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Re: Oil Stains?

To: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
Subject: Re: Oil Stains?
From: Fred Thomas <vafred@erols.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 07:11:24 -0400
Sears sells the same thing, no idea if it works.

Scott Hall wrote:

> dunno that I'd actually pay what they're asking for it, but griot's garage
> has a microbial concrete cleaner that eats oil.  biodegradable, too, if
> you're sweating it.  perhaps for a few small spots in the garage, but a
> large stain?  I'd go with the dry concrete or mineral spirits the list
> suggested.  or a bigger, badder pressure washer.  I used one a few years
> ago that peeled off oil stains no sweat.
>
> scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Michael Graziano [SMTP:mgrazian@ltcm.com]
> Sent:   Wednesday, June 30, 1999 2:42 PM
> To:     'Spitfires'
> Subject:        Oil Stains?
>
> Folks,  I need to get 1 or 2 spots of oil off the floor of my driveway.  OK
> so it's really 10-15 spots and covers about 6 square feet.  I can't seem to
> get it off.  We've tried that powery-pebbly stuff I can't remember the name
> of (Dry-somethingorother).  And I've tried a pressure washer, and I've
> tried
> muriatic acid.  Nada.  THe acid worked a little if I scrubbed it with a
> scrub brush really hard for a long time.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Michael
>
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