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ChrisReale
post Dec 6 2005, 09:37 PM
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I need some serious oil cleaning schtuff. I need to clean my old parking space where my 914 leaked all over the floor. What is a serious tried and true detergent to clean up with?
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post Dec 6 2005, 10:48 PM
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Forget all that other crap. Go to a good hardware or paint store and get the cleaner/ primer they sell for use with the new garage floor coverings...it's industrial strength degreaser, then use muratic acid for the stains that are left....carb cleaner is toxic waste....
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ChrisReale   OT: Cleaning up a serious oil spill...   Dec 6 2005, 09:37 PM
MW 914   I use denatured alcohol. Spray, scrub, spray scru...   Dec 6 2005, 09:40 PM
flesburg   There are several commercial oil cleaning products...   Dec 6 2005, 09:45 PM
Maltese Falcon   Chris, a few cans of carb cleaner from your local ...   Dec 6 2005, 09:52 PM
smooth_eddy   you might want to start with kitty litter   Dec 6 2005, 10:10 PM
smooth_eddy   Sheet rock dust works well too. Just a bit harder...   Dec 6 2005, 10:22 PM
ChrisReale   Ive done the litter thing. Basically I am working...   Dec 6 2005, 10:28 PM
jkeyzer   Can you stain the rest of the garage to match? (s...   Dec 6 2005, 10:33 PM
Bleyseng   Dood, how is the car running? kitty litter then a ...   Dec 6 2005, 10:47 PM
bondo   I just wipe up what I can and let the rest soak in...   Dec 6 2005, 10:51 PM
Cap'n Krusty   Lacquer thinner is the best thing I've ever us...   Dec 6 2005, 11:00 PM
itsa914   I use kitty litter. Pour it over and grind it in w...   Dec 7 2005, 08:36 AM
SGB   Kitty litter or gyp board dust. Pulverised into d...   Dec 7 2005, 09:09 AM
fiid   Offbeat suggestion: It's rumoured (on the bot...   Dec 7 2005, 11:33 AM

 

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