Any suggestions for cleaning up hydraulic fluid?

[STx]

My loader blew a hose today and sprayed hydraulic fluid all over the front of the tractor and the loader. Anybody have any suggestions for cleaning this stuff off before it becomes a goopy, muddy mess?

I've got a pressure washer but so far I've just wiped off what I could with a rag and am letting it drip off in the sun.

 

[Stimw]

spray it with soapy water and rinse.

 

[2458n]

They use Dawn dish soap to clean up oil spills. I use totally awesome from the Dollar store and a do it yourself car wash.

 

[antlers125]

Dishwasher soap. I like Cascade powder but, you need to dissolve it in hot water then pour on the clean up area.

 

[powerscol]

The purple HD cleaning stuff works good, but Dawn is also excellent, Mix 50/50 with water, spray on, let soak 30 minutes, then wash off.

 

[ultrarunner]

My first thought was all over the concrete and I was going to suggest Kitty Litter....

 

[STx]

My first thought was all over the concrete and I was going to suggest Kitty Litter....

I was in the asphalt parking lot at my shop, the landlord asked what happened but the asphalt had soaked up a lot of it and I threw some dirt and oil dry on the rest of it.

Thanks for the suggestions on the tractor, I'll give the soapy water a try.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

I use "Simple Green" in the pressure washer and a low pressure nozzle to rinse off.

Ron

 

[CalG]

DETERGENT

Not soap

;-)

 

[Looking4new]

Sunlight dishwashing liquid works good for cleaning up oil and grease. Squirt it on or take the top off and pour it on scrub it around a bit, then spray it off with the power washer or just the garden hose.