What do you use ...

550Doug · Oct 9, 2023

to mop up oil spills? Is kitty litter a good oil absorbant? Or maybe sawdust?
Thanks

Scott 730 · Oct 9, 2023

Auto stores "here" all sell the real deal. 25# bag for 7 bucks. Oil Dri.

Tgrasher · Oct 9, 2023

I use sawdust from my table saw because it
is finer and works better.

danofarming · Oct 9, 2023

The Parts Store Oil Absorbent works best. I have used ALL of the above mentioned, What ever is available.

d9gdon · Oct 9, 2023

I use Pig Mats from NAPA.

MARK ROBKE · Oct 9, 2023

Kitty litter works great and it's cheap. Mark.

Stephen Newell · Oct 9, 2023

I use sanding dust. It absorbed very well and I have a dust collector attached to a sander I use often. The sawdust from a table saw would work almost as good.

J Hamilton · Oct 9, 2023

Oil dry absorbant and then just dirt and dust from the shop floor afterwards

sms · Oct 9, 2023

I have used all mentioned, if you want it
clean use oil-dri and grind it down on the
spot with a block of wood.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 9, 2023

The fine dirt that falls off my tractor tires.
FREE too.

FWB in SK · Oct 9, 2023

Use kitty litter and add some varsol to wet it down, then brush around and clean it up.. Dries clean..

Tim in New York · Oct 9, 2023

X2 on the table saw sawdust. I keep an small old garbage can under the saw to catch most of the sawdust, then sprinkle it around after creating an oil spill - always seems to happen when I change the oil on every tractor.

Tim

flying belgian · Oct 9, 2023

I just sweep the floor dirt across it and shovel it up.

caterpillar guy · Oct 9, 2023

I use a big cardboard like freezer boxes and such under the drain pans then if there is any spilled I just throw a bit of oil dry of some sort down be it kitty litter or oil dry type stuff which ever is cheapest when I need it. Right now I have a few bags from several years ago .I also just sweep it over the oil then let set for till I need to sweep it off to the next one. Sometimes sets for days or weeks. I do how ever clean up the wet stuff in a spot and push the rest over ito help soak up the rest of it. I throw the wet oil soaked stuff in the wood furnace and bur it so no dumping out in the field or land fill. The card board sure helps with the oil spill when working on other things like splitting tractors or transmission work for catching oil leaks.

geok · Oct 9, 2023

This post was edited by geok on 10/25/2023 at 07:23 am.

caterpillar guy · Oct 9, 2023

Sawdust works well, and is also a fire hazard for spontaneous combustion. If not disposed of as soon as it is soaked up whether or not left over the oil spill. Sawdust would be great if then put in the wood furnace right away. I have used sawdust in the past when I have itand then toss in the furnace right after it has soaked up most of the spill before i leave.

UncleTom · Oct 9, 2023

Im proactive. I save cardboard and lay it down first. If nothing happens i can always re use the cardboard.

rustred · Oct 9, 2023

that all depends on how big your valdez oil spill is. them oil pads work really good for the larger amounts within reason. other than that i
like the oil soakeze stuff which looks like cat litter. if you have lots on cement you can squeegie it up also then lay down cat litter
after.

matthies · Oct 9, 2023

You will think twice about using sawdust after being on the creeper and a gust of wind blows in the doors. The shop I worked in thought peat moss was the answer, just as bad.

rustred · Oct 9, 2023

yes, agree,

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