How to remove engine oil from driveway?

Scruff · 15-10-2008 8:20am #1

The car had a pretty big oil leak all over my concrete driveway. Came back from a few weeks holidays to find it but it was a couple of weeks before i could get the car into be fixed so it got a bit worse.
Whats the best way to remove it?

topper75 · 15-10-2008 8:33am

We used to use these oil-soaking pellets (quite good, looked like white little pebbles) in a factory I worked in but I dunno where you'd get them commercially.

jack of all · 15-10-2008 9:20am

Use cat litter (fuller's earth) or coarse saw dust to soak up the bulk of the oil, then use a strong detergent solution and water water to wash away the remainder.

macadam · 15-10-2008 5:55pm

Mop it up and scrub with any type of bleach, or path clear weed killer has an algae cleaning agent which also brightens concrete , dont let it touch any coloured paving products you may have.

Captain Slow IRL · 15-10-2008 5:58pm

Try washing up liquid - quix orange is pretty good.

10-10-20 · 15-10-2008 7:57pm

I used biological-washing powder on mine. Worked a treat.
Just apply it dry, rub it in well, dampen it slightly and leave overnight.
Hose off in the morning.

the merchant · 15-10-2008 8:20pm

10-10-20 wrote: »

I used biological-washing powder on mine. Worked a treat.
Just apply it dry, rub it in well, dampen it slightly and leave overnight.
Hose off in the morning.

+1

byte · 16-10-2008 10:28pm

10-10-20 wrote: »

I used biological-washing powder on mine. Worked a treat.
Just apply it dry, rub it in well, dampen it slightly and leave overnight.
Hose off in the morning.

I've a similar issue with a van that leaked some oil on my tarmac. Will try this. Ta

How to remove engine oil from driveway?

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