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WD-40 Spill on Concrete: How do I clean it up?

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lbbss

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Jun 24, 2009, 7:42:15 AM6/24/09
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Its been a day since we ran over a can of WD-40, any idea how to get
it off the drive way? Soad did not help. tx

Jim Elbrecht

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Jun 24, 2009, 8:04:22 AM6/24/09
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lbbss <lab...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Its been a day since we ran over a can of WD-40, any idea how to get
>it off the drive way? Soad did not help. tx

Get it off? You don't want to do that. It is *WD-40*, man!

On the driveway it will prevent snowfall, reduce dust, make your car
go faster on less gas, keep your wife looking 17, and prevent balding.

Sun & weather should make it disappear in a week or two, though, so
you may need to run over another can.

[Soap & water won't touch it because it is doing what it does best-
displacing water.] Kitty litter or a powdered degreaser *might*
soak it up a little faster.

Jim
[who is looking forward to another long WD-40 thread]

Stormin Mormon

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Jun 24, 2009, 8:12:01 AM6/24/09
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And the driveway surface is.....?????

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willshak

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Jun 24, 2009, 8:20:11 AM6/24/09
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on 6/24/2009 8:12 AM (ET) Stormin Mormon wrote the following:
> And the driveway surface is.....?????
>

Read the subject line. :-P


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Hipupchuck

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Jun 24, 2009, 8:39:02 AM6/24/09
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lbbss wrote:
> Its been a day since we ran over a can of WD-40, any idea how to get
> it off the drive way? Soad did not help. tx

Dissolve it with gasoline then use a pressure sprayer.

JIMMIE

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Jun 24, 2009, 9:34:03 AM6/24/09
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On Jun 24, 8:04 am, Jim Elbrecht <elbre...@email.com> wrote:

Ground up drywall works great on these kinds of stains. Works best if
you grind it into the concrete. I do this by parking my front wheels
on the stain and turning the wheels back and forth.

Jimmie

Jim Yanik

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Jun 24, 2009, 11:50:17 AM6/24/09
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Hipupchuck <hipup...@roadrunner.com> wrote in
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DONT dump gasoline on the concrete,you'll wash it into the sewers,it gets
into the water table.

use kitty litter,absorb the WD-40. use TSP or it's substitute.

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popstar

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Jun 24, 2009, 11:56:55 AM6/24/09
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On Jun 24, 4:42 am, lbbss <labi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Its been a day since we ran over a can of WD-40, any idea how to get
> it off the drive way?  Soad did not help.   tx

Lacquer thinner....In the past Klean Strip had a product called DC-13
Driveway Cleaner but, as usual, given a product that actually worked,
the EPA (or whoever) decided to ban it

Jon Danniken

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Jun 24, 2009, 12:00:21 PM6/24/09
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lbbss wrote:
> Its been a day since we ran over a can of WD-40, any idea how to get
> it off the drive way? Soad did not help. tx

Next time run over a can of liquidwrench or triflo; they are a more
appropriate driveway lubricant (WD-40 is NOT a driveway lubricant, as you
now realize).

Jon


Stormin Mormon

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Jun 24, 2009, 2:46:22 PM6/24/09
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I'll admit, that one totally went past me. I do apologize.
Sorry about that.

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HeyBub

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Jun 24, 2009, 3:47:26 PM6/24/09
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Jim Yanik wrote:
> Hipupchuck <hipup...@roadrunner.com> wrote in
> news:Z6idnYlpbdT3g9_X...@giganews.com:
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>> lbbss wrote:
>>> Its been a day since we ran over a can of WD-40, any idea how to get
>>> it off the drive way? Soad did not help. tx
>>
>> Dissolve it with gasoline then use a pressure sprayer.
>
>
>
> DONT dump gasoline on the concrete,you'll wash it into the sewers,it
> gets into the water table.

No it won't. It will evaporate.

lbbss

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Jun 24, 2009, 4:08:33 PM6/24/09
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Concrete driveway.

nor...@earthlink.net

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Jun 24, 2009, 4:16:21 PM6/24/09
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lbbss wrote:
> Its been a day since we ran over a can of WD-40, any idea how to get
> it off the drive way? Soad did not help. tx
Cat litter, ground in with yer feet, and left to soak it up a day or
two. Worked well for me when neighbor spilled a quart of oil.

1D10T

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Jun 24, 2009, 11:29:53 PM6/24/09
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"lbbss" <lab...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Its been a day since we ran over a can of WD-40, any idea how to get
> it off the drive way? Soad did not help.

WD-40 is a great stain remover. Try it, you'll like it.

mariot...@gmail.com

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Jun 10, 2019, 9:54:15 AM6/10/19
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Dawn dish soap

Oren

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Jun 10, 2019, 3:11:52 PM6/10/19
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On Mon, 10 Jun 2019 06:54:10 -0700 (PDT), mariot...@gmail.com
wrote:

>Dawn dish soap

Cat litter

Thomas

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Jun 10, 2019, 3:50:51 PM6/10/19
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Power washer. My newest best tool. It is like a bad hobby using it. You will not stop until everything in reach is clean. Actually, nothing is clean once you start. It will be...

Rod Speed

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Jun 10, 2019, 5:20:04 PM6/10/19
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Thomas <cano...@gmail.com> wrote

> Power washer. My newest best tool. It is like a bad hobby
> using it. You will not stop until everything in reach is clean.
> Actually, nothing is clean once you start. It will be...

Didn’t happen like that with me.

micky

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Jun 10, 2019, 5:57:05 PM6/10/19
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Dawn dish soap really is different. When I use it, all the little
wounds on my hands, that aren't totally healed, sting. No other dish
soap or any other soap did this to me.

In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:50:46 -0700 (PDT), Thomas
<cano...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Power washer. My newest best tool. It is like a bad hobby using it. You will not stop until everything in reach is clean. Actually, nothing is clean once you start. It will be...

Be careful with a powerwasher. It can do a lot of damage, ripping off
more than you want off. Start low and work up, iiuc.

Peeler

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Jun 10, 2019, 6:12:50 PM6/10/19
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On Tue, 11 Jun 2019 07:19:52 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


>> Power washer. My newest best tool. It is like a bad hobby
>> using it. You will not stop until everything in reach is clean.
>> Actually, nothing is clean once you start. It will be...
>
> Didn’t happen like that with me.

You mean it didn't cope with your filth, filthy senile troll?

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"Well you make up a lot of stuff and it's total bollocks most of it."
MID: <pj2b07$1rvs$2...@gioia.aioe.org>

Thomas

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Jun 10, 2019, 6:37:38 PM6/10/19
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Micky, he is doing concrete, not your panties. Stop being a cunt and burn a pipe. Or solder a joint. Wow, can we just use a blotter to fix it? Lol x2

micky

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Jun 10, 2019, 8:16:06 PM6/10/19
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In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 10 Jun 2019 15:37:33 -0700 (PDT), Thomas
<cano...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Micky, he is doing concrete, not your panties. Stop being a cunt and burn a pipe. Or solder a joint. Wow, can we just use a blotter to fix it? Lol x2

You disgusting moron. You said "You will not stop until everything in
reach is clean." which was meant to or at least going to encourage some
people to do far more than the concrete. YOU should have been the one
to warn him how powerful the power washers are, how much damage they can
do, and I could have pointed out how stupid and thoughtless you were
after your first post. But now it's crystal clear.

Kerplunk
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