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Here kitty kitty!
My wonderful father-out-law parked his 1960 Impala in my garage while I was gone a few days, and oil leaked onto my concrete floor. 
I'm wanting to use kitty litter ......cuz the oil is still fresh.
Is there a certain type besides "clay" that I should buy?
I'd like to get a 20 or 30lb bag ......just in case.
Any certain store or brand I should be looking for?
Thanks.
I'm wanting to use kitty litter ......cuz the oil is still fresh.
Is there a certain type besides "clay" that I should buy?
I'd like to get a 20 or 30lb bag ......just in case.
Any certain store or brand I should be looking for?
Thanks.
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At work when we have an oil spill we soak up as much as we can just by pouring oildry (basically clay) right on the spot and leave it for few days. when we need to get the oil out of the concrete we use a solvent (like a mineral base) poured on the spot and scuff it with a stiff brush and use the oildry again. if you use a water base solvent like Simple Green use it undeluted will work the best.
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Midlf is right on the monies. Go to Costco, or whatever...even the Dollar Tree and get the cheapest garbage they have.
Dont the the blue and green crystals, or anything besides the dusty yucky garbage litter. It'll soak it right up. Longer you leave it, the more it'll soak up. And dont only use it for the new stains. It'll pick up old stains too.
Be sure to dump the stuff in a legal way, though.
Dont the the blue and green crystals, or anything besides the dusty yucky garbage litter. It'll soak it right up. Longer you leave it, the more it'll soak up. And dont only use it for the new stains. It'll pick up old stains too.
Be sure to dump the stuff in a legal way, though.
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Thanks Fellas!
I went ahead and ran down to my local PetsMart and picked up a 20 lb bag of their cheapest litter........$3.00.
While I was there I noticed a guy from the Honda dealer garage <---(his shirt gave him away), and asked him what they use.
He said "the stuff they sell at Advanced Auto..........but Any clay-based litter will do" , He said it might even be cheaper over there at A.A.
So I stopped on the way home and checked on the price.......and to my surprise, it was $4.79 for a 40 lb bag. The counter guy said its basically clay cat litter, and to get the the stains out........just pour some type of solvent or even a liquid detergent, wait a while........then scrub with a brush and pour litter over the puddle to soak up the mess. He said to then "grind" it in and after a while ......just sweep it up.
So thanks again everyone........oh by the way, I'm happy to announce that my "out-law" sold the old "Exxon Valdez".................so NO MORE stains
...........til his next purchase.
I went ahead and ran down to my local PetsMart and picked up a 20 lb bag of their cheapest litter........$3.00.
While I was there I noticed a guy from the Honda dealer garage <---(his shirt gave him away), and asked him what they use.
He said "the stuff they sell at Advanced Auto..........but Any clay-based litter will do" , He said it might even be cheaper over there at A.A.
So I stopped on the way home and checked on the price.......and to my surprise, it was $4.79 for a 40 lb bag. The counter guy said its basically clay cat litter, and to get the the stains out........just pour some type of solvent or even a liquid detergent, wait a while........then scrub with a brush and pour litter over the puddle to soak up the mess. He said to then "grind" it in and after a while ......just sweep it up.
So thanks again everyone........oh by the way, I'm happy to announce that my "out-law" sold the old "Exxon Valdez".................so NO MORE stains
...........til his next purchase.
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Did you check what a 40# bag of cat litter was? Looks like the auto supply stores came down in price over the years. Enough people must have figured out the price gouging going on.
Don't even mess with the solvent, it just makes a bigger mess. Just use the litter to get up what you can with a floor broom sweeping it back and forth. Then use a little more and grind it in with your foot, then sweep that up.
Don't even mess with the solvent, it just makes a bigger mess. Just use the litter to get up what you can with a floor broom sweeping it back and forth. Then use a little more and grind it in with your foot, then sweep that up.