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Oil spills in shed
The shed of an old house smell of oil spills (maybe from a lawn
mower). How do you clean it? Thanks Mike |
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If the oil has seeped into the ground, you're going to have to
dig up all the contaminated dirt, dispose of it in a legally permissible manner (it's hazardous waste!), and replace it with clean fill. There are probably legal restrictions on how you go about doing this; these restrictions vary from state to state. You may need to report the spill to your local or state government, get it inspected, get a permit to clean it up, get an inspection after clean-up, and/or get certification that you cleaned it up in a legally acceptable manner. |
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He is asking about how to clean the floor of his shed, not the dirt. --James-- --------------------------- If the oil has seeped into the ground, you're going to have to dig up all the contaminated dirt, dispose of it in a legally permissible manner (it's hazardous waste!), and replace it with clean fill. There are probably legal restrictions on how you go about doing this; these restrictions vary from state to state. You may need to report the spill to your local or state government, get it inspected, get a permit to clean it up, get an inspection after clean-up, and/or get certification that you cleaned it up in a legally acceptable manner. |
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"James Nipper" writes:
He is asking about how to clean the floor of his shed, not the dirt. How do you know what he's asking? Many (most?) sheds don't *have* a constructed floor -- the floor is the ground. He didn't specify whether his shed has a constructed floor. If the floor is not the bare ground, then he's going to need to tell us exactly what it's made out of for us to be able to give any sort of useful answer about how to get rid of the smell. |
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Oh please.
We are talking about some mower oil on the floor of a shed for pete's sake and you want to call the friggen EPA?!?!?! To the original poster - If its wet - some kitty litter or dry sweep stuff from pep boys. If you cant find the source and its just the smell it probably smells like my old shed. Nothing really you can do except stop storing things like gas and oil in there and air the place out. Vents and or windows will help. "Jonathan Kamens" wrote in message ... If the oil has seeped into the ground, you're going to have to dig up all the contaminated dirt, dispose of it in a legally permissible manner (it's hazardous waste!), and replace it with clean fill. There are probably legal restrictions on how you go about doing this; these restrictions vary from state to state. You may need to report the spill to your local or state government, get it inspected, get a permit to clean it up, get an inspection after clean-up, and/or get certification that you cleaned it up in a legally acceptable manner. |
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QUICK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Call Al Gore, and the EPA !!!!!! |
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"Mike" wrote in message om... The shed of an old house smell of oil spills (maybe from a lawn mower). How do you clean it? Thanks Mike This is Turtle Get you some Purple liquid soap spray call Caster Clean [ made by Caster Oil Co. ] and put it on the floor for about 4 hours. Let it Soak for the 4 hours and then hose it down. It will pull the oil out of the concrete and clean it. Now if it is real bad I have seen them have to let it soak over nite to clean it good. They have it at Walmarts for a about $5.00 a gal. TURTLE |
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Thanks for the kitty litter tip. My shed has a concrete floor (small one).
Mike "Brikp" wrote in message ... Oh please. We are talking about some mower oil on the floor of a shed for pete's sake and you want to call the friggen EPA?!?!?! To the original poster - If its wet - some kitty litter or dry sweep stuff from pep boys. If you cant find the source and its just the smell it probably smells like my old shed. Nothing really you can do except stop storing things like gas and oil in there and air the place out. Vents and or windows will help. |
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Your welcome.
"Mike" wrote in message m... Thanks for the kitty litter tip. My shed has a concrete floor (small one). Mike "Brikp" wrote in message ... Oh please. We are talking about some mower oil on the floor of a shed for pete's sake and you want to call the friggen EPA?!?!?! To the original poster - If its wet - some kitty litter or dry sweep stuff from pep boys. If you cant find the source and its just the smell it probably smells like my old shed. Nothing really you can do except stop storing things like gas and oil in there and air the place out. Vents and or windows will help. |
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"TURTLE" wrote in message ...
"Mike" wrote in message om... The shed of an old house smell of oil spills (maybe from a lawn mower). How do you clean it? Thanks Mike This is Turtle Get you some Purple liquid soap spray call Caster Clean [ made by Caster Oil Co. ] and put it on the floor for about 4 hours. Let it Soak for the 4 hours and then hose it down. It will pull the oil out of the concrete and clean it. Now if it is real bad I have seen them have to let it soak over nite to clean it good. They have it at Walmarts for a about $5.00 a gal. TURTLE Turtle, are you sure that's not Super Clean by Castrol. It has all the qualities you mention except that name. |
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"Al Bundy" wrote in message om... "TURTLE" wrote in message ... "Mike" wrote in message om... The shed of an old house smell of oil spills (maybe from a lawn mower). How do you clean it? Thanks Mike This is Turtle Get you some Purple liquid soap spray call Caster Clean [ made by Caster Oil Co. ] and put it on the floor for about 4 hours. Let it Soak for the 4 hours and then hose it down. It will pull the oil out of the concrete and clean it. Now if it is real bad I have seen them have to let it soak over nite to clean it good. They have it at Walmarts for a about $5.00 a gal. TURTLE Turtle, are you sure that's not Super Clean by Castrol. It has all the qualities you mention except that name. This is Turtle. Yea, that sounds better. I spell like i talk. i use it to clean out my shop with and it will get the dirty / grease and what ever off the concrete floor. It will get the black carbon and oil from burnt compressors and motors out of the concrete. If you let it sit there for yearS it is hard to get out and you have to soak it over nite to get to it with the Castrol's stuff. I'm sure wanting to say Caster's Stuff. Jeff Foxworth was my english teacher in school. TURTLE |
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