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Oil on concrete
Posted on 7/31/23 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 7/31/23 at 2:39 pm
Does anyone have a good remedy to remove oil stain from garage floor. Brand new expedition leaked all the rear end fluid out and now garage floor is stained. 3500 psi pressure didn’t lift it.
This post was edited on 7/31/23 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 7/31/23 at 2:54 pm to shaqtaw
Once the stain is set I've never been successful at removing it. If the stain is fairly new, you can get a commercial degreaser like Purple Power and spray all over the stain. Let it sit for awhile then pressure wash. This will lighten it. I've had some success with gasoline and also brake cleaner, but the brake cleaner can lighten the concrete compared to what's around it which sometimes just makes it look worse.
I have heard and read good things about this product: LINK . I've never had any personal experience with it though.
I have heard and read good things about this product: LINK . I've never had any personal experience with it though.
This post was edited on 7/31/23 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 7/31/23 at 3:04 pm to shaqtaw
Get some oil dry and cover the stain. Let it soak up the residual oil then pour some Lacquer thinner on it. Find an old pair of shoes. Put them on and grind the oil dry into the stain. Let it sit until thinner is gone. Sweep up oil dry. Concrete is white again. Works really well on smooth concrete such as a garage floor
Posted on 7/31/23 at 3:22 pm to shaqtaw
Cheap cat litter or oil absorbent from Napa. Same stuff.
Posted on 7/31/23 at 3:58 pm to shaqtaw
On fresh oil from oil change splatter, I throw some Dawn on it and leave it be. After a few rains, I never see it again.
Posted on 7/31/23 at 5:09 pm to shaqtaw
liquid dish soap i.e. Dawn.
Apply. Scrub. Wash. Repeat.
Sell the Ford.
Apply. Scrub. Wash. Repeat.
Sell the Ford.
Posted on 7/31/23 at 5:29 pm to shaqtaw
Pour oil over the entire garage?
Posted on 8/1/23 at 11:48 am to shaqtaw
Try WD-40. That shite gets tar out of carpet.
Posted on 8/1/23 at 8:25 pm to shaqtaw
Pour gasoline over the stain and scrub it in with an old broom. Don’t blow yourself up. Get some oil dry and grind it in with your shoes, like someone else says. Sweep up the oil-dry and dispose of it safely.
I used to be a mechanic and this is how we used to keep the shop floor clean.
I used to be a mechanic and this is how we used to keep the shop floor clean.
This post was edited on 8/1/23 at 10:23 pm
Posted on 8/1/23 at 8:44 pm to shaqtaw
I used laundry detergent the other day and it worked well. Less than 24 hours after I noticed it though.
Posted on 8/1/23 at 8:55 pm to shaqtaw
After the hard freeze last year by Super Duty with 6.7 started leaking oil around the oil pan. Something to do with the freeze breaking the pan seal or some shite. Read about it on the internet. At any rate, it leaked quite a bit. Tried all the home remediies (dawn, degreaser, acetone, hand cleaner, etc...) and Tide liquid probably did the best after I put in on heavy and then covered the oil stain with a piece of plywood so the Tide could really soak in for a few days. Pressure washed it afterward and repeated again. It helped but by no means came close to removing the stain.
I then bought some stuff called "Pull It Out" on Amazon. Had pretty good reviews overall. It worked decently. It's a milky thick white liquid you pour on the stain and let it dry. Then you brush the powder away. It lightened some of the stains quite a bit.
Nothing got rid of the stains but now they are much less noticeable.
I then bought some stuff called "Pull It Out" on Amazon. Had pretty good reviews overall. It worked decently. It's a milky thick white liquid you pour on the stain and let it dry. Then you brush the powder away. It lightened some of the stains quite a bit.
Nothing got rid of the stains but now they are much less noticeable.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 4:08 am to shaqtaw
I had good luck with Goof Off Concrete Cleaner and Oil Stain Remover
Posted on 8/2/23 at 2:49 pm to shaqtaw
Prosoco makes a product - Oil & Grease Stain Remover
Posted on 8/2/23 at 3:37 pm to shaqtaw
I've always had good luck with wetting the surface and getting some powdered laundry detergent and rubbing it into the stain with a broom. Then rinse it off.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:05 pm to shaqtaw
I’ve always used Simple Green. Spray it on the oil spot once or twice and after couple rain days they are gone. But, I always treat them as soon as I get a spill so a stain that has been there a while might not be as easy to get rid of
Posted on 8/3/23 at 7:53 am to shaqtaw
How about removing old oil stains over a large area? Will something like clorox bleach help? Everything the prior owner of my home owned and stored in the garage must have leaked oil. These are old stains. Some of the liquid stain removers mentioned would cost a fortune to apply over such a large area.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:47 am to shaqtaw
Distilled vinegar will do a good job of making it less noticeable.
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