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[Danny]

are there any cleaning solutions that will get oil off my driveway??

we have quite smooth paving slabs down, and its a recently built driveway so i doubt it'll be too tricky but i'm wondering if anyone has any proven easy methods?

[Andyb]

only one proven method m8






dont park car on it till oil leak is sorted
sorry not much help  

[cem_devecioglu]

thinner,fuel or similiar solvent and after hot water with detergent..

[iainb]

Gunk drive cleaner or is it path cleaner.
 I saw some in my local motor factors last month

[Danny]

cheers, if all fails, i have a couple of spare slabs, i'll just replace

only one proven method m8

dont park car on it till oil leak is sorted
sorry not much help  

leak's sorted out

[Marks DTM Calib]

Very difficult to get it off porous concrete as it soaks in! (which is what slabs and block pavers are!)

[cem_devecioglu]

hot detergent injection is a technique to produce crude oil from porous rock

[Mr Skrunts]

Tried most methods over the years including a good soak in TFR and then steam cleaning (not pressure) with an industrial steam cleaner and that still left oil remains.  :-/ :-/

[Danny]

Very difficult to get it off porous concrete as it soaks in! (which is what slabs and block pavers are!)

good job i have spares......

i might even just turn the original ones over

[cem_devecioglu]

Tried most methods over the years including a good soak in TFR and then steam cleaning (not pressure) with an industrial steam cleaner and that still left oil remains.  :-/ :-/

complete cleaning is never guaranteed

[waspy]

We just used Swarfega when i was a steel faby to remove the oil stains on the floor near the saw. Tip it on neat & scrub away with a yard brush. It worked suprizingly well, but it wasn't engine oil though.
Worth a try if you can pinch some from work (i didn't say that)