[AT] oil dry

[Stephen Offiler]

Indeed, Charlie, I'm aware of that, but it also occurred to me that a bit
of lye formation might help to clean the concrete floor you've spilled the
oil upon.  At least, that's what flashed thru my mind when I read your ash
suggestion, and I like it.

SO


On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 9:58 AM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
wrote:

> Steve, as you may well know, hardwood ash is caustic and if you trickle
> water through it you can make lye.  So keep that in mind.  I'm careful
> where
> I use it but it works pretty well.   I had never tried it on oil until just
> recently.
> I spilled some diesel fuel on a set of concrete steps and the only thing I
> had
> close by was a 5 gal bucket full of ash.  It soaked the diesel right up and
> left
> no trace.  Your results may vary.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Offiler
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 8:03 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] oil dry
>
> Wood ash!  Wow, interesting idea, Charlie.  I do use it for de-icing the
> walkways, but since my woodstove grate is kind of coarse, I get plenty of
> small chunks of wood coals mixed in the ashes, and you know how tenacious
> carbon black is...  so, I only use it on walkways and curtail it near the
> house.
>
> I've been using kitty litter (we have three cats) mixed with sawdust, and I
> tend heavier on the sawdust because I have a lot of it and I'm sort of
> frugal ;-)  Now I've gotta try to mix in some wood ash as well.  Definitely
> need to figure out some kind of sifter to remove those coals.
>
> SO
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 9:28 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > When all else fails, wood ash out of the wood stove works pretty well.
> > It also works to help de-ice the door steps.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Carl Gogol
> > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 8:39 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] oil dry
> >
> > Price the cheapest kitty liter at your local "big" grocery store.  Ours
> > (Wegman's) has a variety and over a wide price range.  the cheapest
> > version
> > has always worked well for inhaling oil.  Crush with your shies to get
> the
> > last bit if you don't have time for it to work its way in.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
> > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 8:19 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] oil dry
> >
> > Dang that's cheap! Like I said earlier, the best a real parts store could
> > do
> > on a pallet full was $9 a bag.
> > Whats a Rural King and how far east are they? Sounds something like
> > Tractor
> > supply, we just got a couple of those in the last 4-5 years. TSC ain't
> > cheap
> > but they do carry some stuff hard to find anywhere else.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Indiana Robinson
> > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 7:34 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] oil dry
> >
> > I just run to Rural King...
> > I just checked on-line and they show oil-dry as "in stock" at $4.99 for a
> > 50# bag.
> > I had to check because the last bag I bought was probably about 5 years
> > ago.
> > Not much shop time  :-(
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Francis Robinson
> > aka "farmer"
> > Central Indiana USA
> > robinson46176 at gmail.com
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