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Oil Spils

Vintage1 · 2008-11-04 14:13:10

Hi anyone know the best thing to remove oil spills from a driveway

04-11-2008 2:13pm

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Hi anyone know the best thing to remove oil spills from a driveway

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#2 04-11-2008 2:45pm

ballinloughan

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Sand / Saw dust ..

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#3 04-11-2008 3:33pm

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ballinloughan wrote: »

Sand / Saw dust ..

Thanks but what if the spil has been there for a few week and has left a big stain, how could I remove it

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#4 04-11-2008 3:42pm

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Dig up the surface of the driveway then re-lay your tar/concrete or whatever.
Fraid so

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#5 04-11-2008 3:43pm

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Washing up powder on stain + some hot water + agitate it with a hard brush. I have also heard of people using oven cleaner instead of the powder. Basically use a strong detergent and use loads of it with some water.

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#6 04-11-2008 3:44pm

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get lots of hot water and washing up liquid with a deck scrubber and it will help a lot

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#7 04-11-2008 3:51pm

tin79

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a pressure washer after using the detergent could help too

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#8 04-11-2008 3:55pm

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Dig up the surface of the driveway then re-lay your tar/concrete or whatever. afraid so

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#9 04-11-2008 4:24pm

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try dabbing it with a little chlorus, leave it a few hours & then use plently of water to wash off

chlorus is sold under many trade names .. "milton" is probarbly the most used household version

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#10 04-11-2008 4:36pm

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You need this stuff.

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