get oil stain off of paved driveway

Crazy Eye

whats the best way to get oil stain off a paver blocked driveway ?
oil only on driveway in the last day since car sprang an oil leak .

dodzy

Crazy Eye wrote: »

whats the best way to get oil stain off a paver blocked driveway ?
oil only on driveway in the last day since car sprang an oil leak .

Turn the affected bricks upside down.

Crazy Eye

dodzy wrote: »

Turn the affected bricks upside down.

not possible as the pavers has beveled edges and the and the bottom of them doesnt . neighbour mentioned something about using baking soda on them .

mikom

dodzy wrote: »

Turn the affected bricks upside down.

Works for my jocks.

Payton

What size are the blocks and how many? Might be cheaper to just replace them with new ones as to what you'll spend on products to clean the oil.

monkeynuz

There used to be an aerosol product, unfortunately can't remember the brand or name, think I got it from Halfords or somewhere, it worked fine on concrete and concrete slabs, spray on leave for some minutes then wash off if I remember correctly.

monkeynuz

You could always try something like this, obviously might be available elsewhere, just the first one I found.

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_160244_langId_-1_categoryId_212538#tab2

Hope this helps, I know it isn't the aerosol I was mentioning but I was using it over 10 years ago so might not be available anymore.

meoklmrk91

My father swears by dust from the garage floor, any time he spills some oil, he sweeps up the garage, puts the dust, saw dust etc. over the spill and leaves it for a couple of days. It honestly works, many a car has spilled oil on the garage floor during servicing and this always works. The wind however will probably be an issue on a drive way though.

Crazy Eye

pavers are 200 x 100 x 60 in size . just tried the wd40 baking soda and boiling water trick gone dark now so will wait till morning and see how it comes out . thanks for heads up on halfords and the tin of gunk didnt know they made cleaner for driveways .

kupus

I know it sounds mad but get a 2lt bottle of coke and pour on the area.... wait couple of hours and then wash with baking soda mixture.
It wont get rid completely but it will become less visible.

Source:experience.

Crazy Eye

kupus wrote: »

I know it sounds mad but get a 2lt bottle of coke and pour on the area.... wait couple of hours and then wash with baking soda mixture.
It wont get rid completely but it will become less visible.

Source:experience.

thanks watched mythbusters before when they showed what a can of coke can clean and do to various objects .

kupus

4 of the best cleaning products available:
Coke
Baking soda
Alcohol Vinegar
and
Bleach.

But dont ever mix bleach and vinegar if youre cleaning
its kind of very dangerous!!

gutteruu

Put regular washing powder on it 2 or 3 times over a week. Works great.

jack of all

Get a tin of cheap oven cleaner from Dealz or the 2 euro shop and spray it on, good and thick, cover the sprayed area with some plastic and a board to keep it in place. After an hour or so rinse off with clean water and repeat if required. I find oven cleaner great for removing old and grease from small mechanical parts so it might be worth a try.

slimjimmc

jack of all wrote: »

Get a tin of cheap oven cleaner from Dealz or the 2 euro shop and spray it on, good and thick, cover the sprayed area with some plastic and a board to keep it in place. After an hour or so rinse off with clean water and repeat if required. I find oven cleaner great for removing old and grease from small mechanical parts so it might be worth a try.

The active ingredient in many oven cleaners is 5-15% sodium hydroxide aka caustic soda. It's a strong degreaser and might not be suitable for all bricks (start with a weak concentration and preferably test an inconspicuous area). You can get 500g of the stuff in Woodies for about €4.50 and Woodies isn't cheap imo.

jimf

a drop of raw washing up liquid rub in with a stiff brush leave until morning

and wash off with boiling water and brush again

irelandspurs

http://www.krudkutter.co.uk/

stoneill

The active ingredient in Coke is Phosphoric acid. Works great, but you may need to then clean the whole driveway with a power washer after.