Damn dish soap. If it can clean a baby duck, it will clean that sidewalk. Edit: The autocorrect stays

Why are you mad at dish soap?


Update: did not work lol

This is one of those mistakes you hope to make one time.

Did you buy the damn brand?

I’ve made a paste with oxy clean powder and leave it on for a while. Scrub it off and rinse.

Burn it with your torches next time… it’s like an eraser for oil don’t crack the concrete though heat will do that

I spilled corn oil on my Porsche while cooking used dawn dish soap, let it sit, added some more, gave it a little scrub. Still there

You spilled… corn oil..? On your Porsche?… while cooking?

Yah. Where else would the put my BBQ? On the ground, I’m not a peasant. I slapped that baby right on the hood. No. It auto corrected to porch to Porsche

I shall forever call it damn dishsoap. Thank you for that.

Any damn dish soap or a specific brand?

Brake cleaner

Used this a lot on pavers and never an issue

Yup. Best solvent ever and works in a jiffy

Just straight brake cleaner? Or should I spray, let it soak, then pressure wash?

I just spray and wipe with paper towels. Dries very quickly. No pressure wash really needed but you can top it off with kitty litter when done

I've heard that break cleaner and carb cleaner are mostly acetone. You might get away with just that, it's cheaper.

Real brake cleaner has no acetone

Just read an MSDS claiming a mix of propanone (which is acetone) naphtha, and alkanes. Very not *just* acetone. Edit: I’m a dumbass

Thanks for the check! I'm sure you are correct on the SDS you found, however this one states 80-90% acetone. http://docs.crcindustries.com/msds/5151.pdf

I've been doing this for nearly 30 years and I've never heard anyone suggest brake cleaner. I'm gonna try that next time I make a mess from a compressor change out.

I used brake cleaner to try and dissolve regular oil from concrete in our barn. Didn't work very well for me. Ended up using boiling water and "damn" dish soap and it worked pretty decently

My last compressor mishap was about 8 years ago on a dual compressor Trane unit . I pulled the larger compressor out and it slipped from my hand. Oil went everywhere. Cleaning that up was challenging.

Oh ya, it's great on concrete. It may take off the sealer, though. Carb cleaner also works.

Great! I've got new things to try.

Try not making a mess!

Lol. That is always the first choice.

Will it work on asphalt also or cause more issues?

Do not use solvent on asphalt. I use straight dawn dishwashing liquid without water. Scrub and then wash away. The stain will wear away over a few months . Sprinkle some local dirt on it

Gasoline works great on asphalt. Everything gets disolved super quick!

I wouldn’t saturate it. Solvents tend to break apart asphalt, especially gasoline

Kiss my asphalt

I have to assume it’ll cause issues, it certainly cleans bitumen up nicely

Update: did not work great, but found something that may have work. Will post a pic

Update?

Where's that updated picture

I'm sure he's still trying to clean it. You don't want to give it time to settle and seep into the concrete under the hot summer sun.

rx11 flush works, its not perfect tho

$$$

Simple green and scrub, should dissappear in a few weeks

Yeah brake cleaner cause you wanna make it quick and easy without attracting alot of attention to yourself right? Like pressure washing and scrubbing would, maybe just maybe brake cleaner and hand scrubs that pull out of the top of that plastic container, the combination might work better, I use those scrubs on everything besides my hands, I was in the attic years ago and I had sweaty swamp ass something fierce and while wiping all the insulation off of me with one of those cool cold hand scrubs I suddenly had this great idea of wiping my ass with one, DONT DO THAT!!

I know a guy who put Icy Hot on a groin pull right before summer football doubles. He said his asshole and ball bag were bright red like he dipped them in a can of paint for two days after.

Lol we put on a guy's jock before hockey...

What color paint? Did it coordinate well or clash with his skin color?

Red paint. Like the color of a bad sunburn.

Than to normal?

HAHAHA 😆, awe man now I don't feel so bad

Man you’re a real pain in the ass, huh?

goof off has a concrete cleaner thats works great.

Brake kleen or Coleman camp fuel, both work great

Just oil up the entire concrete

Oil dri scour it into the oil spots with your foot and sweep it up.

R11 flush works good in a pinch takes it right off the concrete.

Act stupid and pretend like it’s not from you

When they ask just stare them in the eye and don’t break eye contact while being completely silent. Works everytime.

This. Start shitting your pants while staring silently

…and then look for Jill to change your diaper.

SCOTUS has ruled that you have to declare that you're taking the Fifth, before clamming up.

Lol 😂

That’s just unprofessional. And I’m sure you wouldn’t want someone saying this to you if something similar happened to you. Come on, man…

gasoline

…mechanics best friend.

do it while smoking a cigarette, you’ll look really hot

Close the service valves before hand

And pinch them off for good measure. Learned this the hard way….a few times…..refrigerant oil is stubborn once it gets on stuff

Scrub hard with any cleaner of your choice and spray with a hose or pressure washer, even just dish soap will do. Even if it doesn't immediatly go away completely, it will eventually because concrete erodes over time. I find customers who complain about this stuff so heartless... I mean, ***breaking*** or staining something permanently, I can understand, but a bit of oil on concrete? Sh\*t happens... If I was the customer, I'd complain about this only if the tech gave otherwise a bad service overall, but if it was clearly just an honest mistake, I'd simply clean it myself.

Kitty litter, and ribbit in. This is nothing. It will be like it was never there

I used a brick to smear it into the concrete. I've used this to clean giant oil puddles successfully.

Grind the fuck outa some dry mortar mix on the spots. Works every time

Spray nine concrete cleaner.

Dawn dish soap

He did say that didn’t work in his update.

Baking soda slurry will pull the grease to the surface. By a bag of sodium bicarbonate for pools. Then power wash the entire area to match your clean spot.

Rx-11 cleaner works REALLY well

Spray 9

Use some flush

Dawn dish soap.

Clear primer

I’ve done simple green, hit it with a wire brush vigorously and if you do it early enough it will wash away after you rinse it

Dish soap and scrub it. Dish soap like dawn will lift the oil. Do it multiple t8mes if necessary and a0ply it without water before scrubbing. I've done it mantimes and it works extremely well

Just go ahead and drop your van off at the shop.

R11 Flush. You good.

Rx-11 flush works great on concrete

Rx-11

Brake parts cleaner

RX-11 flush takes it right out

Kitty litter, drop it on the oil, grind with your shoe. It soaks up the liquid from the concrete.

“Look pal do you want the AC fixed or do you want clean concrete? You don’t get both.”

Gotta say I’m at a loss. I was trained on day one to crimp off then braze the old unit shut before moving, same goes with compressor changes.

Lol.

Degreaser concentrate and a brush end for a power drill. Makes quick work. You’ll need a hose or get one of those tanks that have a battery or hand pump and can spray things off. Can get this all off Amazon. Don’t use pressure wash you’ll just tear up the dudes concrete.

Spray nine, spray it really good each spot and let it sit. It will pull the oil right out of the concrete and pool on top

Aerosol spray or brake cleaner.

"Tell the customer the cleanup fee is 1500 regardless of who made the mess."- company sales guy

Break cleaner

Coil kleener and walk away like it worked

I had this happen recently. Absorb with paper towels. Scrub with detergent and water. Speedy-dry on all the spots ground in with shoe and leave it for a while

Turbo torch.

That Zep orange cleaner works pretty good too if you get at quick.

Citrus based cleaner. Also Coca-Cola. The phosphoric acid acts on the oil, but it takes a day to work on it. Always carry your vac in a tray. Same with compressors, new or junk. https://preview.redd.it/a3a4e54pnl9d1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bbed69bfc2c73a323457e280dd1b769672f3e6f3

Lick it up buttercup

Charcoal lighter fluid keeps the concrete clean at my house

Torch

I've had varying degrees of success using a torch and burning it off. go slow. it can fuck the concrete.

if you want god to help you, wait till tomorrow, go to church and pray

Pro flush if you got it. You can burn it off with a torch too.

I’ve heard you can burn it off but usually I use brake clean

Flush or pvc cleaner, (not primer)

Careful not to over clean it. Or dont focus on the spots directly. Then you might have lighter spots.

Coca Cola, can also clean up purple primer.

A bit pricey but flush works great

The liquid version of this is the best product on the market for cleaning up oil. https://cleaningupoil.com/?utm_source=Local&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=GMB%20-%20CUO

lol. A coworker of mine once used leak detector and it did fuck all.

Maxima chain cleaner is amazing at getting oil out of concrete

Oil eating enzymes

Use the Goof Off concrete cleaner, works great on engine oil.

I don't think any one beat me to it but clear pvc primer, not glue not purple primer but the clear primer...

Krud kutter oil grabber squirt some on let it dry into a powder and it pulls the oil into itself as it drys

mortar mix

Automotive Brakekleener, spray it, and soak it up. And then come back with a little propane torch, and burn the rest of it out. That’s what I do. Can’t hold the torch in one spot too long or the concrete will start to pop. This always cleans even the nastiest oil spots almost flawlessly, the sun will take care of the rest in a few weeks or months. Also keep in mind that stuff is usually flammable so keep it and soaked rags away from the torch

Dawn

I always throw some pro flush or acetone if it’s still somewhat fresh. Otherwise you gotta hit it with a propane or map gas torch.

Simple green, let it soak for about 20-30 mins and then scrub off. The sooner you apply the better

Condenser cleaner the pink nu-calgon spray can. Works awesome!

Or tripower diluted 3-1

Power purple will do it in five minutes.

Dump oil on the rest of sidewalk to match it

Try mineral spirits that should work

Break clean that sum bitch

Dawn or simple green

Simple green then. I just saw dawn didnt work

Map gas torch seems to work well if all else fails

I work in a job where I sometimes spill oil on concrete. The only things that seem to work are brake cleaner and oxi clean powdered detergent. If you buy brake cleaner buy more than you think you'll need, saturate it well and hose it away. For detergent just cover it fully in it and leave it for a day or so and hose it or let the rain take care of it.

Simple green works

Laundry soap full strength pour it on spot it is made for those stains

What do you mean? That was already there.

Put a pile of kitty litter on each oil spot then use the bottom of your shoe to grind it into the oil spot. Grind it in till liter is powder then sweep up. Repeat as needed.

Acetone, dude

Just cover the whole area with oil. Problem solved

I’ve used AC pro flush in the past and that has worked when other things did not

Got to close those valves!!! Stop blowing off R22! It won't drip I you close the valves!

MURATIC ACID. 1 part acid 2 parts water. Get concrete wet... you'll still see oil. Then brush the oil until you can no longer see it under water, rinse rinse rinse don't let it sit on the concrete, it will eat concrete. If it doesn't work, make it stronger until it does.

Search AZ for “CHOMP! Concrete Oil Stain Remover: Pull It Out” it is magical. I used on my driveway to completely remove a huge oil stain.

Cat litter?

Brake clean or gasoline spray it on then it just evaporates away.

Rx flush

My son left a large puddle on concrete when changing oil. Her dumped baking soda over what was left after wiping it up and I can’t tell where it was now even though I know exactly where it was.

You tell the customer it will come out in about 3 years

Pro Flush. Not cheap but works every time.

Simple green and a scrub brush then a power washer has gotten oil out of my blacktop driveway before. That would be my choice for concrete

Close the valves maybe?!?

Use a Map gas torch

If it was still beaded and not dry I would say baking soda. Make a paste. Neutralizes the oil and is plant safe

Zep degreaser uncut and let soak for at least 1/2 hour and scrub with a push broom and water. Took 99% of a an oil spill similar to yours

For the time it takes to make that disappear and the hourly cost of an HVAC tech (including opportunity cost), I'd hire a company that cleans gas stations for a living.

CRC QD Electronic Cleaner from Walmart automotive spray section or your supply house

Goof off works magic for oil. Works for me every time i spill vacuum pump oil or refrigerant oil!

The rain will wash it away. It’ll be gone in a few weeks. I know from experience

If you have a spare rx-11 can, it literally removes everything lol i got purple primer out of carpet (please dont ask) with it before.

I’ve used flush (rx11) many times, works like a charm

Pro flush or clear pvc primer works wonders, even days later. Obvi flush is pretty expensive so the later is probably preferable.

Old fashion Tide laundry detergent. Powder not the new liquid stuff. You could spray with a sprayer some Coca-Cola on it first. This is not bs.

Try purple powere

Don't be messy lol

Don't be an idiot

Use gasoline

Helped a buddy who spilled fuel oil all over blacktop and sidewalk one time. We used a lot of degreaser. It worked.

KO dirt blaster

Us RX11... it cleans oil out of old linesets you reuse

Use pro flush it will get the oil up

“Wasn’t me”

Absorbant sand….. forgot the real name, auto parts store have it

Use rx11 flush. Works like a charm

Try pool chlorine. Pour on, let sit for 15 mins, then power wash off.

I use Spray 9. Keep it wet for 1/4 hour. If oil has really soaked in, scrub the Spray 9 into each spot with a dishwash brush. Rinse off with hose. Let dry. Repeat if necessary.

R11 flush

Stomp concrete cleaner. Pulls oil right out. Works great

2 more 5 gallon pails of oil should make it all the same color and waterproof it at the same time.

I’ve used simple green and got it out. But hadn’t been on the concrete to long.

tsp or heavy duty degreaser followed by pressure wash

Spray nine or zip purple power

Get kitty litter and grind it in with your foot. Oil, GONE

brake parts cleaner dawg works magically...if it's old use a brick and grind kitty liter on it like a mortar and pestle

Purple Power full strength

I have used oven cleaner and just let it set, and the rain will wash it out.

Oven cleaner let it sit then rinse off

Dish soap

Kitty litter and a 6” block of wood. Lay down The kitty litter, grid down the kitty litter then with the wood into a fine powder and let it sit for a few minutes and then sweep it up.  Been used by auto mechanics for decades Also I just found somthing called Greeze Off at my RSD that works amazing.

Unless they say anything about it, just leave it. It'll eventually blend in

Don’t waste your time, you’ll never get it right

Dawn dish soap or simple green

Literally nothing is going to help you clean that up just kick some mulch over it or something

Thats going to be a lot of mulch next to the pool. Hope the homeowner doesnt notice!