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Oil stains on non-skid decking.

Kenneth K

1985 32-3, Puget Sound
Blogs Author
I had my dinghy up on the foredeck for the past two days. I forgot that I had spilled transmission fluid in the dinghy when I was transporting the drain bucket last week. It left about 6 small splotches of red oily patches on the beige non-skid decking forward of the hatch. Tried scrubbing with mineral spirits, then acetone. Still have stains. I'm bummed because the deck had previously been in great shape

Anyone know a trick for removing trans oil stains?
 

Frank Langer

1984 Ericson 30+, Nanaimo, BC
I have had success using Simple Green, letting it soak in for a few minutes and then scrubbing with a bristle brush, and repeating this several times. Then let the sun gradually bleach it out. With time, (and not too long), it will be gone. :)
Frank
 

JPT

Junior Member
Oil Lift Oil Remover is designed to remove oil stains from concrete and asphalt driveways, wood and tile floors, and many other surfaces, with the user mixing it in a variety of different concentrations depending on the application.
https://oillift.net/product/oil-remover/

The package recommends diluting it 2:1 with water for use on boat decks, and I have been using it at that concentration on my Ericson deck for four years. It does an outstanding job of cleaning up spider droppings and carcass remains, and also getting rid of oil stains with a minimum of scrubbing or waiting. It is highly recommended.

It's available in Canada at Canadian Tire,
http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/oil-lift-2-l-0381303p.html

and in the U.S. I believe it's available through Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00PRE376I/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Jon
 

Kenneth K

1985 32-3, Puget Sound
Blogs Author
Thanks for the input. Those sound like great products, I'll probably pick some up. Interestingly, the mineral spirits and acetone I used didn't remove the stains right away. When I went back 2 weeks later, though, after 2 weeks of baking in the sun, the stains are gone!
 
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