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HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE

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can farmall mik

07-19-2001 06:09:46




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MY OLD A BLED SOME OIL ONTO HIS NEW CONCRETE

I'VE TRIED: TSP THOMPSONS DRIVEWAY AND FLOOR CLEANER MASONS STONE WASH AND DRIVEWAY CLEANER TIDE CLOTHES DETERGENT CITRUS FLOOR CLEANER ENGINE DEGREASER

ANY IDEAS?




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can farmall mike

07-20-2001 06:12:01




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 Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to can farmall mike, 07-19-2001 06:09:46  
THANKS GUYS I'LL LET YA KNOW WHAT WORKS THE BEST



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Craig

07-19-2001 17:43:28




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 Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to can farmall mike, 07-19-2001 06:09:46  
Boy! Are we glad it was you and not us. My cheap two cents Craig



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Jc in TX

07-19-2001 15:25:53




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 Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to can farmall mike, 07-19-2001 06:09:46  
I haven't seen this suggestion, so I'll add it: pressure wash the spot. If you have a pressure washer, great. If not, you can borrow or rent one. 3500 psi will blow that stain off easy. 1200 psi will probably work too, it'll just take a little while. A pressure washer will amaze you with the grease, grime, and weathering it will take off of concrete, masonry, even an old Farmall.



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can farmall mike

07-20-2001 06:04:50




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 Re: Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to Jc in TX, 07-19-2001 15:25:53  
tried 2500 psi at 3 gal per minute....didn't
bugde it....its a stain thats in there



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KURT

07-19-2001 12:45:11




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 Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to can farmall mike, 07-19-2001 06:09:46  
I tryed this once and it worked to a point. about 5 years ago I spilled a half quart on the my black top road, and I did not want some green peace idiot to come up to my door and say hey that hurts the environment. I used cat litter to soak up the puddle and then I used dry plaster powder (the kind you buy in the paper sacks) and I threw about 5 pounds of that on the road and spread it around and let it soak up the stain. A year later when I sold the house it looked like a discolored bleach stain in the road because the plaster dust and oil combo discolored the black top road.

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Reid

07-19-2001 09:59:48




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 Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to can farmall mike, 07-19-2001 06:09:46  
Portland cement works real well,just sprinkle
it on the spot completely covering it,let sit for a day,scrape the area a little and sweep.



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Haas

07-19-2001 09:51:30




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 Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to can farmall mike, 07-19-2001 06:09:46  
1. Fix the oil leak on the A
2. Tell him his daughter (your wife) is the one who parked the A on his new concrete. 3. Don't park the A on his concrete anymore.



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Duane

07-19-2001 09:29:58




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 Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to can farmall mike, 07-19-2001 06:09:46  
Laquer Thinner is the ONLY way to go..... I've sprayed, rubbed it and poured it on my concrete. It is the best degreaser around. Learned this from an auto mechanics shop. wipe up the excess with a clean cloth, but it evaporates quickly too.

works beautifully, and it's cheap....
Brake parts cleaner works but it's expensive by comparison.



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Bob Kerr

07-19-2001 08:47:47




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 Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to can farmall mike, 07-19-2001 06:09:46  
I have used coleman fuel and had it work well. I first lay down a clean rag flat over the oil spot and then soak the rag with coleman fuel. The fuel disolves the oil and as the rag dries it pulls up the oil out of the concrete. use a fine woven rag like an old T shirt and dont scrub the spot with the rag. the rag needs to be "tight" against the concrete for it to work.This may also work with cat litter but I havent tried that.

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ff316

07-19-2001 07:50:01




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 Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to can farmall mike, 07-19-2001 06:09:46  
ACID!! Your local auto parts store probably sells "mag wheel cleaner" which is basically a combination of some different types of acid. Some NAPA and hardware stores also sell muriatic acid for cleaning concrete and brick. Be aware that acid = BAD SH!T and be careful with it. If all else fails buy him a nice area rug for his shop! Good luck, Fireman



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Red Dave

07-19-2001 07:43:55




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 Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to can farmall mike, 07-19-2001 06:09:46  
I'm with Ryan, try brake cleaner. I'm not sure about the new formula since they banned some of these clorinated solvents, but the old formula used to work pretty good at cleaning oil off concrete. Used to be able to buy it in gallon cans. Pour it on, soak it in, brush it into the pores of the concrete (use a natural bristle, this stuff will eat some plastics). Better do it when the out-laws are away. Don't get it on any carpets, furniture etc. It might eat into the finish of things.
Use lots of ventilation, it's not something you want to breathe.

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Dave t

07-19-2001 06:34:59




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 Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to can farmall mike, 07-19-2001 06:09:46  
Plain ol' floordry. Pour some down on spot, and use your shoe to grind it in. It may not remove the spot, but it'll bleach it out so it's not as noticable. An old trick I learned in the Air Force.



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big fred

07-19-2001 06:54:13




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 Re: Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to Dave t, 07-19-2001 06:34:59  
Cheapest kitty litter you can find. I had a Suburban that left an oil slick in my driveway. When it came time to sell the house, I just dumped half a bag of kitty litter on the driveway, ground it in with my shoe and let it sit for a couple weeks, then repeated the process. Got almost all the stain up.



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Kendall

07-19-2001 08:08:21




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 Re: Re: Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to big fred, 07-19-2001 06:54:13  
Dito on the cheap kitty litter and grind it in.



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Ryan - IN

07-19-2001 06:28:10




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 Re: HELP....HOW DO U GET OIL OFF UR FATHER-IN-LAWS CONCRETE in reply to can farmall mike, 07-19-2001 06:09:46  
If it is concrete, and not pavement/blacktop, try brake cleaner. It is made to dissolve the oil based fluids, and then it evaporates. I have used it before in my garage.



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