Concrete floor oil problems?

I got a garage that I work on cars in, and the cars that I bring in somtimes drip oil. I have used muratic acid to try and remove some of the stains and I have, but its ripped the concrete up as well. So thats off limit now, so for future occurences, I want something that will help the oil from staining my concrete. Is there like a sealer that I can apply to the concrete that will block oil from soaking into the concrete? And if so, what is it called, and does it really work?Concrete floor oil problems?
Resurface the floor with leveling grout, available at any hardware store. Seal with linseed oil or Thompson's Water Seal. Finish with concrete paint, your choice of color, or marine grade spar varnish.Concrete floor oil problems?
Having worked as a mechanic for many years in a workshop we had a lot of oil spills on the concrete floor. For years we just broomed petrol over the oil then used saw dust from a joinery shop to soak up the petrol and oil. The floor would be quite white after a short time. In the finish we painted the floor with a concrete paint and after that it was just a case of cleaning the oil off with rags. Paint made it a lot easier to sweep too.


You can't, as you found out, use an acid as it attacks the lime in the cement.
The tried and true method for sealing concrete is boiled linseed oil. Linseed oil has been used as a wood, plaster and masonry sealer for hundreds of years. It is the primary ';oil'; in oil based paints. It will darken the concrete and has a sort of gamey odor. It is available at most commercial masonry suppliers or Sherwin Williams. The commercially marketed sealer and paint conditioner Penetrol, is mostly linseed oil.
you could use concrete sealer. you would have to clean any oil, and dirt that may be on the concrete. you could also paint the floor with the kits that they have available. if painting and sealing are out of the question, you could use and old pan to catch the oil, or use pieces of cardboard. napa, and walmart sell catch pans for oil drips
Nest time, clean it with Murphy's Wood Oil Soap %26amp; hot water; it's not just for wood.





I believe there are some oilproof or stainproof paints you could use on the concrete.