I don,t care how careful you are you'll eventually find you spill oil on your shops floor,
now this results in both a dangerously slippery surface and a damn ugly UN-sightly mess, now you can go to your local auto parts store and buy special oil absorbent compounds, but they tend to be expensive and the concrete cleaners tend to dissolve asphalt so you sure don,t want to use them if you flushing the residue into the local street with your garden hose as you'll eventually find it tearing up the street and the city may bill you for the damage!
a smarter route is to go this route below
CLOSELY RELATED THREAD
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/cleaning-the-garage-floor.6501/
step one is containment and absorption,
walmart sells 25 lb bags of kitty litter for around $6 each that works very effectively, yes theres other options,but many don,t work as well and few are as cost effective!
but pouring as much kitty litter as required on the oil , working in around with a broom helps absorb the majority and its certainly FAR cheaper than some products designed for the task
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Special-Kitty-Natural-Cat-Litter-25-Lb-Cats/10293705
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Pure-Nat...e-All-Natural-Kitty-Litter-HC005060/205786206
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Quickie-Bulldozer-18-in-Indoor-Outdoor-Push-Broom-00528RMCAN-20/100133494
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Quickie-Professional-17-in-Aluminum-Dust-Pan-428/202843358
you'll generally want to sweep up, collect and trash bag, the oil soaked kitty litter for proper disposal,
(don,t put more than about 10 lbs per heavy duty trash bag)
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Genuine-...ctor-Cleanup-Bags-20-Count-GJO02311/205612591
STEP TWO
DEGREASING THE SURFACE
http://www.homedepot.com/p/ZEP-128-oz-Driveway-Concrete-and-Masonry-Cleaner-ZUCON128/100619236
there are several very functional effective grease solvents,
a shop broom, some solvent and water,
will float up, dissolve and remove the vast majority of oil trapped,
in the concrete micro surface cracks
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Formula-88-All-Purpose-Cleaner-and-Degreaser-128-oz-04312/100145974
http://www.homedepot.com/p/ZEP-128-oz-Driveway-Concrete-and-Masonry-Cleaner-ZUCON128/100619236
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Zep-Commercial-Fast-505-Cleaner-and-Degreaser-128-oz/23795009
STEP THREE.
OWNING AND HAVING ACCESS TOO<a PRESSURE WASHER WILL BE A HUGE ASSET in removing surface stains and remaining surface oil
http://www.lowes.com/pd_600025-24212-65 ... Heavy-duty
a 250 mph,rated, 110 volt, cord type of leaf blower makes water removal and drying the DE-greased concrete surface, fast and easy.
the pressure washer and solvents also come in very handy when cleaning used engine blocks
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Toro-Ult...-12-Amp-Blower-Vacuum-Mulcher-51619/205746070
the BROOM and leaf blower , also come in handy for removing sand and leaves and grass clippings along with drying concrete
now this results in both a dangerously slippery surface and a damn ugly UN-sightly mess, now you can go to your local auto parts store and buy special oil absorbent compounds, but they tend to be expensive and the concrete cleaners tend to dissolve asphalt so you sure don,t want to use them if you flushing the residue into the local street with your garden hose as you'll eventually find it tearing up the street and the city may bill you for the damage!
a smarter route is to go this route below
CLOSELY RELATED THREAD
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/cleaning-the-garage-floor.6501/
step one is containment and absorption,
walmart sells 25 lb bags of kitty litter for around $6 each that works very effectively, yes theres other options,but many don,t work as well and few are as cost effective!
but pouring as much kitty litter as required on the oil , working in around with a broom helps absorb the majority and its certainly FAR cheaper than some products designed for the task
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Special-Kitty-Natural-Cat-Litter-25-Lb-Cats/10293705
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Pure-Nat...e-All-Natural-Kitty-Litter-HC005060/205786206
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Quickie-Bulldozer-18-in-Indoor-Outdoor-Push-Broom-00528RMCAN-20/100133494
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Quickie-Professional-17-in-Aluminum-Dust-Pan-428/202843358
you'll generally want to sweep up, collect and trash bag, the oil soaked kitty litter for proper disposal,
(don,t put more than about 10 lbs per heavy duty trash bag)
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Genuine-...ctor-Cleanup-Bags-20-Count-GJO02311/205612591
STEP TWO
DEGREASING THE SURFACE
http://www.homedepot.com/p/ZEP-128-oz-Driveway-Concrete-and-Masonry-Cleaner-ZUCON128/100619236
there are several very functional effective grease solvents,
a shop broom, some solvent and water,
will float up, dissolve and remove the vast majority of oil trapped,
in the concrete micro surface cracks
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Formula-88-All-Purpose-Cleaner-and-Degreaser-128-oz-04312/100145974
http://www.homedepot.com/p/ZEP-128-oz-Driveway-Concrete-and-Masonry-Cleaner-ZUCON128/100619236
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Zep-Commercial-Fast-505-Cleaner-and-Degreaser-128-oz/23795009
STEP THREE.
OWNING AND HAVING ACCESS TOO<a PRESSURE WASHER WILL BE A HUGE ASSET in removing surface stains and remaining surface oil
http://www.lowes.com/pd_600025-24212-65 ... Heavy-duty
a 250 mph,rated, 110 volt, cord type of leaf blower makes water removal and drying the DE-greased concrete surface, fast and easy.
the pressure washer and solvents also come in very handy when cleaning used engine blocks
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Toro-Ult...-12-Amp-Blower-Vacuum-Mulcher-51619/205746070
the BROOM and leaf blower , also come in handy for removing sand and leaves and grass clippings along with drying concrete
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