In the process of getting my flood cooling system going, I've been milling a few odds and ends using liberal amounts of WD40 as a lubricant/coolant. It works great, but the mess it leaves is....bleh.

I have the whole rig sitting in a big plastic tub (intended for flood coolant cathcbasin) so it does a good job of coralling the chips. However, the mill table, the mill itself, my milling vice, and just about everything else is covered with wet, sticky aluminum chips. Paintbrush does a middling-to-poor job of cleaning it off while wet. Paper towels work but you need too many.

So what's the secret here? Wait till the WD40 dries up a bit and then brush? I hate leaving things around all messy-like.