[Shop-talk] fresh oil stain on concrete floor

[Chip Mautz]

Kaolin clay (kitty litter) soaks up like 10x (from memory, maybe more) it weight in liquids.  So, sweep it up, keep it in a container, and keep using it until it no longer works.

Using mineral spirits works too, it gets under the oil and lifts it, and the clay soaks it up.

Dealing with the fumes sucks, though.

May have to call hazmat when you're done with that litter!  :-)

Chip

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-----Original Message-----
From: "old dirtbeard" <dirtbeard at pacbell.net>

Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:10:20 
To:"Bill" <bn1 at pacbell.net>
Cc:shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] fresh oil stain on concrete floor


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Bill
  To: old dirtbeard
  Cc: shop-talk at autox.team.net
  Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:07 AM
  Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] fresh oil stain on concrete floor


  Soak up some more of it by spreading down cheap Kitty Litter, putting on
your boots and grinding it in by dancing a Jig on top.


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Ok, so I am dancing a jig (actually, more of a clog) on the litter when I
start thinking that if someone saw me doing this and it ended up on YouTube,
it could be pretty embarrassing.  :)

It is working like a champ, though. I also used my heavy floor jack with large
steel wheels to roll through the litter. It really pulverized and ground in
the litter (also no YouTube risk with this one).

I was thinking that if I had a water filled lawn roller, it would be pretty
easy to clean up a large mess in no time. Or a floor buffer...

Also, my wife assured me that she did not cause the mess and that it was like
that when she pulled in the garage. I believe her and wanted to retract the
earlier misstatement.

Thanks and I'll provide an update in a day or two.

best,

doug
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