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Re: Cleaning oil off concrete

To: Bill Rabel <brabel@dlux.net>
Subject: Re: Cleaning oil off concrete
From: "Paul A. Asgeirsson" <Pasgeirsson@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 11:27:59 -0800
Rather than gasoline, use some clean solvent or paint thinner.  Scrub a bit, 
pick
up most with old towel/rags and cover with kitty litter or similar.  Sweep it up
the next day and it's amazing how clean it is.

Paul A

Bill Rabel wrote:

> > Any recommendations on how to clean a long trail of Mobil One 1550
> > off concrete pavers?
>
> Amazing but true: You can douse the spots with gasoline, scrub them
> with a brush, and then cover the spots with oil-dry (kitty litter) for
> a few days. One or two treatments will really do an amazing job. I've
> always used this technique inside the garage, so you'd either have to
> have a spell of dry weather or divert water from these areas and cover
> them during cleaning. I've also used a product called Oil-Eater, which
> is designed for the same purpose, and you use absorbing granules to
> suck up the stain.
>
> - Bill Rabel
>    Wet Spot Garage
>    (I used to own a Healey, hence my garage's moniker)

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