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Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:08 pm

Whats the best way to get rid of oil drops on a home driveway. Funny thing was it came from my nissan pickup not my bug. :D

Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:42 pm

try spraying with carb cleaner then letting a shop rag soak the oil/spray up then.....if the concrete is rough you may have use a degreaser and scrub..either way its no fun

Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:08 am

Mix together Dawn Dish Soap and Cascade Dishwasher Soap with hot water to make a watery paste. Brush it on the affected concrete and let it sit. Wash it off with a hard stream of water. Tell Wife you tried!

Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:19 am

Buy a small bag of portland cement. drop a handful of the cement mix on the oil spot. in a day or two, sweep it away and there will be NO trace of the oil spot.

I use this meathod on my pad and we have had some pretty BIG spills of everything from gear oil engine oil and synthetic brake fluid. It works great and takes away ALL traces of the spill.

Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:33 am

I was told muriatic acid and a pressure washer. Not to sure if it works but I don't see why it wouldn't.

Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:47 am

Cheap kitty litter also works well to absorb the mess. Then if there is a stain, try pouring a bit of paint thinner on it, and apply more kitty litter. A couple of sycles and it should be pretty clean.

Hot soapy water in a pressure washer can help. No need for acid for oil, that's only good for rust (iron) stains.

Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:57 am

NOTAHONDA wrote: Funny thing was it came from my nissan pickup not my bug. :D
I saw a thread entitled "oil in the driveway" started by "NOTAHONDA" and I was gonna rip you a new one...Crap.

Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:06 am

reseal the driveway. :lol:

Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:27 am

Goof off.

Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:56 am

NOTAHONDA wrote: Whats the best way to get rid of oil drops on a home driveway. Funny thing was it came from my nissan pickup not my bug. :D

What is the surface?
Some harsh chemicals will eat away asphalt.

Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:14 am

Just reg concrete.

Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:15 am

rickosuave1987 wrote: Goof off.

I'll try that today, i have some Goof off in my garage.

Thanks guys, between all the replys something will work :wink:

Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:16 pm

This stuff works. One axle boot on the westy split over the winter, dumping the entire contents of the tranny on my exposed aggregate concrete driveway. I tried Simple Green, carb cleaner & a power washer and the stain remained. Used this stuff and about 90% of the stain is gone, along with the oily film.

http://www.pour-n-restore.com/

Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:06 pm

KTPhil wrote: Cheap kitty litter also works well to absorb the mess. Then if there is a stain, try pouring a bit of paint thinner on it, and apply more kitty litter. A couple of sycles and it should be pretty clean.

Hot soapy water in a pressure washer can help. No need for acid for oil, that's only good for rust (iron) stains.
Grind in some clean kitty litter with your shoe on the dry driveway to finish it off.

But I like and will try this idea for those big hard to get spots.

drscope wrote: Buy a small bag of portland cement. drop a handful of the cement mix on the oil spot. in a day or two, sweep it away and there will be NO trace of the oil spot.

Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:34 pm

Fish wrote: Grind in some clean kitty litter with your shoe on the dry driveway to finish it off.

Thank you for clarifying that you need to use CLEAN (not used) kitty litter.

Otherwise you have both a driveway AND shoes to clean...
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