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gear oil in carpet - 2/11/2008 12:51:19 AM
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Philly Assassin
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I folded my rear seats down an unknowingly crushed a bottle of gear oil. There is a nice puddle soaked into my carpet behind my drivers seat. Any suggestions on how to remove the oil??
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/11/2008 12:52:31 AM
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thegr81
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Shampoo the living daylights outta it!!!!
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/11/2008 1:23:48 AM
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TheBrettster
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Try some simple green / the orange hand pumice soap.
< Message edited by TheBrettster -- 2/11/2008 1:28:22 AM >
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/11/2008 6:45:17 AM
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swartlkk
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Simple Green and a carpet shampoo'er. Preferrably one with a powered head on it. I have a Bissel little green machine that I use for cleaning the carpets in my vehicles. Works great, but wish I had a powered head on it for some of the dug in stuff.
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/11/2008 8:40:07 AM
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WolfPack
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Is gear oil too thick for the kitty litter trick to wick the oil part out of the carpet?
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/11/2008 3:47:47 PM
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ltown21
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hit it with alot of degreaser then shampoo it. or if you dont have the stuff to do it, but some extractor, and apply it, brush it in, and shop vac it.
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/12/2008 6:43:21 PM
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EuroGoldLS
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Simple green, or you can dilute some greased lightning and scrub into it.
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/12/2008 8:00:10 PM
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ltown21
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ya if you don't dilute it, it can stain your carpet 
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/12/2008 9:03:28 PM
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EuroGoldLS
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To safely clean carpet, its a 1-10 ratio. 1 part GL, 10 parts water.
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/16/2008 9:44:36 PM
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Philly Assassin
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ill be tryin the diluted simple green then shampoo tommrrow. ill let everyone know how it goes thxs for the advice everyone !!
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/22/2008 3:17:34 PM
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JMorton
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Try a can of ether, engine starting fluid. Works great on grease that gets on the carpet.
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/22/2008 3:19:12 PM
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WolfPack
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Haha..but then you have starter fluid in your carpet!
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/22/2008 3:22:16 PM
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JMorton
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ORIGINAL: WolfPack
Haha..but then you have starter fluid in your carpet!
Nope! It lifts the grease out and the remainder evaporates with no residue. Been doing it for years in the big truck shops, even in my house when I track in grease. Works like a charm.
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/22/2008 3:35:11 PM
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WolfPack
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Yea I can still smell gas in my blazer on hot days from when the jetski gas tank tipped over in the back 
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/22/2008 5:25:07 PM
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The bleach in simple green is new to me... I have used it in the laundry with my work clothes without issue.
Well, this kinda confirms that...
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Source - SimpleGreen.com
Simple Green is one of the most versatile all-purpose cleaners you can buy! It’s non-toxic and biodegradable, without harmful bleach.
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RE: gear oil in carpet - 2/22/2008 5:33:00 PM
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WolfPack
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Haha oh dear..
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