On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:15:40 -0800, Paul Drahn
wrote:

On 11/10/2011 4:23 AM, Ignoramus30836 wrote:

At first, I thought that you were joking when you mentioned oiled sand.

You are talking about this, right?

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/COT...Compound-3H401

It says "for painted surfaces and oil resistant floors". It would
seem that it would not work as well for unfinished concrete?

Yup, that is the stuff. We have been using it for 11 years. Does get
lost in the cracks, but after the first time, the cracks are full!

Paul

Grainger only has the Green in little sacks, I'm sure other suppliers
have it in the bigger fiber drums and boxes. (tappa tappa tappa) ...

Yup, McMaster shows the Red (Petroleum) and Green (Wax) and a
Biodegradable Tan Soybean Oil based, in 100# and 300# drums. I'm sure
there's a big cleaning supplies house like Waxie near you.

If the floor is sealed & painted or has floor tiles, you get the Green
colored sweeping compound that is Wax based and no sand or grit, and
the Tan is good when you don't want to make more Hazmat. The Waste
Management folks can't complain about putting the Green or Tan in the
regular trash.

Like a lot of commodities, Sawdust and Sand and a little Oil are
relatively cheap - packaging (empty fiber drum, lid, liner bag) and
shipping is most of the cost. Go for the big drum once every two
years, not a small bag every two months. If it's made regionally,
sometimes you can get credit back on a good used drum return.

Unless you get a better deal on a whole pallet of bags at Will Call -
they forklift load, give them an exchange pallet if they want a
deposit, you forklift unload and stick it in the Steel Racking...

-- Bruce --