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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 |
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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. |
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"Norminn" wrote in message m... 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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"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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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