 Cleaning Oil off driveway, what works? |
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| seanery |
 Jul 22 2003, 02:59 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None  |
What works and where do I get it?
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| GaroldShaffer |
Jul 22 2003, 03:09 PM
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You bought another 914? Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,622 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None 
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how much oil & how long has it been there?? I have had great luck with just plian clay type cat litter. Put some over the oil spot, wait about 10 min, take your foot and grind it in to the stain and wait a few min more and then sweep it up. Spot is gone (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)
I have done this with stains that were a month old and had no problems. This was on our cement driveway. |
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| tat2dphreak |
Jul 22 2003, 03:10 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
call me cheap, but I use Laundry detergent... it works very well
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Jul 22 2003, 03:12 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
Raw portland cement. spread it around. add a little water. let it soak a few minutes. scrub a bit with your broom and rinse it away.
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| Porsche Rescue |
Jul 22 2003, 03:14 PM
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Saving and Enjoying Old Porsches Group: Members Posts: 2,978 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Bend, Oregon Member No.: 64 Region Association: None |
I have good luck with kitty litter too. It works best if you dribble a little gasoline on the spot, cover with litter, wait a while, sweep up.
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| J P Stein |
Jul 22 2003, 03:14 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Wait till it rains.
Sprinkle on some Tide....the cheep, low effort solution. |
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| seanery |
Jul 22 2003, 06:30 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
Thanks for the suggestions. This is for a friend of mine who is selling her house. She said the stain is a couple years old. Does that make a difference?
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| madd_dogg_914 |
Jul 22 2003, 06:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 478 Joined: 30-March 03 From: Vacaville, CA Member No.: 497 Region Association: Northern California |
I actually do something a little bit different than some of the answers given. I use grease on the oil spots. A little bit of grease goes a long way. Sprinkle your favorite cleaner (Castrol super clean, Simple Green, Laundry detergent, etc) Add grease and then rinse.
I use a special kind of grease, ELBOW GREASE HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Seriously though, just use your cleaner of choice and a pressure washer. If anyone owns a 914 then they should have apressure washer. Works great. I got a stain out from like 5 years ago on our driveway. -Chris |
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| dan10101 |
Jul 22 2003, 07:31 PM
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TORQUE-o-holic Group: Members Posts: 1,140 Joined: 29-April 03 From: Eagle Point, Or Member No.: 626 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Koke a Kola...
Special name brand available at specialty stores near you... Or Simple Green. Or Brake Klean Or Tide Probably in revers order. I'd try them all until you find the one that works best. |
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| Uncle Richy |
Jul 22 2003, 09:22 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 8-June 03 From: Van Nuys, CA Member No.: 798 |
I'm sure people will scream, but if all of the above fail, try hydrocloric acid. Nasty stuff used to clean out drain pipes. You can get it at Home Despot.
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| TravisNeff |
Jul 23 2003, 09:16 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region
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There is some driveway cleaner you can get from home depot & the like, it is an etching acid that you can dilute with water, got my rusty battery drippings that were 1 yr old off of the driveway at full force (no dilution). careful cuz it does remove the top layer of concrete (as in etch) and you will probably need to hit the whole driveway to make it look even
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| ninefourteener |
Jul 23 2003, 12:26 PM
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Perfectly Normal Guy :) Group: Members Posts: 1,216 Joined: 3-June 03 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 779 |
Nope...... better than anything you can buy, and it's cheap, and it will work.
If you breath too much of it, you will die though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) , so be careful... make sure there are no kids around, and it's well ventilated. Dawn liquid soap and Bleach... mix them together, scrub with broom.... done |
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| tod914 |
Jul 23 2003, 12:36 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,755 Joined: 19-January 03 From: Lincoln Park, NJ Member No.: 170 |
ADDIMENT - oil and stain remover for concrete/stone
You can get it at home depot - stuff works great |
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