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Posted on 7/31/23 at 2:39 pm
Posted by shaqtaw
Member since Oct 2009
4985 posts
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 by ellunchboxo
Gtown
Member since Feb 2009
18808 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 2:52 pm to
Paint the whole thing.
Posted by bluemoons
the marsh
Member since Oct 2012
5523 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 2:54 pm to
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.
This post was edited on 7/31/23 at 2:56 pm
Posted by Speckhound
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2020
151 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 3:04 pm to
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 by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
14312 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 3:22 pm to
Cheap cat litter or oil absorbent from Napa. Same stuff.
Posted by Finnish
Member since Nov 2021
426 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 3:58 pm to
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 by skidry
Member since Jul 2009
3272 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 5:06 pm to
Brake cleaner.

LINK
Posted by concrete_tiger
Member since May 2020
6048 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 5:09 pm to
liquid dish soap i.e. Dawn.

Apply. Scrub. Wash. Repeat.

Sell the Ford.
Posted by MasterDigger
Member since Nov 2019
2149 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 5:19 pm to

2x4
Posted by TimeOutdoors
AK
Member since Sep 2014
12123 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 5:29 pm to
Pour oil over the entire garage?
Posted by LSU999
Member since Nov 2012
9119 posts
Posted on 8/1/23 at 11:48 am to
Try WD-40. That shite gets tar out of carpet.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56091 posts
Posted on 8/1/23 at 8:25 pm to
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.
This post was edited on 8/1/23 at 10:23 pm
Posted by thegreatboudini
Member since Oct 2008
6460 posts
Posted on 8/1/23 at 8:44 pm to
I used laundry detergent the other day and it worked well. Less than 24 hours after I noticed it though.
Posted by Tridentds
Sugar Land
Member since Aug 2011
20464 posts
Posted on 8/1/23 at 8:55 pm to
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.





Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
67497 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 4:08 am to
I had good luck with Goof Off Concrete Cleaner and Oil Stain Remover
Posted by Guzzlingil
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2003
2012 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 2:49 pm to
Prosoco makes a product - Oil & Grease Stain Remover
Posted by BayouBengal51
Forest Hill, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2006
6561 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 3:37 pm to
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 by ArkBengal
Benton, AR
Member since Aug 2004
1927 posts
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:05 pm to
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 by Chinese Bandit Boy
Member since Jun 2021
542 posts
Posted on 8/3/23 at 7:53 am to
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 by FlyinTiger93
Member since May 2010
3590 posts
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:47 am to
Distilled vinegar will do a good job of making it less noticeable.
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