I have a serious question related to this topic: at what point would you consider buying professional cleaning products vs. homemade solutions for an oil spill in your driveway? I ask because a friend of mine insists that he'd rather buy SpillFix and other products I've never heard of instead of trying to use kitty litter and other homemade cleaning solutions. But then he actually works in his garage a lot. I don't. Do you guys have any thoughts about this?
By davids_benny
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I would use kitty litter. I possibly would use a professional cleaner if I were trying to sell the house or going to apply a paint or treatment to the concrete. But, I have used kitty litter for years and it has always worked for us. And, it is safer for the environment as long as it is disposed of properly.
I always use kitty litter when the oil is soaked on the kitty litter.
I pour Coca-Cola on the stain,give the coke a light scrub with a stiff broom then hose off.
Kitty litter is only good for cleaning one thing: kitty messes. It's not designed to absorb anything else and will end up doing more harm once disposed because of this. Go for the professional items like SpillFix and MOP and look for environmentally and worker friendly ones that won't hurt the environment or your lungs when they're being used - they're worth it and are great to have on stand-by in case things like this happen. Even if you personally don't have a problem again you know a neighbor will - cars and gas run lawnmowers are fickle things!
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