Garage Floor and Driveway Degreaser

[The Sock]

Not that Laverdas ever leak oil, other motorcycles and cars do.
This is the best stuff I've found, in the UK, for removing stains from concrete.
Not cheap, but effective, much like a Laverda.

 

[chrisk]

Not that Laverdas ever leak oil, other motorcycles and cars do.
This is the best stuff I've found, in the UK, for removing stains from concrete.
Not cheap, but effective, much like a Laverda.

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I use kerosene, a light brush and finish off with washing powder (caustic powder type)

 

[Shajota]

Well, not a cleaner or degreaser but an alternative cheaper solution.... (easy on the knees too when you have to crawl around)
I recently had to buy a new beer fridge so was able to renew part of my (by now) very dirty covering I had previously laid

 

[chrisk]

Well, not a cleaner or degreaser but an alternative cheaper solution.... (easy on the knees too when you have to crawl around)
I recently had to buy a new beer fridge so was able to renew part of my (by now) very dirty covering I had previously laid
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Let’s cut to the important part….. how many cases fit in the new beer fridge?

 

[gpzkat]

It depends on location. Where I live, the dollar store yellow 'LA's Awesome' stuff, which has risen to an obscene $1.50 at the 'dollar store' cleans any greasy thing as well as any non-solvent I've tried (Simple Green, Oil Eater, Purple Power, etc). I think it shows how massively hyped the stuff is, they aren't all that different- all surfactants anyway. Throwing some cat litter down and giving it the shoe grind afterwards helps in extreme cases, but is not usually necessary. I keep some solvent around but hardly ever use it. Crusty engine degreasing is no problem with the stuff, even under the countershaft sprocket cover. Solvent is a last resort now for me: I scored a few free gallons of camp stove 'white gas' (naptha) that I use sparingly as it's 20x the price and most often does no better. I'd never pay for the stuff.

 

[78jotadave]

It depends on location. Where I live, the dollar store yellow 'LA's Awesome' stuff, which has risen to an obscene $1.50 at the 'dollar store' cleans any greasy thing as well as any non-solvent I've tried (Simple Green, Oil Eater, Purple Power, etc). I think it shows how massively hyped the stuff is, they aren't all that different- all surfactants anyway. Throwing some cat litter down and giving it the shoe grind afterwards helps in extreme cases, but is not usually necessary. I keep some solvent around but hardly ever use it. Crusty engine degreasing is no problem with the stuff, even under the countershaft sprocket cover. Solvent is a last resort now for me: I scored a few free gallons of camp stove 'white gas' (naptha) that I use sparingly as it's 20x the price and most often does no better. I'd never pay for the stuff.

I just cleaned my disgusting garage floor with the $1.50 "Dollar Store" product, and it worked great, and the spray bottle didn't quit spraying halfway through the task. It also did a really good job of cleaning up the triple engine cases. I should buy more before they wise up and ban the stuff or, at the least, reduce the bottle size. Top product.

 

[gpzkat]

I just cleaned my disgusting garage floor with the $1.50 "Dollar Store" product, and it worked great, and the spray bottle didn't quit spraying halfway through the task. It also did a really good job of cleaning up the triple engine cases. I should buy more before they wise up and ban the stuff or, at the least, reduce the bottle size. Top product.

Some stores carry refill bottles at the same price. Nearly 2x the size. I take care to rinse it off aluminum cases within a couple of minutes. I just cleaned my Norton (AKA 'Exxon Valdez') with the stuff; it'll be clean for a week or so.

 

[chrisk]

I just cleaned my Norton (AKA 'Exxon Valdez') with the stuff; it'll be clean for a week or so.

Oh, a new oil thread!