Grease Spill

[lupi]

Have about a 3 foot sticky cooking grease spill on some porous concrete. How can I get this cleaned up?




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[Tim]

...must...resist...

 

[tsiunltdus]

Try Some Dawn Dish Liquid with hot water or get a degreaser product. Use old towels to soak up the excess prior to cleaning.

 

[steppinthrax]

Have about a 3 foot sticky cooking grease spill on some porous concrete. How can I get this cleaned up?




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KeithTalent

When preparing my garage floor for epoxy I had to use a combination of muriatic acid and concrete decreaser. That removed the grease stains from motor oil from my cars.

 

[lupi]

This is dyed concrete, from a couple quick reads that concrete degreaser seems effective, is it going to be bad on the color?

 

[Greenman]

Orange oil might cut it as well, and it makes your garage smell wonderful.

 

[lupi]

This is on some concrete paver tiles outside.

 

[slag]

I have had a simlilar spill after frying a turkey. I used powered tide and a stiff scrub brush. Brush the tide into the concrete with a little water. Let it sit for about 1/2 hours. Scrub a little more.. then go over it with a pressure washer and it removed 95% of the stain and smell.

 

[echo4747]

This is dyed concrete, from a couple quick reads that concrete degreaser seems effective, is it going to be bad on the color?

trisodium phosphate and water ... stiff scrub brush ... then rinse off:



http://www.ebay.com/itm/Trisodium-P...122?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item463052b01a

 

[lupi]

How about liquid tide, we don't use powdered.

 

[ArtShapiro]

Is there any reason diatomaceous earth wouldn't be appropriate? I've used it for oil drips and minor oil spills on my concrete garage floor.

Art