Date:         28 Jul 1995 12:08:11 -0700
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Harvey Chao" <Harvey_Chao@smtp.svl.trw.com>
Subject:      Re: oil leak stains

                      RE>>oil leak stains                          7/28/95

Rubber gloves, and safety glasses are also advised.

Plan ahead, think about what would you do if you accidently splashed some acid
on .
o  your cloths
o  your kid or pets
o  something nearyby
o
o
o

what would you want to have immediatly available to use on the spill.  
Harvey
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MURIATIC ACID.

Now, this stuff is dangerous, make no mistake. It will take the skin off
your bones as quickly as it will take oil out of concrete-- and it dissolves
the concrete, too. But nothing else eradicates the oils stains, that I
have been able to find.


Muriatic is available from most hardware stores, as is the acid brush.
But BE CAREFUL with it, and have a running garden hose ready at all times.
Maybe some baking soda, too.

 -Steve Maher     smaher@gi.com       '71 VW Transporter w/trans oil leak