what can be used to clean oil spills on a shop's floor?

Answer 1

Kitty litter, oil absorber, sawdust, anything absorbent.

Answer 2

Kitty litter (clean out of the bag). Absorbs the oil very well and is cheaper than buying the product specifically sold at the store to clean up oil spills.

Answer 3

if the spills are still fresh get some of the cheapest kitty litter you can , it's fairly " dusty " and it will stick with the oil as it tries to get in to the concrete so that if some oil stays in the concrete at least it's a close colour match. many shops use it as a cheaper alternative to floor drying compounds.

Answer 4

There is a product that is available that really works well. It is called "Speedy Dry" and you can probably get a few pounds from your neighborhood oil change place, gas station or auto deslership repair shop. They use it to sop up loose oil.

To get the stain out of concrete flooring, you'll probably have to use muriatic acid, which is available at hardware stores. Be careful if you have to use it - it's pretty potent stuff and will eat holes in your clothes, skin, and any unprotected belongings with which it comes into contact.

Answer 5

Great question!!This answer may sound a little odd to you but i personally use Kitty Litter--and i dont mean a cats poo either.The litter mix that you put in a cats poop box is super absorbent and is very cheap.Its alot cheaper than oil dry.Sawdust works too.

Answer 6

saw dust, mulch, dirt, or any dry compost will soak up the oil. after a day of drying sweep away the stuff, the brown spot won't go away if is a cement floor.

Answer 7

If you wipe up what you can, then add about an equal amount of liquid soap, then drip about an equal amount of water into the area while scrubbing it with a brush, then mop it up as best you can with old rags, it works pretty well, and cheap.