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Re: Oil stains on concrete

To: Randall Young <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Subject: Re: Oil stains on concrete
From: Doug Odom <popms@thegrid.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 12:36:27 -0700
Randall, Try using rice hulls. Works the best of anything I've ever seen.   Doug

Randall Young wrote:

> > I've heard of using things like kitty litter, but wonder what will
> > happen if it gets into the pool during a severe rain storm. I expect
> > nothing serious. Perhaps I can place a barrier of towels between the oil
> > stain and the pool.
>
> Kitty litter is only good for soaking up loose oil, it won't do much for oil
> stains.
>
> I've heard that concrete mix works well for getting oil out of concrete, but
> haven't tried it myself.
>
> Last time I worked at it very hard, I used a paste of tri-sodium phosphate
> (not the fake TSP stuff) and worked it well into the surface with a broom;
> waited several hours and then cleaned with a pressure washer.  Worked fairly
> well, but you could still see an outline of where the oil had been.
>
> Randall

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