My snow-blower leaked a rather large puddle of motor-oil on our basement
concrete floor.

What's the best way to get the stain out?

Ray wrote:
My snow-blower leaked a rather large puddle of motor-oil on our
basement concrete floor.

What's the best way to get the stain out?

Start with getting as much oil out as possible. I suggest starting with
kitty littler and naphtha. pour on the naphtha and then cover it with the
kitty letter. Keep it damp for some time and then add more kitty litter to
dry it up. Clean up the kitty litter and repeat if necessary as long as it
helps. Next try TSP if available in your area, if not try one of the
specialty products made for cleaning oil and other stains off concrete.

Good Luck

--
Joseph Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

"Joseph Meehan" wrote in message

Start with getting as much oil out as possible. I suggest starting
with kitty littler and naphtha. pour on the naphtha and then cover it
with the kitty letter. Keep it damp for some time and then add more kitty
litter to dry it up. Clean up the kitty litter and repeat if necessary as
long as it helps. Next try TSP if available in your area, if not try one
of the specialty products made for cleaning oil and other stains off
concrete.

Good Luck

I'd be afraid to pour naphtha on the floor. The fumes are highly volatile
and could cause a fire rather quickly if they hit a pilot light on a heater.
Just like pouring gasoline right on the floor. When we were kids, my brother
set our house on fire pouring gas in the basement. Use an oil absorbent
first. Let it sit for a few days, the clean with a strong detergent or TSP.

Put a handful of dry concrete on the stain, leave it for a day and sweep it
up. Works great.

My snow-blower leaked a rather large puddle of motor-oil on our basement
concrete floor.

What's the best way to get the stain out?

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"Joseph Meehan" wrote in message

Start with getting as much oil out as possible. I suggest
starting with kitty littler and naphtha. pour on the naphtha and
then cover it with the kitty letter. Keep it damp for some time and
then add more kitty litter to dry it up. Clean up the kitty litter
and repeat if necessary as long as it helps. Next try TSP if
available in your area, if not try one of the specialty products
made for cleaning oil and other stains off concrete.

Good Luck

I'd be afraid to pour naphtha on the floor. The fumes are highly
volatile and could cause a fire rather quickly if they hit a pilot
light on a heater. Just like pouring gasoline right on the floor.
When we were kids, my brother set our house on fire pouring gas in
the basement. Use an oil absorbent first. Let it sit for a few
days, the clean with a strong detergent or TSP.

You are right, I should have included cautions. Naphtha is less
dangerous than many of the alternatives, but it is still dangerous. I do
use it, but if I had an open flame anywhere in the garage or connected area,
I would be sure to eliminate that flame first.

--
Joseph Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

paint over it. that way the next spill will come up easy.

randy

"Ray" wrote in message
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My snow-blower leaked a rather large puddle of motor-oil on our basement
concrete floor.

What's the best way to get the stain out?

Joseph Meehan wrote:
Ray wrote:
My snow-blower leaked a rather large puddle of motor-oil on our
basement concrete floor.

What's the best way to get the stain out?

Start with getting as much oil out as possible. I suggest
starting with kitty littler and naphtha. pour on the naphtha and
then cover it with the kitty letter. Keep it damp for some time and
then add more kitty litter to dry it up. Clean up the kitty litter
and repeat if necessary as long as it helps. Next try TSP if
available in your area, if not try one of the specialty products made
for cleaning oil and other stains off concrete.

Eeek!

Wouldn't naptha (gasoline, etc.), dissolve the oil and let it sink further
into the concrete?

Kitty litter for quite a while is good. I think I'd then try power washing
with detergent.

Spray the oil spot with brake parts cleaner
and wipe up with a rag...

In article c5TId.9162$CI6.2716@trnddc06,
"Ray" wrote:

My snow-blower leaked a rather large puddle of motor-oil on our basement
concrete floor.

What's the best way to get the stain out?



I just put sawdust on it, walk on it and occasionally sweep it up and
put fresh sawdust down. If you want to get rid of the residual stain
after that, use a specialty product.

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"Ray" wrote in message
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My snow-blower leaked a rather large puddle of motor-oil on our basement
concrete floor.

What's the best way to get the stain out?



Liquid Tide, strong brush, and elbow grease.

"Ray" wrote in message
news:c5TId.9162$CI6.2716@trnddc06...
My snow-blower leaked a rather large puddle of motor-oil on our basement
concrete floor.

What's the best way to get the stain out?

Why worry about it? Just park the snow blower over the spot and
fuhgedahboutit.....

;-]

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:40:56 GMT, "Ray"
wrote:

My snow-blower leaked a rather large puddle of motor-oil on our basement
concrete floor.

What's the best way to get the stain out?


Pour cat litter or oil dry on it. Leave it, walk on the area as often
as you can; sweep after a few weeks.

In article c5TId.9162$CI6.2716@trnddc06,
says...
My snow-blower leaked a rather large puddle of motor-oil on our basement
concrete floor.

What's the best way to get the stain out?

Laquer thinner works exceptionally well in the driveway. I'd be
reluctant to use it indoors, though.

-Mike

Our paper reported a couple of years ago a man was seriously burned
when the vapors from lacquer thinner exploded when they reached the
pilot of the stove in the kitchen he was cleaning. I use it in the
garage where the water heater is on a stand above the floor where
vapors collect. The garage doors are also open for ventilation.

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:13:37 -0600, Mike Hartigan
wrote:

In article c5TId.9162$CI6.2716@trnddc06,
says...
My snow-blower leaked a rather large puddle of motor-oil on our basement
concrete floor.

What's the best way to get the stain out?

Laquer thinner works exceptionally well in the driveway. I'd be
reluctant to use it indoors, though.

-Mike

Bob Bowles wrote:

... vapors from lacquer thinner exploded when they reached the
pilot of the stove in the kitchen he was cleaning. I use it in the
garage where the water heater is on a stand above the floor where
vapors collect. The garage doors are also open for ventilation.
....

That's still too spooky for me...I'd keep any highly volatile liquid
away from the open flame...maybe if there were an exhausting fan as well
as the open door...just why take a chance? It'll only go boom once.

The Number One answer is: find a quart of DC-13 from Klean-Strip
(Driveway and Concrete cleaner) Yardbirds out in Calif has it, my
local HD used to carry it....

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:40:56 GMT, "Ray"
wrote:

My snow-blower leaked a rather large puddle of motor-oil on our basement
concrete floor.

What's the best way to get the stain out?

Id start with liquid dishwasher soap, It may not be 100% but it is
safe and can sometimes work wonders on oil.


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