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#1 ·
ok, so I'm not the best at filling my wvo tank. I've spilled a few drops. The spill area has become some what dried and gelled. Anyone have any tips on cleaning the mess up? Any cleaners that eat that off?
 
#2 ·
The best advise is, do'nt let it dry. But Dawn dishwashing soap and hot water will work well. Has to be Dawn though...the other brands don't work so well.
Also i use Purple Power and Simple Green but those will tarnish an aluminum tank.
Break Clean works great too.
 
#3 ·
i had an exxon valdez in my garage, i took everything out and used a power washer. worked great in the garage and 'ok' in the driveway. got the majorify off the driveway and the rest just erroded or was eaten...

when i drip on the driveway, i get hot water and dawn, it gets rid of most of it, and the rest disappears within a week or two.

hopefully someone here has a great idea, and simple one at that. espicially for truck bed spills.
 
#5 ·
I'll second Clay's notion of not letting it dry. I tried to clean up some oil that had been dried for a while and needless to say, I didn't get too far.
 
#7 ·
I got something called :

LA's Awesome Orange degreaser at the Dollar Tree, and for a dollar, it works better than anything else I have found.
 
#8 ·
I use a hot water pressure washer to clean my collection trailor and any spills I have. my cousin runs a pressure washing buisness and lets me borrow his steamer/ washer, it works great..
 
#10 ·
Me too, I'm always greasy. You can get the 64 oz refill bottle from the Dollar Tree, for a dollar of course, which is the same price as the 32 oz spray bottle! It cleaned some old sticky grease off my back bumper which nothing else would get off.
 
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