OT - Cleaning Oil Spill on Carpet

Kirk Grau · Dec 5, 2008

Daughter had a gallon of oil spill in her trunk. Have it blotted up, but still a big mess. Anybody got any good cleaners/chemical/home remedies to help finish the job and get it back to semi usable condition.

Thanks in Advance,

Kirk

ScottyHOMeY · Dec 5, 2008

A brush, a pail and a lot of Dawn, considerably more Dawn than you'd use to do a sinkful of dinner dishes.

Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

john *.?-!.* cub owner · Dec 5, 2008

Try a abundant application of Goop hand cleaner, worked in well. the pressure wash with warm water. Out of car of course.

Hobo,NC · Dec 5, 2008

Dunno if you can still get this, GM (General motors) # 1050244 Fabric cleaner. Its got me out of a few jams when I got oil/grease on a customers interior. sorta stinks but the oder don't hang around long.

Lately I just use brake clean, have also used my share of dish wash'n soap

Anonymous-0 · Dec 5, 2008

go to the junk yard and they might give you one because they don't get many calls for them

Jiles · Dec 5, 2008

Spray 9 will clean it.

npuller · Dec 5, 2008

just put down some oil dry rub it in good let it set then vaccum it up.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 5, 2008

YIKES--A gallon?!?! Oil--like motor oil, or vegetable oil?

Either way, I"d be tempted to tear the carpet out, use a high pressure hose to wash the residue out of the trunk, and get a new carpet from the junkyard.

ArleninOr · Dec 6, 2008

Kirk get some stuff called Stall Dry and put it on the carpet to soak up the oil and then lift the carpet up and put some more underneath do this in the reverse of what I said getting old and can't think straight then pull carpet and pressure wash.Don't know where everyone else is but the Auto Recyclers here don't give anything away if they think they can make a dollar.HTH

ArleninOr · Dec 6, 2008

Kirk get some stuff called Stall Dry and put it on the carpet to soak up the oil and then lift the carpet up and put some more underneath do this in the reverse of what I said getting old and can't think straight then pull carpet and pressure wash.Don't know where everyone else is but the Auto Recyclers here don't give anything away if they think they can make a dollar.HTH

Anonymous-0 · Dec 6, 2008

Take the carpet out and treat it with Spray & Wash then rinse at car wash or in driveway with hose. Spray & wash has to set on the material for a specified period of time before rinsing. It will smell good after the wash.

bruster · Dec 6, 2008

Pine-Sol is what I've always used to get rid of oil and tar on clothing, and should clean it right up.

northener · Dec 6, 2008

Try wd 40 it will suck oil off the ocean floor.

Kirk Grau · Dec 6, 2008

Thanks for all the ideas, pulled the carpet last night after I found it.

In the dark I did not see that it was soaked through, but about to go look at it and make an assessment in the daylight.

Amount of oil is in question, but it was a gallon container that now has about 1/2 a quart left in it. Not sure how much had been used, but it was almost full. I try to keep fluids in each car for emergencies.

Thanks again for the help,

Kirk

Anonymous-0 · Dec 7, 2008

Dry sawdust will pick up a lot of oil.Oil Dry costs more and leaves fine dust behind.

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