So glad you put this up, Larry, and used the same title too. I was immediately able to know what the thread was about when I saw "Tools for the Job" so it made it really easy to find. Hope you do this every week.

I've had a long day today -- in fact the whole week has been a bitch with vinyl window guys showing up every day to take measurements and give estimates. It's really been a push to get the house ready for sale so I plan to make really good use of this thread.

Some questions --

How do I get oil stains off the garage floor?

GROUT -- I tried to put a line of grout inbetween the tiles on the kitchen counter but the squeeze tubes of grout you buy in the store never seem to last. That kind of grout just seems to just soak down between the tiles and disappear. Is there a much heavier ready made grout you can buy other than the cheap squeeze tubes?

Also, is there a ready made concrete you can buy for small concrete jobs (like sidewalk cracks) where it comes ready mixed?

Like I said, I've got plenty of questions coming up. lol

I'll check back here tomorrow. Thanks!

A1 -

"How do I get oil stains off the garage floor?

- CalifChris"

Muriatic acid, diluted 50/50 with water. Use good rubber gloves and scrub brush. Make sure it's well-vented, top.

- American1st

Thanks for the tip, A1. That acid in the hands of a klutz (me) makes me nervous though. Think I'll try something milder for my first attempt.

Say, how do you like the title of our new DR "how to" thread (which will hopefully be up every week). I suggested the title "Tools for the Job" to Lisa telling her YOU were the one who turned me on to the song and the lyrics which I thought fit perfectly for the title of a "fix it" thread. So thanks for the idea., A1. What better for a thread on how to fix/repair things the right way than the title of a song about a guy who never used the right tool to fix anything!

"TOOLS FOR THE JOB"

He's been roundin' off bolts since the age of fourteen
Was that a five eighth's or a nine sixteenth's?
He's got a metric socket that don't quite fit
Well it'll wiggle just a little but it ain't quite stripped
The safety guard's gone from his grinding machine
He got a stiff paint brush he only kinda got clean
He's the hired man, my neighbor and a cousin-in-law
He's a jerry riggin' fool, he got the tool for the job

Well it's vise grips for pliers, and pliers for a wrench
A wrench for a hammer, hammers everything else
It just don't seem to make much difference
I sure do like him but he's hard on equipment
I sure like you son, but you're hard on equipment

His corners ain't square and his floor ain't level
And he's always had trouble with the old tape measure
His doors don't close cause the jamb ain't plumb
And he's a Goddamn menace with an air nail gun
They love to see him comin' at the lumberyard store
Fixed the leak in his roof with a two by four
Drilled holes in his boards with the wrong kinda bit
And when they don't line up he blames the government

He got the whole front yard full of fix em up cars
Three don't run and the rest won't start
Everything's fine with his rebuilt motor
Except of course for the couple spare parts left over
Baler wire tie downs goin' down the road
On two bald tires and an oversize load
He ain't never read a manual cause that's like cheatin'
He don't mind a little grease on his hands while he's eatin'

He's got busted up knuckles, his thumb got bruised
Jesus Christ was a carpenter, too

- Corb Lund

DXLNGR -

#12 - Get some cheap cat litter for your oil stains, usually Johnny cat will do. sprinkle a good layer on, and then practice your mambo or your cha-cha dance steps while grinding up the cat litter as it absorbs up the oil. Do it several times, any Ricky Ricardo dance vids are good too. Sweep and should have removed the oil, and then use Simple Green for the final cleanup.

Thanks! Think this way might be safer than messing with the acid. I've got electrical outlets in my garage so I'm set to go with the music, but I better keep the garage door shut when I start dancin' before the neighbors call in the guys in the white coats. : )

...Also, did you seal the grout? That is an important step.

#11 | Posted by Lisa at 2009-09-10 09:44 AM

Err, no. Didn't know I needed to seal it. No wonder the grout kept disappearing! duh

See how much help threads like these are for people like me! LOL