Synthetic oils, filters

[lesnyd@bb1t.monsanto.com (Larry E. Snyder lesnyd@monsanto.com 314-694-3626)]

I've been running Castrol Syntec in my GT6+ since I put the new head
on, and the oil still looks good (of course, I'm putting in a new quart
every 500 miles or so). It's getting near time to change it; but I have
a question:

How can I change my filter more frequently than the oil itself? When I
spin off the filter, won't large quantities of oil spill out while I
attempt to spin on a new one, with slick, oily hands? This will make
a mess, won't it? 

Showing my ignorance,

Larry
lesnyd@monsanto.com