Matthew Any clay-based product will do better than using a solvent. I just bought this stuff called SelectSorb Oil absorbent, which works great, but in the past I have used plain old kitty litter. Just sprinkle the stuff over the spill and grind it in with your shoe. Let it suck up the oil for a few hours or even over night, then sweep it up. I recycle the stuff back into the container and it lasts for years until it looses absorbency Keith O 84 Westy "Brownie" 90 Westy Syncro.
On Dec 19, 2005, at 5:01 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:44:28 -0800 > From: Matthew <mpteleski@YAHOO.COM> > Subject: oil out of concrete > > volks, i borrowed a friend's garage to do some bus > work this weekend and spilled some tranny fluid on the > smooth concrete floor. any recommendations on how to > remove that oil? i soaked up most of it with sawdust > but still have a pretty good stain. it is about 10 > degrees below freezing right now, so water and > simplegreen won't cut it. > > thanks > mp |
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