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Subject:Re: oil out of concrete
From:Keith Ovregaard
Date:Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:23:15 -0800

Matthew

Any clay-based product will do better than using a solvent. I just
bought this stuff called SelectSorb Oil absorbent, which works great,
but in the past I have used plain old kitty litter. Just sprinkle the
stuff over the spill and grind it in with your shoe. Let it suck up the
oil for a few hours or even over night, then sweep it up. I recycle the
stuff back into the container and it lasts for years until it looses
absorbency

Keith O
84 Westy "Brownie"
90 Westy Syncro.

On Dec 19, 2005, at 5:01 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:44:28 -0800
> From:    Matthew <mpteleski@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: oil out of concrete
>
> volks, i borrowed a friend's garage to do some bus
> work this weekend and spilled some tranny fluid on the
> smooth concrete floor. any recommendations on how to
> remove that oil? i soaked up most of it with sawdust
> but still have a pretty good stain. it is about 10
> degrees below freezing right now, so water and
> simplegreen won't cut it.
>
> thanks
> mp