Try the kitty litter and wood block trick....It works. One of my friends father was very anal about the floor in his shop but refused to have it painted(slippery with oil on it painted) so he used to make AJ grind the spots out of the floor each evening.
Mike > Honestly, if your garage floor is coated then clean-up should not be a > problem. You can wipe up the oil then scrub the floor with any good > detergent. > > The problem comes from when it's not, like my driveway. In this case, > some > of the oil actually soaks into the concrete, carrying the black soot in > with > it. I've tried everything from Cascade, Coca-Cola, Muriatic acid and a > pressure washer. Of all of these, the acid was the worse because the acid > actually etched away some of the driveway surface. And yes, there was > still > a stain underneath. > > So, I just watch the stains slowly fade over the years & I ignore the > neighbors' complaints...... > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > 256-656-1924 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ANGELO GIAIMO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:49 PM > To: Tom Hargrave > Cc: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: RE: [MBZ] How to remove diesel oil from concrete? > > Tom, > > Nice.......... Heck, for that matter, I could dump my topsider from the > last oil change on the floor and spread it around. <vbg> > > Glad to see you've got a sense of humor. > > Angelo Giaimo/Fishkill/IBM @ IBMUS > Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (845)894-4296 (tie 533); fax: 892-6235 (tie 532); > 2070 Rt. 52; Hopewell Junction, N.Y. 12533 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Paint the entire garage floor black? > > Seriously, some diesel oil stains on my driveway are over 15 years old. > They fade with time but they never go away. > > Thanks, Tom > 256-656-1924 > > -----Original Message----- > From: "ANGELO GIAIMO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "mercedes@okiebenz.com" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: 7/28/07 7:23 PM > Subject: [MBZ] How to remove diesel oil from concrete? > > Parked my SDL in the garage for about a week while we went to > Jacksonville. > When I came back found a small puddle of oil about 4 X 6 under the front > left fender. (It's a leaking oil cooler hose which is getting fixed > tomorrow) Anyway, what's the best way to get rid of that big black oil > blotch left in the concrete in my garage? > > Thanks, > > Angelo Giaimo > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
