Cleaning oil stains from a driveway

evoke

I have a relatively new block-paved driveway that one of my cars has messed up by dumping large amounts of oil on.

I could replace the paving bricks with new ones but i'll need to replace more than a hundred of them. So, I want to have a go at cleaning the driveway.

Are there any tried and trusted ways of doing this?

Myser

http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Oil-Off-a-Driveway

http://www.kingfisheruk.com/item_73ogr_driveway_oil_stain_remover

http://www.shropshireseaweed.co.uk/outdoorcleaners/oil-stain-remover.html

If you have access to a pressure washer it will help. You'll probably have to renew the sand inbetween the gaps though.

Mr_Ted

;)Good old fashioned washing powder, sprinkle it on the area and leave it and it will do the job and the weather will do the rest coz weyre sure to have some rain this summer

evoke

Mr_Ted wrote: »

;)Good old fashioned washing powder, sprinkle it on the area and leave it and it will do the job and the weather will do the rest coz weyre sure to have some rain this summer

Actually, this worked! A neighbour of mine suggested this too. I had power steering fluid dumped along 10 metres of my driveway with a big puddle of it at the end.

I tried Swarfega driveway cleaner but that didn't do anything. Someone suggested a strong acidic wheel cleaner but that didn't work either.

So, I bought a HUGE box of washing power and massaged it into the oil stain with a stiff brush and water from a watering can so that it resembled a paste.

I left it for two days and then used a hosepipe and a stiff broom to scrub and rinse the driveway.

All but one mark has vanished!

cyclonebri1

Mr_Ted wrote: »

;)Good old fashioned washing powder, sprinkle it on the area and leave it and it will do the job and the weather will do the rest coz weyre sure to have some rain this summer

:T:T:TAlways works for me too:T:T:T

Dumped half a sump load of dirty diesel oil on the drive a few weeks ago. Don't ask

Use a full fairy liquid squeezer and leave.

Next day hit it with the pressure washer or a hosepipe and brush, 50% gone, the rest will weather away very quickly;);)

I do have a full set of tee shirts for pouring crap on our drive

Stooby2

Take the bricks out and turn them over. Worked for my neighbour.

maninthestreet

Pour neat washing-up liquid on them, leave for a few hours, then use scrubbing brush with lots of hot water.

searchlight123

Stooby2 wrote: »

Take the bricks out and turn them over. Worked for my neighbour.

Exactly what I would do. If dry laid on a sand base this would be by far the best and easiest remedy.

cajef

Or 'Gunk' driveway cleaner.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_160244_langId_-1_categoryId_255222

Myser

cajef wrote: »

Or 'Gunk' driveway cleaner.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_160244_langId_-1_categoryId_255222

That product doesn't get very good reviews from users.

Driveway_Cleaning_Sussex

What you want to do is, pour flour ovwr area if it's recently spilled oil. IF it's old oil then I would suggest a oil reduction product by a company cLled Resiblock, you will need a wire brush and once applied and scrubbed, leave 10-15 minutes (DO NOT LET DRY) and pressure wash off. Repeat process until gone, occasionally it doesn't diasapear. In this case use brick acid right after washing, then scrub and wash again.

A sealant for the entire drive will get rid of this totally if these methods have already been used and have failed!

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