Recommendation on how to cleanup after this oil when drop on ground (concrete)? Great product but stains the ground =(
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Hi. Good luck with your gardening. Make a slurry paste of granulated clothes washing detergent and place it in the spilled oil. Let it dry, moisten and rub it over the spot and then let it dry again. Sweep up when dry, and rinse off any excess soap powder. May take a couple times but it will work. Best regards. Bill
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I am sorry I can not help you. For future users I used a large piece of cardboard to oil mine on.
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Jose - A real good cleaning solution to use is Mineral Spirits that you can buy at local Home Improvement store... It beaks down the dirt extremely good and also does not leave any residue. Shaking the bottle and leaving sit for a while is a good procedure to do.SKATESRUS
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We use oil base stain and it works fine. There is a good size hole on the tip.
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I wipe it down with simple green to remove the grease that spills on the mat. Hope this is helpful.
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There's a special solution just for wood floors. The bottle is brownish in color. I think it's a new product. I tried it, and it's better than using the regular cleaner on it.
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I left it on some dark but fairly small stains from the bottom of a bottle of olive oil overnight. The product was almost dry in the morning. When I scraped it off there was a slightly damp spot on each area where there had been a stain, but they dried pretty quickly leaving no oil stain behind. Don't know if you'll have the same experience, but as I said these were not large stains.
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I switch back and forth from the cleaner until I feel copper fowling is gone. Cleaner last, then gun Oil. Prefer a different brand of oil
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I bought an inexpensive strainer and pour the oil out into a mixing bowl and back through the strainer into the frying pot. The oil stays quite clean that way. It's only the debris that leaves it dirty.
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I agree with the other responder, but mineral oil is what I have used on it to refresh the surface and that seems to get rid of water streak marks.
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This is most likely a result of the oil being exposed to cool conditions...probably the best thing to do is leave it in a warmer place for a while and shake the bottle up every now and then. If that doesn't work, try looking it up online to figure out any other natural ways to de-crystallize it.
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I have the same problem. Like you I tried sanding. It helped a little but not very much. You might just want to resign yourself to living with the stains, not the end of the world. I suppose you could get it replaced but that might be a big project. Wish I could be of more help. To prevent the stains from getting worse, use John Boos Mystery oil regularly, it's good stuff. You can let it sit overnight which will help it get absorbed by the wood.
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Bona makes a special cleaner for oil finished floors. It works very well. Bona® Professional Series Natural Oil Floor Cleaner. It's sold here on Amazon and is hard to find in stores.
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I oil it after OR before every use. Mostly I use WD40 spray. About 1-2x/month I will use 3in1 oil after a "cleaning" (detailed wipe down). Seems to be working just fine.
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The oil that I successfully removed was olive oil. I believe it should work with all types of oil. As the product is not that expensive, I would strongly recommend you give it a try. You need to be patient. It works but it takes a very long time (2 whole days or longer) and sometimes if your oil stain is really bad, you may need to do it twice but it does work. The oil stain was completely gone and the granite is as good as new. You should also buy the stone sealer after you've removed the stain and seal your granite to prevent future stains. Hope this helps.
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We had the same problem. First i just dishwash soap and a brush to get it off. Didnt work. Then i out some hand soap on the stains, rubbed it in with my fingers, let it sit for an hour and then washed it off. All stains were gone!
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Sounds like hard water and soap scum. My wife wipes down our sink once a week with baby oil and it keeps a beautiful sheen. Just a very light coat will work and it will continue to look brand new.
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When you remove the plastic tube from the dipstick tube, hold it with paper towels. Wrap some generously around the end, then wrap two plastic shopping/garbage bags over that. That prevents any oil from whipping around and absorbs the leaks. Then place the whole thing in a heavy contractor-grade plastic bag, with more paper towels in the bottom. Toss out the bags & towels & replace next time around. That's the cleanest simplest way to use any of these things. No spills no mess, just some oily waste.