Short of getting a chemical wash at Blue Beacon after hauling a load of oil equipment, what would you recommend to clean areas of a flatbed with oil, fracking mud, or other chemicals? I try to limit the number of times I take the truck through the wash, this means I end up with areas that can be slippery or start tracking oil over the deck and catwalk, not to mention in the driver's seat well.
How to clean oil off the deck?
Discussion in 'Oilfield Trucking Forum' started by Lepton1, Feb 1, 2016.
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Other than sand, cat litter, oil dry, or a wash... the only way to fight oil is with oil. I'd broom the deck with diesel after a nasty load. It wouldn't leave it super slippery and washes off easier when it gets back to the barn with a hot water steam bath. <-- I'm sure there are EPA issues and other no-no's to this, so this was a suggestion from a friend of a friend of mine
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You could probably spread some oil dry and sweep it around...should get it but it'll take an hour or so to do a good job. Personally, I would have it washed. They'll get it clean and deal with epa.
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Thing is, if I washed the deck every time I get a 3' diameter oil stain, I'd be spending hundreds a week. Meanwhile I just try to avoid walking on it or putting dunnage on it and sometimes it will dry to a gelatinous goup.
I hadn't thought of putting diesel down, but if the point is to fight oil with oil then maybe Palmolive (an oil based detergent) might work. -
Nascar uses Tide to clean up after a bad wreck..as I understand it. For small spots like that..3ft dia... I would probably just carry some oil dry unless you've already tried it and didn't like it.
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Okay, say I use Tide, how do I clean it off the deck without hosing it onto a truck stop lot?
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Buy a batch of oil dry diapers. Throw the half used ones in a plastic bag to reuse for big spills. Their cheap if you find the right place to buy them
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When I hauled stuff like that, I used a 2 gallon sprayer filled with straight simple green and cat litter. cheaper the better on the litter. spray the spot, toss on a handful or two of cat litter, by the time you put the sprayer away and get the broom, it will have done its work. scrub around a bit and sweep up put into trash bag for tossing at shop.
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