What do you use for fluid clean up?

[gasoline junkie]

I feel like this may be a stupid question, but I was just wondering what the best method would be for a home garage. I'm fixing up my old Chevy in my 2 car garage that my wife parks her car in so I can't have her walking through a puddle of coolant on her way to work so I need to keep the garage clean. I like to use speedy dry at work but I don't want to get the dust everywhere. Pig mats are also nice but expensive last I checked. I've seen guys at work use a mop for coolant spills but I don't think it would work too well should I get oil on the floor.

 

[619DioFan]

I use cat litter. seems to be the least expensive way to go.

 

[zkdiesel]

Pig mat or the large white rolls of “pig mat” style stuff. I prefer the lg white tools, do great job on all fluids but coolant(harder for it to absorb)and affordable

 

[gasoline junkie]

I use cat litter. seems to be the least expensive way to go.

Really? Never would have thought haha Do you get the dust clouds when you put it down?

 

[Dirtydan69]

Been using cat litter for years.

 

[LXCam]

This is the best stuff ever as far as I'm concerned

 

[Danno1]

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I use either sawdust from under the table saw or cat litter.


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[TRWham]

Cheap clay car litter.

 

[lakeroadster]

I've got a large jug of cat litter that's I've used for years.

Typically I put down cardboard to catch small spills when working on a vehicle, so it's rare that I'll have a big spill to contain.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Got any of those free auto/RV traders ? Toss one down and it'll soak up the coolant and water with ease.

 

[firebirdparts]

Clay cat litter works wonders on oil. However, clay with water just makes mud. I would advise against using it for coolant.

I have never found anything that works on coolant other than wiping it up. The ethylene glycol takes a month to evaporate, so just wipe it up.

 

[Drycreek]

We use a shredder in the home office and it works great for coolant and water spills use cat litter for oil. I keep a small 20 gallon garbage can of the shredded paper handy.

 

[jsaw]

I save old clothes, old blankets, old sheets, old rags. The last big spill was a few quarts of oil. I threw down a bunch of rags and soaked up the oil and threw them away.

 

[blair683]

One dollar bags of clay cat litter from the dollar store. I buy three bags at a time and dump it into a 5 gallon bucket and keep a plastic cup in with it. It will soak up liquid spills quickly. Sometimes after I put the litter down I’ll use my foot or a piece of wood and rub the litter a little.

 

[glentre]

If your floor were painted with epoxy, rust bullet or other reputable finish, you wouldn't have to worry about spills. My antique cars all leak and the oil and sometimes coolant may lie under the car for weeks before it gets cleaned up. A quick wipe with a paper or cloth rag makes it like new. Nothing soaks through to the concrete. My old garage, on the other hand, is not painted and the oil stains are everywhere and impossible to remove.

Glen

 

[TRWham]

Clay cat litter works wonders on oil. However, clay with water just makes mud. I would advise against using it for coolant.

I have never found anything that works on coolant other than wiping it up. The ethylene glycol takes a month to evaporate, so just wipe it up.

Not really, because the cat litter is bentonite (or similar) clay that has been fired. It is best to grind the litter into the spill and sweep it up quickly. Years ago when I was an SCCA flagger, we used a "Grover" board (I have no idea how it got that name) to clean up oil and coolant spills on the track. A grover board is basically a sled with ropes attached that one worker would ride as another pulled it across the litter to grind it into the track. It then was swept/blown off the track and racing would resume.

 

[Ocho]

Peat moss works well. At work we have a big trash can on wheels full of peat moss.
Dump it on the spill and sweep it up.

 

[Empty Pockets]

Chalk upanother vote for cat litter, it's cheap. I've used it for years

 

[kbs2244]

Cat litter on the liquid.
Scrap the mud up then cover the wet spot with Tide and cover it with a damp rag.
Throw the dirty rag out in the AM and let dry.

 

[GasNSteering]

I use flor dry from the parts store. It dries up and I reuse it most of the time.

 

[zachzach]

I’m pretty close to the coast here in Fl. and this sandy soil works pretty well. I keep some in a buckets just like anything else and just shovel it in the can afterwards.


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[Jeff May]

Cat litter....if you apply it easily & close to the spill...Very little dust... If you just toss it on the spill, yup, it throws some dust around....