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Default Cleaning iron before welding - how to?

On Jan 21, 10:16*am, "SteveB" wrote:

[wipe off with gasoline]... *Yes, gas is
hazardous, so work outside. *Put your gas can away from everything where
you're working. *Pay strict attention if you do any grinding.
..., you can expect
cracked skin down to the meat. *Feels real good the next time you get gas in
there.


Err... waterless hand cleaner dissolves lots of stuff that
gasoline dissolves. I'd try that first, it seems like it might
be more ... benign. And, I know it rinses off with water.