Title: A K A Stone answers your home improvement questions Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Jan 22, 2012 Author:A K A Stone Post Date:2012-01-22 13:17:49 by A K A Stone Keywords:None Views:29631 Comments:54
How is the best and cheapest way to get an oil spot from my concrete garage floor?
And don't say elbow grease.
LOL. Happens to me all the time, because I'm constantly working on cars, building rear-ends and front suspensions, etc. It's my "therapy," as it were...
Ok, if you have clumps of greasy crap on your floor, scrape them up with your typical paint-scraper. Sweep them up, and toss into the nearest garbage can.
Then, on the grease stains themselves, you can use carb-cleaner or brake- cleaner, in aerosol cans that you can buy at your local car-parts place (I think carb-cleaner is slighly more effective, but either will work). The cans are expensive- $7-8 per can, typically. BUT.... the solvent tends to be very aggressive, attacking the grease, allowing you to simply wipe up the puddle with paper towels. Repeat as necessary. If it's *really* stubborn stuff, that's been there a long time, you can use a scrub-brush after the majority is gone, to get a completely uniform appearance.
If you're *really* cheap, you can use laquer thinner (you can buy a 2-quart can for about $4), pour small puddles on the grease stains, and then use a scrub- brush to work the stuff out of the pores of the concrete, and then wipe up with paper towels.
Either way will get you a nice clean surface again.
Now Freddie, don't say I'm not willing to contribute, especially on a subject like this, that can be a real problem, and has *real* answers. ;)
If you throw some white colored kitty litter on the spot and walk on it to grind it in, it'll absorb the oil and obscure the spot enough over time you won't notice it. It's the easy way to deal with the problem.
I'll keep your tip in mind. I don't own kitty litter but my neighbors (and gf) do. I'll have to visit uptown for two freebies - if you know what I mean.
