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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Simon@arenaclean on January 20, 2009, 08:36:02 pm

Title: OK O/T Oil stain concrete floor
Post by: Simon@arenaclean on January 20, 2009, 08:36:02 pm: Just booked a late job for Thurs, full house and carpets 8) but they want me sweep garage but there is an oil stain where the tenant has parked their car in the garage. Can anyone suggest a way of getting rid of it? Said i'd try but they are not expecting much. About the size of small plate.

Cheers
Simon
Title: Re: OK O/T Oil stain concrete floor
Post by: colin thomas on January 20, 2009, 08:45:27 pm: i have bought specilised oil removers in the past which have done zilch, nano, nought and nothing, why not try a can of degreaser for cleaning car engines or even spray on some WD40, that gets the diesel stains off the side of my van where i fill up!

colin
Title: Re: OK O/T Oil stain concrete floor
Post by: Simon@arenaclean on January 20, 2009, 08:55:29 pm: I will try it, anything else?
Title: Re: OK O/T Oil stain concrete floor
Post by: John Kelly on January 20, 2009, 08:57:46 pm: Mix some White Spirit with washing up liquid to form a gel. Agitate this in with a stiff brush and allow to dwell for about 15 minutes then wash off. It will remove the thick of it but it is hard to remove the staining from concrete. Virtually nothing will shift synthetic oil totally.
Title: Re: OK O/T Oil stain concrete floor
Post by: derek west on January 20, 2009, 10:08:42 pm: i know absolutely nothing about this, but if i had to have a go, i'd try swarfega with agitation.
ya never know, might work.
derek
Title: Re: OK O/T Oil stain concrete floor
Post by: The Great One on January 20, 2009, 10:44:00 pm: Hi

If it is concrete then it is a porous surface and will have penetrated.

You can take the top of it off with a solvent (WD40) scrub as much as you can and then soak up with paper towels, sand, or an absorbent powder.

Regards

Martin 8)
Title: Re: OK O/T Oil stain concrete floor
Post by: Jim Gibbard on January 20, 2009, 10:57:06 pm: Put a mat over it ::) or spray it with concrete coloured paint ::)

Seriously, I used to use a product called "Farm Clean" it digested animal fats, oils etc; it worked really well.
Unfortunately I believe it fell foul of health and safety regulations and was banned - Spoilsports :(

Now, I would perhaps try a cocktail of swarfega and grease-away. I'd also put it on the stain ;)

Jim G
Title: Re: OK O/T Oil stain concrete floor
Post by: John Kelly on January 20, 2009, 11:04:25 pm: Swarfega is white spirit and detergent.
Title: Re: OK O/T Oil stain concrete floor
Post by: Simon@arenaclean on January 20, 2009, 11:32:50 pm: Thanks for the suggestions I have a small one here i will have a practice.

Cheers
simon
Title: Re: OK O/T Oil stain concrete floor
Post by: robert meldrum on January 21, 2009, 10:25:34 am: I forget what it's called, but there's a product in powder form, which I think is ground down rock of some kind. It's just sprinkled on top and left for a while to absorb the oil.

Was marketed years ago, by a company called Rainbow ( not the franchise ). Unfortunately the gentleman who ran Rainbow died, but his son took over
Title: Re: OK O/T Oil stain concrete floor
Post by: Gerry Styles on January 21, 2009, 12:45:52 pm: Try Prochem Ultrapac Retnovate
Title: Re: OK O/T Oil stain concrete floor
Post by: John Kelly on January 21, 2009, 03:15:47 pm: That powder is called Zeolite. Brilliant stuff but hard to get hold of. One of my suppliers used to supply labs with it. Apparently it will absorb the strongest Acid and you could pick it up without damaging your skin.
Just some useless information ;D
Title: Re: OK O/T Oil stain concrete floor
Post by: BDCS on January 23, 2009, 10:07:44 am: If its a small patch use a can of brake cleaner, agitate, cover the patch in saw dust then put something heavy on it.