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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Food Related => Topic started by: Canadian John on October 10, 2017, 10:43:50 AM

Title: GREASE/OIL SPOTS on PATIO
Post by: Canadian John on October 10, 2017, 10:43:50 AM
 Just curious as to how you deal with if at all, grease and/or oil stains on your wood or concrete patio or deck?
Title: Re: GREASE/OIL SPOTS on PATIO
Post by: Greg1 on October 10, 2017, 10:55:33 AM
I use a product called Grease B Gone.  Works awesome.
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Post by: hughver on October 10, 2017, 11:02:34 AM
Concrete is easy, wood, not so much. Muriatic acid or Behr's concrete cleaner from Home Depot work great for concrete. Wood can be problematic, once oil penetrates the wood it's hard to remove without adversely effecting the wood appearance. I use a product similar to this to protect the floor: http://www.homedepot.com/p/30-in-x-60-in-Brown-BBQ-Mat-19402/302773561
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Post by: Bar-B-Lew on October 10, 2017, 12:05:44 PM
I let it lie on the concrete.
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Post by: SmokinHandyman on October 10, 2017, 03:40:40 PM
Actually, I never have any spots.
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Post by: MP09 on October 10, 2017, 04:17:52 PM
Pumice stone works good...
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Post by: SmokinHandyman on October 10, 2017, 05:59:21 PM
What are you guys cooking so greasy?
That is what the drip bucket os for
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Post by: Bar-B-Lew on October 10, 2017, 06:24:08 PM
I get creosote from the used Blazn I bought dripping out of the chimney cap and the place where the chimney is screwed into the side of the chamber.

I also get grease from letting cooking utensils (tongs, etc.) hanging off of the side of the shelves or hooks on my other grills.

Sometimes, if I do not dump the drip bucket and it rains really hard the water will overflow from the drip bucket.

It's all part of cooking to me so I don't get too worried about it.  My wife on the other hand feels a little bit different about it.

Title: Re: GREASE/OIL SPOTS on PATIO
Post by: Bobitis on October 10, 2017, 06:40:37 PM
My pit doesn't have a chimney, and I've not noticed anything dripping anywhere after 4 years of use.
I do have a cheap door mat of the appropriate size under it just in case. 10 bucks is well worth me not having to scrub anything.
Title: Re: GREASE/OIL SPOTS on PATIO
Post by: hughver on October 10, 2017, 07:50:27 PM
My pit doesn't have a chimney, and I've not noticed anything dripping anywhere after 4 years of use.
I do have a cheap door mat of the appropriate size under it just in case. 10 bucks is well worth me not having to scrub anything.

+1
Title: Re: GREASE/OIL SPOTS on PATIO
Post by: Herb on October 11, 2017, 09:06:45 AM
I've had success removing grease stains from concrete/patio stones/pavers by using Dawn full strength and brushing it into the stain. Leave overnight and hose it off the next day.
Title: Re: GREASE/OIL SPOTS on PATIO
Post by: ZCZ on October 11, 2017, 12:56:24 PM
Place Dawn dish soap on the spot and wait for it to rain.  They will disappear.  Also works on your driveway if someone comes who has an engine leaking oil. 
The only ones I get on my patio are when moving meat from the grill to a dish or pan.  Not an issue with the Memphis Pro.  Used to be an issue with the Memphis Select until they got rid of the bucket and went to an internal grease tray.
Z
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Post by: Clonesmoker on October 11, 2017, 01:41:48 PM
What are you guys cooking so greasy?
That is what the drip bucket os for

Before I figured it out and put a paper towel in grease outlet of my GMG DB, after storing it outside with a cover over it, if the temps get high enough, it would drip out the grease outlet. The outer tray folds down after you remove the grease bucket for storage purposes. By putting a paper towel in the outlet now, whenever I cook I will pull it out of the outlet and put it in the bucket. It will soak up the grease and makes emptying/cleaning out the bucket a whole lot easier as I will do about 6 cooks or so depending on what I am cooking before I empty the grease bucket. Having all those paper towels helps soak up a lot of grease.
Title: Re: GREASE/OIL SPOTS on PATIO
Post by: pmillen on October 11, 2017, 02:08:52 PM
Go to the Home Depot web site and search on grill mat.  You'll see about five that should catch drippings.
Title: Re: GREASE/OIL SPOTS on PATIO
Post by: Lothar1974 on October 11, 2017, 04:07:12 PM
The only ones I get on my patio are when moving meat from the grill to a dish or pan.  Not an issue with the Memphis Pro.  Used to be an issue with the Memphis Select until they got rid of the bucket and went to an internal grease tray.
Z

+2  with my Memphis Elite
Title: Re: GREASE/OIL SPOTS on PATIO
Post by: airedale on October 11, 2017, 07:11:12 PM
I have used this really dumb technique quite successfully with garage floor oil stains:

Cover the stain with a layer of Oil-Dry, soak the Oil-Dry with 100LL aviation gas (which dries with no residue).  Let is soak a minute or two on the stain, then brush the mixture back and forth a few times with a broom.  Scoop the wet Oil-Dry up with a nonsparking shovel and put it in a garbage can outdoors until all the avgas has evaporated.  For a solvent you could probably substitute acetone, lacquer thinner, etc. for the avgas.  The key is a solvent that dries with no residue.
Title: Re: GREASE/OIL SPOTS on PATIO
Post by: SmokinHandyman on October 12, 2017, 04:48:43 PM
I have used this really dumb technique quite successfully with garage floor oil stains:

Cover the stain with a layer of Oil-Dry, soak the Oil-Dry with 100LL aviation gas (which dries with no residue).  Let is soak a minute or two on the stain, then brush the mixture back and forth a few times with a broom.  Scoop the wet Oil-Dry up with a nonsparking shovel and put it in a garbage can outdoors until all the avgas has evaporated.  For a solvent you could probably substitute acetone, lacquer thinner, etc. for the avgas.  The key is a solvent that dries with no residue.

Do you smoke a cigarette at the same time?
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Post by: GREG-B on October 12, 2017, 05:23:43 PM
Had some hot sauce once that said it would remove grease spots from driveway.   [ Invalid Attachment ]
Title: Re: GREASE/OIL SPOTS on PATIO
Post by: Canadian John on October 23, 2017, 11:03:51 AM
 Thank you ALL for the excellent suggestions..I am not a slob but do manage to inadvertently drip something onto the concrete patio once in a while.
Title: Re: GREASE/OIL SPOTS on PATIO
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on October 23, 2017, 11:08:34 AM
Had some hot sauce once that said it would remove grease spots from driveway.   [ Invalid Attachment ]

Dave's Insanity sauce
Title: Re: GREASE/OIL SPOTS on PATIO
Post by: DE on October 23, 2017, 11:21:15 AM
Just curious if anyone ever tried Coke?
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Post by: Bentley on October 23, 2017, 02:41:17 PM
Do they still make Prell shampoo?
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Post by: JimAZ on October 23, 2017, 03:02:36 PM
Prell  is still made but a little hard to find. I found it at Walmart in the past. It will work similar to Dawn detergent mentioned earlier in the thread.