oil on drive

anyone know best way to get it up,thanks.Dont say jet wash done that no good.

WHAT TYPE OF DRIVE IS IT MATE

Might be worth having a word with the fire brigade, as they deal with oil spillages all the time!

Don't phone "999" though, as you may get in trouble!

Detergent.Washing up liquid,Soap power that sort of thing.Scub it into your drive,rinse,repeat.

anyone know best way to get it up,thanks.Dont say jet wash done that no good.

start drilling.....you may become a wealthy arab billionaire....

Sand or cat litter should soak it up.

Depending how big the oil spill is, you can get "degreeser" from hardware stores that remove oil stains from things like concrete, paving stones etc. You poor it on the stain, leave it for a bit, then scrub it with a metal hand brush. Or you could go down a place like cardiff galvanises down splott and ask one of the workers to fill up a 2ltr bottle with some of the hydrocloric acid they use to strip metal with, that will remove oil.

Depending how big the oil spill is, you can get "degreeser" from hardware stores that remove oil stains from things like concrete, paving stones etc. You poor it on the stain, leave it for a bit, then scrub it with a metal hand brush. Or you could go down a place like cardiff galvanisers down splott and ask one of the workers to fill up a 2ltr bottle with some of the hydrocloric acid they use to strip metal with, that will remove oil.

Ask Rob Howley he got rid of all the oil in the Welsh Rugby Team

Oil is dry and its a slab drive.

You can get a light acid liquid for cleaning patio's don't know the name but my mate who is a stone mason uses it for getting staining of brickwork etc.

I'm sure those good guys at B&Q will give you a head's up on what to use.

Hope this helps?

Cover the spill with washing up liquid then sprinkle lots of washing powder on top.Add a boiling kettle of water on top and mix it all into a paste and scrub the affected area with a stiff brush. If any stain remains then repeat the process until it dissapears.

Move house

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I know for sure that putting clay cat litter on the pavers will absorb a lot of the oil, but you will still have stains on them. I think that muratic acid might get the rest of it up. I know my grandparents use to use it to clean the floors of the garage. Keep this in mind though. Muratic acid 'etches' surface of concrete. If you put the muratic acid on some of the pavers, but not all of them, it might change the intensity of color of those pavers. I don't know this for sure though.
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I considered acid but was afraid that it might harm my dog. I found a new green product called Oil Gone Easy S-200 which eliminated my stain in about a week without the use of toxic chemicals. Very good results.

THIS WORKS A TREAT!
I have porous brick pavers which were badly stained with oil from the car. Mix Sodium Bicarbonate (common bi-carb of soda) with a good splotch of dishwashing detergent (I used Earth Choice, an Australian brand, environmentally friendly from the supermarket) and a small quantity of hot water. After scrubbing it in really well and leaving it maybe 10 minutes to soak in, I rinsed it off with a couple buckets of hot water and it looks GREAT! After having tried engine degreaser with little effect, I'm delighted that this is so environmentally friendly too!


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Thanks guys will try some of them.

Fix the oil leak in your car first Chief Or put a match to it and burn it off No please dont do that

when i worked in a garage, we used to use sawdust to soak it up and a dustpan to lift it

If it's a slab drive then just turn the affected slab/slabs over and power wash the drive so it all looks the same!!!! Simples

Throw a match at it?

Throw a match at it?

Don't say that Chief !! how irresponsible is that

Throw a match at it?

Don't say that Chief !! how irresponsible is that

Well, it'd burn up the oil.

In selco buy some patio cleaner or the stronger one is mortar stain remover cleaned a patio today and many times good stuff.

You will probably never get it all off though .

anyone know best way to get it up,thanks.Dont say jet wash done that no good.

Piss on it every time you need to go, it will wash it away eventually, may take a couple of years. .....

Might sound stupid but it works a treat..COKE, yes coke removes oil from drives!

Might sound stupid but it works a treat..COKE, yes coke removes oil from drives!

Then you sniff it up through a straw ?

I use a industrial cleaning liquid. Got recomended it by my local garage.

But out here having oil spilled is near enough punishable by raping you of every penny you own in a fine!

I use a industrial cleaning liquid. Got recomended it by my local garage.

But out here having oil spilled is near enough punishable by raping you of every penny you own in a fine!

FACT.