New Use for Disposable Diapers

SMSW

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A friend gave me some of these and they sat around in my garage for a couple of years. Finally, when changing oil one day, and not having a rag nearby, I grabbed one, stuffed it under the oil filter and started unscrewing. Lo and Behold! That diaper absorbed virtually every drop of the spilled oil with none on the floor. (This was on my car, but I've since expanded their use to other vehicles - like my ST). The plastic on the outside made it just about leak proof, and I disposed of it with the filter as hazardous waste. I admit, they might be expensive rags (my package was free) but they sure are absorbent, don't leak and are convenient.

Question for you experts out there....What brand of diapers are best for what brands of oil?
 
SMSW said:
A friend gave me some of these and they sat around in my garage for a couple of years. Finally, when changing oil one day, and not having a rag nearby, I grabbed one, stuffed it under the oil filter and started unscrewing. Lo and Behold! That diaper absorbed virtually every drop of the spilled oil with none on the floor. (This was on my car, but I've since expanded their use to other vehicles - like my ST). The plastic on the outside made it just about leak proof, and I disposed of it with the filter as hazardous waste. I admit, they might be expensive rags (my package was free) but they sure are absorbent, don't leak and are convenient.

Question for you experts out there....What brand of diapers are best for what brands of oil?
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Never use a synthetic diaper with dino oil , or visa versa !!
 
Along those lines I use 1’ x 1’ oil absorptive pads sold in marine supply stores.
 
You could also raid your wife's sanitary napkins ( Why do they call them napkins?) for oil spills also. Ive been known to do that.
 
Lager said:
You could also raid your wife's sanitary napkins ( Why do they call them napkins?) for oil spills also. Ive been known to do that.
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Talk about living dangerously. A steaming mad woman with full-on PMS rounds the corner screaming "WHERE'S MY SANNIE'S?" and there you are with the last pack of them changing the oil in your motorcycle. It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around your neck.
 
beemerphile said:
Talk about living dangerously. A steaming mad woman with full-on PMS rounds the corner screaming "WHERE'S MY SANNIE'S?" and there you are with the last pack of them changing the oil in your motorcycle. It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around your neck.
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Yup - I have three daughters and a wife - and I'd rather have my head stapled to the floor than try to explain that little transgression.

Pete
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MaxPete said:
Yup - I have three daughters and a wife - and I'd rather have my head stapled to the floor than try to explain that little transgression.

Pete
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Scared!?
I'm one+ better. I grew up with 4 sisters and have a wife! 2 older and 2 younger + one. I have no problem explaining these things. "Don't worry about it, there's still one left in the package!"
 
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