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Dec 18, 2006 | 10:30 AM

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fast frank 66

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crying over spilt oil

Is it spilt? or spilled?

I have to cleanup oil that has soaked into plywood.

I spilt gear oil all over the floor of my dad's trailer. By the time i found it, it had all soaked into the ply-wood and speedy dry didn't do too much. It is an enclosed trailer and the smell is horrible. Any suggestions on how to clean it up?

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Dec 18, 2006 | 11:03 AM

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Encapsulate the plywood in paint, or better yet, replace the plywood. As you start using chemicals on it, eventually the plywood will seperate.

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Dec 18, 2006 | 03:46 PM

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i was afraid of that. thanks for the quick reply.

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Dec 18, 2006 | 03:57 PM

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If you don't mind the stain, just put a fan on it and open the trailer door. The smell will go away in 24 or 48 hours. The oil shouldn't hurt the plywood.

Most cleaners are water based, and so can de-laminate the wood.

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Dec 18, 2006 | 09:54 PM

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Gear oil??? -Replace the plywood. That smell will never go away.

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Dec 18, 2006 | 10:14 PM

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Yeah that gear oil smell will never go away. If I get it on my clothes I just throw them away. I would just replace the plywood.

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Dec 19, 2006 | 12:37 AM

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I love that smell. I always dab a little hypoid oil behind my ears in the morning.

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Dec 19, 2006 | 08:09 AM

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seventyseven250

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I missed the fact that it was gear oil. The two above are right, that smell lingers for a lot longer than motor oil. Probably best to replace the plywood.

Good luck!

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Dec 19, 2006 | 08:18 AM

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Try some mineral spirits or paint thinner. Look on the bright side the gear oil also acts as a preservative.

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Dec 20, 2006 | 08:51 PM

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thank you everyone. looks like i will be replacing the wood.

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