Harris Hill on them. Make sure the car has a good alignment for whatever you're doing with it and it won't hardly make a dent in tires. It's crazy how easy this car is on every consumable, ever.

Dot4 brake fluid and good track brake pads if that's what you're doing with it. If not, skip this. I'm just using plain ol' steel blanks for rotors and the stock setup from the '83 car a) because drilled rotors suck hard because they crack from the holes if you actually USE your brakes and b) because the car's incredibly easy on brakes, too. '84 (the year this car is) had some more complicated calipers than the '83 car with some extra brake sensor lines plugged into them, but one of those was seized, so we just put the totally simple 83 calipers that work back on the new car.

Then maaaaaaybe some nicer suspension, but yeah, this thing is a blast even on floaty, boaty worn-out stock 944 suspension. My car is EXACTLY the kind of thing Judge Phil from LeMons refers to when he talks about bouncing on teams' back bumpers and saying "MMMM, COMFY!"

Squid > Stef Schrader
06/01/2014 at 22:54

Try Gojo or even lots of dish soap. The B&B stuff won't do anything except cover it up. Use a grease remover before you move on to the smelly lotions.

Racescort666 > Stef Schrader
06/01/2014 at 23:23

Don't feel too bad, I decided it would be a good idea to pull the carburetor from my bike apart in my kitchen. Gas fumes have been making me woozy all weekend. Or maybe that's been the booze...

Big Bubba Ray > Stef Schrader
06/01/2014 at 23:26

The first time I was on pit crew for a Chump car race, I was responsible for refueling the car.

Swear I smelled like gas for two weeks after the race.

Stef Schrader > Racescort666
06/01/2014 at 23:30

Gah, 4srs.

Singhjr96 > Stef Schrader
06/01/2014 at 23:48

I completely fail to see the problem here...

Stef Schrader > offroadkarter
06/02/2014 at 00:05

Arrgh. I don't have any around the house, and I forgot to use any at the track.

Stef Schrader > Zerofret
06/02/2014 at 00:06

Gas smell without the woozy effect would be awesome.

Stef Schrader > The Transporter
06/02/2014 at 00:07

Or worse: urea.

offroadkarter > Stef Schrader
06/02/2014 at 00:07

try something that smells worse to cover it up? lol

Stef Schrader > XJDano
06/02/2014 at 00:08

Yeah, but what do you do about the boobie glitter on your face?

GLITTER TELLS ALL. You're hosed, bro.

Stef Schrader > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
06/02/2014 at 00:13

No. Don't have any in the house. Forgot to use the garage sink at the track. Grr.

I have some organic frou-frou exfoliating acne soap in my shower that I might try, though. It's gritty and about the closest thing to gritty Gojo I've got. Kills zits AND grinds off that annoying top layer of skin!

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Stef Schrader
06/02/2014 at 08:44

Try diesel. It's a stronger smell.

Note: I've been working for a year as a pump jockey. I don't even notice the smell of gas anymore.

PCD > Stef Schrader
06/09/2014 at 15:08

Lemon juice?