Oil on drive (merged)

cheekymole

bicarb of soda, leave to soak it then scrub

ferry

Thank you Cheekymole
Will try that

T

fatblokexl

you can also try cola/coke, a mate swears by it

coolagarry

I had this problem and got in touch with the Tarmac Institute of Great Britain (or something similar) The bloke there told me that when Oil comes in contact with tarmac they react with each other and no matter what you do it will only solve it for the short term. They will start to react again after a couple of days( or weeks) because the oil is still there. The only thing he could recommend was to dig out the affected area and replace the tarmac with new stuff. And sadly I found out that he was right!!

Js_Other_Half

http://www.lakelandlimited.co.uk/

Ref 20388

Oil patch cleaner, reduced to £1.95 while stocks last

hth

a&akay

As an aside, always ask where people park their car if you are buying a second hand car. Said stains show engine, gearbox etc leaks!

bennygod

so, there's an Institute for Tarmac is there? hmm, how random.

On something that maybe of more use than an amusing (or unamusing) comment there is an excellent forum covering thsi and many other paving/driveway related topics:

http://www.pavingexpert.com/forum01.htm

I has some good advice on there about loads of stuff.


Bennygod
Fellow of the Institute of some other random subject, erm..feathers or lamposts or something :rolleyes: .

coolagarry

Yes and funnily enough their advice was the same as the excellent site that you posted

http://www.pavingexpert.com/faqmac01.htm