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Cleaning Oil off of Concrete
Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:44 am
Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:44 am
My wife's care had a busted oil line and leaked oil on the carport and driveway. Any ideas for cleaning it? I tried some kind of spray from Auto Zone (they have a million different kinds) and it didn't do a thing. I put down some kitty litter last night and I'll let it sit for a day or two, but I have a feeling that won't do very much.
Someone mentioned bleach, but that will probably just stain the rest of the concrete and leave white spots. There's one pretty big area and a ton of smaller circles where it leaked as she was backing out, I assume.
Any brilliant ideas? And yes, I Googled and got a ton of suggestions. Pretty much everything you can think of and I wanted to narrow it down a little.
Someone mentioned bleach, but that will probably just stain the rest of the concrete and leave white spots. There's one pretty big area and a ton of smaller circles where it leaked as she was backing out, I assume.
Any brilliant ideas? And yes, I Googled and got a ton of suggestions. Pretty much everything you can think of and I wanted to narrow it down a little.
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Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:46 am to Python
Kitty litter first and then some powder dish detergent
Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:48 am to Python
Let the kitty litter sit for several days then use large amounts of Dawn dishwashing soap. You can let the soap soak for a few hours and rinse. Might need several applications.
Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:48 am to Motorboat
Dish detergent dry, I assume? Just put it down like the kitty litter?
Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:50 am to Python
pressure washer
Posted on 9/10/12 at 10:55 am to Python
GAS
Posted on 9/10/12 at 11:06 am to Python
No. put down the kitty litter and let sit for a few days. sweep it up. anything oil left can be brushed up with dry dish detergent and some water and hose off
Posted on 9/10/12 at 11:25 am to Python
Kitty litter then simple green then pressure washer
Posted on 9/10/12 at 11:29 am to HeadBusta4LSU
After you lay the kitty litter down you need to walk around on it and smash it up real good until its almost a powder.
Posted on 9/10/12 at 11:39 am to Python
Gasoline works well for cleaning up oil and blowing your garage to the moon.
Posted on 9/10/12 at 11:46 am to Jblac15
quote:
After you lay the kitty litter down you need to walk around on it and smash it up real good until its almost a powder.
I think that's what this fella was doing so be careful:
Don't Stomp too Hard
Posted on 9/10/12 at 11:52 am to Python
Lots of detergent and use a push broom to scrub it real well
And bleach and a brush does a good job on cleaning concrete.
You'll never get it all out but you will make it much less noticeable
And bleach and a brush does a good job on cleaning concrete.
You'll never get it all out but you will make it much less noticeable
Posted on 9/10/12 at 11:59 am to Python
This shite will take the white off concrete
Puts Simple Green or any other degreaser to shame.
Puts Simple Green or any other degreaser to shame.
Posted on 9/10/12 at 12:00 pm to Python
Brake cleaner is a really good cleaner... you can try this after the kitty litter. I've always had good luck with just kitty litter, but make sure you crush it up good like someone else mentioned.
Posted on 9/10/12 at 12:07 pm to Boats n Hose
This shite. Also great for getting dried dead hooker blood out of carpet.
This post was edited on 9/10/12 at 9:43 pm
Posted on 9/10/12 at 12:50 pm to Python
Pour bleach on it
Posted on 9/10/12 at 12:51 pm to 4X4DEMON
WD-40
Posted on 9/10/12 at 7:50 pm to Python
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