Concrete cleaning
 

I dripped some cooking oil on nicely finished concrete, leaving what looks
like wet dots. I figured they would come out with some soap and power
washing. They did not. What can I use to get these off? It was common
cooking oil.

Steve

Concrete cleaning
 

On 8/6/2012 9:04 PM, Steve B wrote:
I dripped some cooking oil on nicely finished concrete, leaving what looks
like wet dots. I figured they would come out with some soap and power
washing. They did not. What can I use to get these off? It was common
cooking oil.

Steve



I put down cat litter on spilled motor oil, which is SOP. Mash it in
and leave for a day or two. Sweep it up. It left gray haze, which I
did not try to remove, so don't know if that would be removeable. Try
some full-strength Dawn, leave it for a while and then wash.

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"Norminn" wrote in message
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On 8/6/2012 9:04 PM, Steve B wrote:
I dripped some cooking oil on nicely finished concrete, leaving what
looks
like wet dots. I figured they would come out with some soap and power
washing. They did not. What can I use to get these off? It was common
cooking oil.

Steve



I put down cat litter on spilled motor oil, which is SOP. Mash it in and
leave for a day or two. Sweep it up. It left gray haze, which I did not
try to remove, so don't know if that would be removeable. Try some
full-strength Dawn, leave it for a while and then wash.

I understand that the "old" treatment from the '50s was, after the first
cleanup such as above, you did the final cleanup by using "fullers earth"
and let it sit for a couple of days, one or two such treatments should get
all but a tiny bit out.

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On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 18:04:46 -0700, "Steve B" wrote:

I dripped some cooking oil on nicely finished concrete, leaving what looks
like wet dots. I figured they would come out with some soap and power
washing. They did not. What can I use to get these off? It was common
cooking oil.

Steve


TSP ( trisodium phosphate ) can be used as a masonry cleaner. It cuts
grease, oils, etc., in preparation for painting. Located in the paint
section of the borg. Get the RED box. The green box is fake TSP.
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Concrete cleaning
 

"Steve B" wrote in message
...
I dripped some cooking oil on nicely finished concrete, leaving what looks
like wet dots. I figured they would come out with some soap and power
washing. They did not. What can I use to get these off? It was common
cooking oil.

Steve

Petrol and a scrubbing brush. Do not smoke.

Concrete cleaning
 

On Aug 6, 8:04*pm, "Steve B" wrote:
I dripped some cooking oil on nicely finished concrete, leaving what looks
like wet dots. *I figured they would come out with some soap and power
washing. *They did not. *What can I use to get these off? *It was common
cooking oil.

Steve

A blob of hand cleaner on each spot, let sit for 30 min, then power
wash.

Concrete cleaning
 

On Aug 6, 6:04*pm, "Steve B" wrote:
I dripped some cooking oil on nicely finished concrete, leaving what looks
like wet dots. *I figured they would come out with some soap and power
washing. *They did not. *What can I use to get these off? *It was common
cooking oil.

Steve


Any kind of wetting agent... soap, detergent, Simple Green.

Apply, scrub, rinse

repeat several times

residual with be gone in 6 months, no worries

cheers
Bob