Driveway Cleaning

[benyeats]

After an unfortunate oil change incident I now have rather a large patch of oil on my driveway (actually so much that BP may be interested in the extraction rights). Any hints and tips as to how to remove it.

On a not unrelated topic I can recomment 1001 cleaner for getting it out of carpets

Ben

[B17NNS]

and dishwashers make excellent parts cleaners when the missus is out

[B17NNS]

on a serious note try either T Cut or Cillit Bang

[minornut]

undiluted washing up liquid should do the trick

[benyeats]

Thanks. Tried Cillit Bang and it made it a bit better. T-Cut as in paint cleaning stuff ?

Ben

[pearl nicholas]

gunk drivway cleaner,does what it says on the tin

[B17NNS]

benyeats said:

T-Cut as in paint cleaning stuff?

never mind

[benyeats]

B17NNS said:

benyeats said: T-Cut as in paint cleaning stuff? never mind

Sorry bit slow this afternoon Half asleep waiting to knock off to drive up to Cadwell for a trackday tommorow, which has two advantages i) its a trackday, ii) its a long way from the Mrs and the oil on the carpet.

Ben

[telecat]

Nicked from another thread have you tried WD-40??

[B17NNS]

butter?

margarine?

swarfega?

[thanuk]

pearl nicholas said:

gunk drivway cleaner,does what it says on the tin

it depends what the drives made of - it's no good on tarmac

[tommofocus]

a clothes washing powder/dishwasher powder poured onto it should allow it to soak up and also break down the oil

[DarrenW]

tommofocus said:

a clothes washing powder/dishwasher powder poured onto it should allow it to soak up and also break down the oil

I'll second that - my driveway was an oil-soaked mess, so I bought the cheapest BIOLOGICAL own-brand washing powder I could find. Covered the affected bits of the drive, wet it (but not too much) and left it for a day or so, keeping it moist. When I washed it away the patch was amazingly clean.

Only trouble was that it was so clean that I then had to do the whole rest of the drive to match!

[dern]

Have you got a pressure washer?

Did a pretty good job of mine as long as you don't spend all ing day cleaning the bugger a square inch at a time

Mark

[Pigeon]

DarrenW said:

tommofocus said: a clothes washing powder/dishwasher powder poured onto it should allow it to soak up and also break down the oil I'll second that - my driveway was an oil-soaked mess, so I bought the cheapest BIOLOGICAL own-brand washing powder I could find. Covered the affected bits of the drive, wet it (but not too much) and left it for a day or so, keeping it moist. When I washed it away the patch was amazingly clean.

This is true. Does need to be BIOLOGICAL though... avoid the poncy non-bio shit. It's better than Swarfega for getting oil off your hands as well, though it stings a bit.

[ZR1cliff]

Ive recently found that brake cleaning spray does the trick,somehow it just makes all types of fluids from coolant,clutch,brake,steering fluid and oil disapear,it might require a couple of uses for heavy deposits.