Brady SPC BPO100 15" x 17" Heavy Weight Economical Oil Only Absorbent Pads - 100 ct

These pads definitely work as they are supposed to. They absorb oil(s) and reject water, and are an excellent value considering how well they work. When left for a few hours or days they will absorb high amounts of oil, i measured 20 oz in one sheet alone, so close to the specified amount. They are fairly soft, and pliable enough to use for all sorts of cleaning and pickup jobs. I agree with other reviewers that they are not as pliable and some high-end brands, but they are not particularly stiff, and work well for pick up from floors, bilges, tanks, etc. They also work well for scrubbing/cleaning jobs, such as bilges, and cleaning hands, tools, engines etc. They do not shed many fibers, which can be an issue with cheaper pads, so cleaning engine parts is easy and does not leave fibers in the parts (assuming suitable pressure is used). They float on water, and absorb oil from sea water. Some reviewers have complained about such pads not picking up coolant. Perhaps they are unaware that coolant has no oil in it, just water and glycol based chemicals, and dyes. These pads will not work, but they will remove any oil that is mixed with the coolant. Use regular cleaning cloths, towels etc for coolant. Such oil pads will also not get oil out of concrete, only from the surface. As concrete is porous the oil seeps into it, you will have to use chemicals and/or a pressure washer to lift the oil out. But these pads will absorb the oil once it has risen to the surface of the concrete. Use these pads as a preventative measure to stop oil getting into concrete instead. You can recycle a large percentage of the oil in a sheet by squeezing it out, but i would never reuse such oil in any equipment. Best to send it to the local oil recycler instead.

I hadn't tried these before but saw The Pig towels on Project Farm and Diesel Creek and then saw this cheaper knock off on Amazon and decided to try it. Works amazingly well. Sopped up a tremendous amount of oil in a couple recent projects. I think the only thing I'm concerned about is disposal. I am hoping the local haz-waste drop off will take them.

These absorbent pads are awesome for use around older mills and lathes in my shop. They soak up the oils that drip down the sides of the machine, but most of the chips can be swept off. They don't absorb water, so if you run coolant it can help keep tramp oil out of the coolant. This brand in particular is a great value compared to other brands on Amazon and are functionally the same. They also seem to fit perfectly around the machines and can be folded in half on the crease to make them twice as thick, making them even more absorbent.

They work well not the best ones I ever used but good enough and I would get them again

The absorbent pads may look thin and incapable of doing the job, but that is an incorrect assumption. They are of high quality absorbency materials and able to absorb and contain the fluids found in the garage or other similar applications. Am well pleased with the pads and recommend them.

I spilled hydraulic fluid into my pond. I purchased these pads to clean it up. The pads soak up oil but repel water. They work very slow but they do work.

I have previously bought this sort of thing from West Marine or other similar suppliers. They charge several orders of magnitude more for them. Knowing that many other cruisers (we live and cruise full time on a sailboat) face the same issue, and being in a place with many such boats, I ordered this bale. None of us have the room aboard for storing that many. But nearly any of us have room for maybe 20 of them. So I got them and offered them to other cruisers at a deep discount from what they'd otherwise pay (less than a third of the 5-pack, and a quarter of the single price); the first bale went in a couple of days, so this is the second one. I make back my investment and a pittance for my trouble but help out fellow cruisers along the way. Win-Win. Others who actually need that many pads will find this very affordable, of course. My only complaint is that it was priced a tiny bit under the free-ship pricing - so I ordered a trifle that I needed anyway, and both arrived in good time...

Works great

Sedado pero absorba muy bien.

I used for removing oil from My pond. It worked well and cost effective. I needed instructions to know which side to put into the water. I wished there was a way to see if the pad had picked up the oil, like change color or something.

Très bonne qualité du produit

These are great! Exactly what I needed when working on my mini-ex to help prevent spills.

Not quite as thick as I’d like but will definitely be purchasing again! Gets the job done. Has a great precursor line down the middle to make smaller