Getting engine oil residue out of the bilge

[westernman]

Any magic methods for getting dried engine oil residue out of the bilge?
I have got out the worst, get the last bit needs some kind of chemical help to shift it.
What magic stuff can I spread on it, and the wash everything away????

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

I use a kitchen de-greaser that is called "Chante Clair". I find that it is very powerful and has never failed to shift oil, grease, tar and other oil-based muck.

 

[Javelin]

We use Bilgex to clean, then pump out most and then add plenty of sawdust which we grind in and leave over night and then hoover up.

 

[Actionmat]

Do either of these do the job without been agitated with a brush? I ask as I've got a nice cake of hard sludge in the bilge but most of it's inaccessible

 

[ripvan1]

Fairy liquid - and I like the sawdust tip.

 

[Keith-i]

Jizer/Gunk. Fantastic and cleans up with water.

 

[Stemar]

Biocleanse.

It contains microbes that eat oil. I had a hard to find diesel leak that impregnated the boat woth a stench that SWMB could smell on my clothes when I got home, but that got rid of it. A bucket of water and a cupful of Biocleanse and leave it to slop around for a couple of weeks

 

[sarabande]

have a look on Oiltechnics website


www.oiltechnics.com


They have lots of clever biological gunks which you spray on, leave for a day or so, and then swill out. The big advantage of their stuff is that it does not harm the marine environment.

 

[Sybarite]

Any magic methods for getting dried engine oil residue out of the bilge?
I have got out the worst, get the last bit needs some kind of chemical help to shift it.
What magic stuff can I spread on it, and the wash everything away????

In this month's "Voiles" they recommend spraying on undiluted Ricard.

 

[westernman]

Biocleanse.

It contains microbes that eat oil. I had a hard to find diesel leak that impregnated the boat woth a stench that SWMB could smell on my clothes when I got home, but that got rid of it. A bucket of water and a cupful of Biocleanse and leave it to slop around for a couple of weeks

Where can I get it (in France??) - it sounds perfect.

 

[lw395]

In this month's "Voiles" they recommend spraying on undiluted Ricard.

Alternatively, bloke on our pontoon has a voracious strain of diesel bug, will probably eat sump oil, possibly polyester resin if hungry...

I think that's how they make ricard?

 

[grafozz]

Bang ! oven cleaner will eat the oil then fairy liquid then soak the whole mess up by throwing in a couple of nappies !

 

[KAL]

Biocleanse.

It contains microbes that eat oil. I had a hard to find diesel leak that impregnated the boat woth a stench that SWMB could smell on my clothes when I got home, but that got rid of it. A bucket of water and a cupful of Biocleanse and leave it to slop around for a couple of weeks

Do you mean Biocleanse made by Teknon? It's the only one I can find but it says it's a disinfectant containing benzalkonium chloride. No mention of microbes that eat oil. I wonder if I've found the right one?

 

[sarabande]

I can't see benzalkonium chloride being any use in a biological cleaner; it is a microbial biocide...

 

[Daydream believer]

For the easier stuff on grp i use the wipes you buy from builders merchants
For the wet stuff, nappies, unused of course

 

[Stemar]

Do you mean Biocleanse made by Teknon? It's the only one I can find but it says it's a disinfectant containing benzalkonium chloride. No mention of microbes that eat oil. I wonder if I've found the right one?

Apologies, it's Bio Clean. http://www.oiltechnics.co.uk/Janitorial/Floors/bio_clean.html

They sell on line, so I would imaging they'd deliver to France - at a price!

 

[westernman]

I use a kitchen de-greaser that is called "Chante Clair". I find that it is very powerful and has never failed to shift oil, grease, tar and other oil-based muck.

Its available in my local supermarché. So I will try that first.
Thanks,

 

[nigelmercier]

I use Citrus Degreaser for stuff like this, it has a pleasant smell: http://amzn.to/1o8vkLp

 

[viago]

i used gunk, white spirit and aldi original washing up liquid down the deep dark narrow hole on the hurley 27.

then used a sponge mop to get the mixture out and put it in containers to take up the dump. then cleaned with detergent then rinsed with water. what an awful job that was.
re painted with no problems.
not sure the gunk was any better than white spirit.