[A4] Degreasing Ideas?

Rocky Mullin caliban at sharon.net
Thu Sep 13 14:33:21 EDT 2007


yes - for the floor/ground/etc.

i suppose it would work on parts too, but what a PITA :)

On Sep 13, 2007, at 10:22 AM, Phil Yee wrote:

> kitty litter?? is this for the "floor spill" only, or are you  
> suggesting that this can be used to clean engine parts (i.e. rub it  
> on engine areas and watch the oil fall off)?
>
> Thanks to all for the ideas so far.
> -Phil
>
> --- On Thu 09/13, Rocky Mullin < caliban at sharon.net > wrote:
>
> From: Rocky Mullin [mailto: caliban at sharon.net]
> To: philter at myway.com
> Cc: a4 at audifans.com
> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:51:30 -0700
> Subject: Re: [A4] Degreasing Ideas?
>
>
> kitty litter. the smaller granules, like "scoop away".
>
> the auto parts store will have something too, that is
> basically the same thing. keep a bucket of it around
> for projects and spills. it's amazing how well it works.
>
> On Sep 13, 2007, at 9:39 AM, Phil Yee wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I just fixed an oil leak on my 2000 1.8T (oil pressure sensor just
> > above the oil filter). The leak source is good now, but I still
> > have an ugly Exxon Valdez style mess underneath. Living in close
> > proximity to inner city neighbors, I don't want to use a can of
> > spray on degreaser, and create a rainbow oil spill on my sidewalk
> > or garage. (That stuff doesn't work well anyway, IMO.) The local
> > self serve car wash forbids engine cleaning. I also try to avoid
> > throwing lots of petro products into the ground. What are some
> > handy dandy degreasing methods that have worked for you all?Thanks,-
> > Phil
> >
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