Any diy's for this stuff? I've heard "whiting" and solvent, but,
what the heck is "whiting"? And which solvent?

The commercial is about $18 for 24 oz. Like to make a couple of
gallons.


thanks

On concrete I sweep with gasoline then cover with rice hulls for about 10 minutes and sweep it all up. Been re - using the same bucket of hulls for about 20 years. Works on shop floor and driveway.
Ivan Vegvary

Whiting is calcium carbonate usually mined from chalk deposits.
It's main use is as an absorbent. Fullers earth or diatomaceous earth will
probably work just as well.
The solvent depends on what your removing the oil from.
If it's your tie, I would use carbo chlor.
If it is your driveway, I would use kerosene.

Paul K. Dickman

"gary" wrote in message
...
Any diy's for this stuff? I've heard "whiting" and solvent, but,
what the heck is "whiting"? And which solvent?

The commercial is about $18 for 24 oz. Like to make a couple of
gallons.


thanks

On Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:06:47 -0500, "Paul K. Dickman"
wrote:

Whiting is calcium carbonate usually mined from chalk deposits.
It's main use is as an absorbent. Fullers earth or diatomaceous earth will
probably work just as well.
The solvent depends on what your removing the oil from.
If it's your tie, I would use carbo chlor.
If it is your driveway, I would use kerosene.

Paul K. Dickman

Or better yet, mineral spirits. Kero is a light oil, so always leaves
a bit of oil behind.

"gary" wrote in message
.. .
Any diy's for this stuff? I've heard "whiting" and solvent, but,
what the heck is "whiting"? And which solvent?

The commercial is about $18 for 24 oz. Like to make a couple of
gallons.


thanks

On 2014-04-21, Ivan Vegvary wrote:

On concrete I sweep with gasoline then cover with rice hulls for
about 10 minutes and sweep it all up. Been re - using the same
bucket of hulls for about 20 years. Works on shop floor and
driveway. Ivan Vegvary

I hope that you do not smoke at the same time

On Mon, 21 Apr 2014 20:13:39 -0500, Ignoramus29188
wrote:

On 2014-04-21, Ivan Vegvary wrote:

On concrete I sweep with gasoline then cover with rice hulls for
about 10 minutes and sweep it all up. Been re - using the same
bucket of hulls for about 20 years. Works on shop floor and
driveway. Ivan Vegvary

I hope that you do not smoke at the same time

Ain't that the truth.

Reminds me of when Dad ran a bug catcher by the barn in southeast
Texas. The bug catcher bag wouldn't hold them. Ended up with a
crawling pile that filled a wheelbarrow. To kill them, Dad dumped on
gasoline. Later that day, he scooped them up and dumped them in the
burn barrel (we used to burn trash). Even later, he took out the
trash, lit it, and promptly got knocked down when all the little bug
bodies exploded. He said he was covered up with bug bits.

So I hope there's a lid on those rice hulls.

Pete Keillor

On 2014-04-22, Pete Keillor wrote:
On Mon, 21 Apr 2014 20:13:39 -0500, Ignoramus29188
wrote:

On 2014-04-21, Ivan Vegvary wrote:

On concrete I sweep with gasoline then cover with rice hulls for
about 10 minutes and sweep it all up. Been re - using the same
bucket of hulls for about 20 years. Works on shop floor and
driveway. Ivan Vegvary

I hope that you do not smoke at the same time

Ain't that the truth.

Reminds me of when Dad ran a bug catcher by the barn in southeast
Texas. The bug catcher bag wouldn't hold them. Ended up with a
crawling pile that filled a wheelbarrow. To kill them, Dad dumped on
gasoline. Later that day, he scooped them up and dumped them in the
burn barrel (we used to burn trash). Even later, he took out the
trash, lit it, and promptly got knocked down when all the little bug
bodies exploded. He said he was covered up with bug bits.

So I hope there's a lid on those rice hulls.

Pete Keillor

I was pumping **** (sewage) a couple of days ago with a gasoline
pump.

At some point a little plug came off the pump, and I was promptly
sprayed by a very healthy dose of **** that came through that hole.

i

gary wrote:
Any diy's for this stuff? I've heard "whiting" and solvent, but,
what the heck is "whiting"? And which solvent?

The commercial is about $18 for 24 oz. Like to make a couple of
gallons.


thanks

I use Virginia Solvent No. 10 on concrete. Pour some on. Work it was a
floor brush. Hose it off. IIRC, about $20/g.

On 4/21/2014 1:24 PM, gary wrote:
Any diy's for this stuff? I've heard "whiting" and solvent, but,
what the heck is "whiting"? And which solvent?

The commercial is about $18 for 24 oz. Like to make a couple of
gallons.


thanks



Remove oil from clothes? Use "Lestoil".

On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 18:08:48 -0400, Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks wrote:

On 4/21/2014 1:24 PM, gary wrote:
Any diy's for this stuff? I've heard "whiting" and solvent, but,
what the heck is "whiting"? And which solvent?

The commercial is about $18 for 24 oz. Like to make a couple of
gallons.


thanks



Remove oil from clothes? Use "Lestoil".
For small grease stains I "dry clean" with Brake Klean.

On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:06:05 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 18:08:48 -0400, Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks wrote:

On 4/21/2014 1:24 PM, gary wrote:
Any diy's for this stuff? I've heard "whiting" and solvent, but,
what the heck is "whiting"? And which solvent?

The commercial is about $18 for 24 oz. Like to make a couple of
gallons.


thanks



Remove oil from clothes? Use "Lestoil".
For small grease stains I "dry clean" with Brake Klean.

It takes all those nasty colors out, too, doesn't it?


--
Stoop and you'll be stepped on;
stand tall and you'll be shot at.
-- Carlos A. Urbizo

On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:03:52 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:06:05 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 18:08:48 -0400, Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks wrote:

On 4/21/2014 1:24 PM, gary wrote:
Any diy's for this stuff? I've heard "whiting" and solvent, but,
what the heck is "whiting"? And which solvent?

The commercial is about $18 for 24 oz. Like to make a couple of
gallons.


thanks



Remove oil from clothes? Use "Lestoil".
For small grease stains I "dry clean" with Brake Klean.

It takes all those nasty colors out, too, doesn't it?

I worked with a tech who cleaned his shirt in methylene chloride
(before the potential carcinogen stuff) after getting vinyl ester
resin all over it. It got all the resin out great. Removed the
buttons, too.

Pete Keillor

On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:03:52 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:06:05 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 18:08:48 -0400, Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks wrote:

On 4/21/2014 1:24 PM, gary wrote:
Any diy's for this stuff? I've heard "whiting" and solvent, but,
what the heck is "whiting"? And which solvent?

The commercial is about $18 for 24 oz. Like to make a couple of
gallons.


thanks



Remove oil from clothes? Use "Lestoil".
For small grease stains I "dry clean" with Brake Klean.

It takes all those nasty colors out, too, doesn't it?
Have not had that experience (yet)

On Wed, 23 Apr 2014 04:58:57 -0500, Pete Keillor
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:03:52 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:06:05 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 18:08:48 -0400, Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks wrote:

On 4/21/2014 1:24 PM, gary wrote:
Any diy's for this stuff? I've heard "whiting" and solvent, but,
what the heck is "whiting"? And which solvent?

The commercial is about $18 for 24 oz. Like to make a couple of
gallons.


thanks



Remove oil from clothes? Use "Lestoil".
For small grease stains I "dry clean" with Brake Klean.

It takes all those nasty colors out, too, doesn't it?

I worked with a tech who cleaned his shirt in methylene chloride
(before the potential carcinogen stuff) after getting vinyl ester
resin all over it. It got all the resin out great. Removed the
buttons, too.

Pete Keillor
I had a new silk sport jacket drycleaned by a new "discount"
dry-cleaner a number of years back. It took him a couple of months to
find proper replacement buttons to replace the ones he disolved - no
idea what solvent he was using-----.

On Monday, April 21, 2014 1:24:56 PM UTC-4, gary wrote:
Any diy's for this stuff? I've heard "whiting" and solvent, but,

what the heck is "whiting"? And which solvent?



The commercial is about $18 for 24 oz. Like to make a couple of

gallons.





thanks

I use Dawn dish detergent for oil. It works to remove oil from birds

Dan