Best Way to Clean an Oil Drip Tray?

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Hi I have a quick question - what’s the best way to clean an oil drip tray like this one? There’s a bunch of oil on it as to be expected :slight_smile: power washing? Maybe just paper towels and some elbow grease? Thanks!

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Brake parts cleaner.

Spray the pan and let the run-off drip in an oil drain pan.

Then what’s in the drain pan can be disposed of with your waste oil

Tester

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Most people only have one oil drain pan.

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I believe Tester is referring to OP’s oil drip tray (basically an oversized cookie sheet pan) draining into an oil drain pan (for changing oil)…

It could also be drained into a 5 gallon bucket…

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Thanks guys. Found this guy at the local hardware store. Will give it a try.

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I found a reject cabinet lid we made in scrap pile. Asked paint line to paint it for rust coverage. They were doing tan that day. Now I have tan drip pan. Should have waited for black paint day.

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The brake-cleaner should do a good job, and quickly. If you have more time than $$$, might be able to save a few bucks using a cleaner/degreaser like Simple Green, letting it soak for a few days.

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I actually gave a go with paper towels and it was good enough for government work. Down the line maybe I’ll do the brake cleaner method if things get really dirty.

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Many years ago at an Air Force Base, we had motorcycle parking indoors. Each space had a drip tray, old cooking sheets from the chow hall!

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@Purebred Good enough for government work! :slight_smile:

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Same way you keep a baking sheet clean in the kitchen- cover it with aluminum foil. When it gets too dirty for your liking crumple it up and replace it with a fresh sheet on top of your tray.

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I inadvertently left my cast iron pan heat too long with oil in the bottom, planning to make a batch of popcorn. What a sticky mess that created! Paper towels after soaking in soapy hot water & a scrub with steel wool seemed to be the best method for that problem.

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Off the subject, but in my opinion the best way to resurrect cast iron cookware-place it in the oven, run the oven on a self cleaning mode. All residue will be burned off. Then wipe down and re-season.

Then in the future, when you want popcorn, get microwave popcorn! Save the cast iron for searing steaks.

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