oil on mono block driveway
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Probably not very eco-friendly & not very pretty while it's 'working' — but I find neat washing up liquid applied & left to soak for several hours works before washing off works quite effectively.
I'd be a bit wary of using a pressure washer on block paving — wouldn't it tend to remove the sand between the blocks?
I'd be a bit wary of using a pressure washer on block paving — wouldn't it tend to remove the sand between the blocks?
Enzyme type cleaners get rid of oil really well.
Link http://microbes.wonderchem.com/
This is not one I've used before, just the first one that came up when I searched enzyme + oil.
You just need to keep it damp to keep it active (working)
Link http://microbes.wonderchem.com/
This is not one I've used before, just the first one that came up when I searched enzyme + oil.
You just need to keep it damp to keep it active (working)
XJSJohn said:
have had this before also ... Swarfega and a scrubbing brush followed by a light wash down worked prety well 
Haha, I saw some of this in my garage last night and have done exactly that, although I haven't washed it of yet. I have left it over night and will have a go at cleaning it in an hour or 3.
Let us know how it went! Found some oil leaks on mine today and washing up liquid/scrub/pressure washer hasn't done much good.
Hasn't touched the rust stains - is swarfega likely to move these? Whilst I can stick a tray under bits of the car likely to leak oil, I can't stop the cars pooling rusty water underneath
Hasn't touched the rust stains - is swarfega likely to move these? Whilst I can stick a tray under bits of the car likely to leak oil, I can't stop the cars pooling rusty water underneath
Rust stains can be attacked with hydrofloric acid, also known as muruatic acid, should be available from swimming pool supply places.
It will fade then quite well....but it will also clean up the surrounding area so it may actually be just as prominent if you are not careful.
I do not suggest doing the whole driveway with acid unless you have used it before.
Perhaps a 0 degree turbo tip on the pressure washer is safer
(no car within 10 yards)
It will fade then quite well....but it will also clean up the surrounding area so it may actually be just as prominent if you are not careful.
I do not suggest doing the whole driveway with acid unless you have used it before.
Perhaps a 0 degree turbo tip on the pressure washer is safer
(no car within 10 yards)
jeff m said:
Rust stains can be attacked with hydrofloric acid, also known as muruatic acid, should be available from swimming pool supply places.
It will fade then quite well....but it will also clean up the surrounding area so it may actually be just as prominent if you are not careful.
I do not suggest doing the whole driveway with acid unless you have used it before.
Perhaps a 0 degree turbo tip on the pressure washer is safer
(no car within 10 yards)
I think you meant Hydrochloric Acid because as much as Hydrofluoric acid would lift the stains I dont think there would be much left of your driveway!!It will fade then quite well....but it will also clean up the surrounding area so it may actually be just as prominent if you are not careful.
I do not suggest doing the whole driveway with acid unless you have used it before.
Perhaps a 0 degree turbo tip on the pressure washer is safer
(no car within 10 yards)
f1dget said:
jeff m said:
Rust stains can be attacked with hydrofloric acid, also known as muruatic acid, should be available from swimming pool supply places.
It will fade then quite well....but it will also clean up the surrounding area so it may actually be just as prominent if you are not careful.
I do not suggest doing the whole driveway with acid unless you have used it before.
Perhaps a 0 degree turbo tip on the pressure washer is safer
(no car within 10 yards)
I think you meant Hydrochloric Acid because as much as Hydrofluoric acid would lift the stains I dont think there would be much left of your driveway!!It will fade then quite well....but it will also clean up the surrounding area so it may actually be just as prominent if you are not careful.
I do not suggest doing the whole driveway with acid unless you have used it before.
Perhaps a 0 degree turbo tip on the pressure washer is safer
(no car within 10 yards)
It also eats glass, about the only thing that does, and also bones. Spill some on your arm and you won't notice, it jsut seeps through skin and muscle but doesn't react. One it's turned an arm bone to a mush then you'll really know about it.
Best stick to hydrochoric.
Personally I'd just stomp some washing powder into the oilstain, damp it and wash it off a day or two later.
According to the advert a thimble of Fairy washing up liquid will clean 30 years worth of greasy oven baked dishes, surely a small oil leak will be no match !!!!!!!!!!!!!
How about just replacing the bricks or moving them to another park of path/drive where they won't be noticed. Have fun
How about just replacing the bricks or moving them to another park of path/drive where they won't be noticed. Have fun
I know it's an old thread but I wanted to say a big thank you as what a life saviour it's been!
Unlike my wife, I reverse park the car in the driveway, meaning that the oil stain stretched over a couple of meters on my mono block. My technic was as follows:
1. Scrub some Swarfega over the stain, approximately 500ml/m2
2. Wait 4 hours
3. Pour some Fairy over the stain and scrub it with some very hot water
4. Rinse it
I finished it using the "Dirt Blaster" rotary nozzle of my Karcher power washer but it may not have been necessary.
The stain is nowhere to be seen!
Unlike my wife, I reverse park the car in the driveway, meaning that the oil stain stretched over a couple of meters on my mono block. My technic was as follows:
1. Scrub some Swarfega over the stain, approximately 500ml/m2
2. Wait 4 hours
3. Pour some Fairy over the stain and scrub it with some very hot water
4. Rinse it
I finished it using the "Dirt Blaster" rotary nozzle of my Karcher power washer but it may not have been necessary.
The stain is nowhere to be seen!
Holy thread bump!!!
Looking for some clarification, see above people have had good results with swarfega
Now swarfega to me is the hand cleaner with the grit that gets your hands clean by taking a layer of skin off
But i see they do patio cleaners etc anyone advise on what i should be buying?
Managed to get quite a lot of ATF on it from a rack swap
Looking for some clarification, see above people have had good results with swarfega
Now swarfega to me is the hand cleaner with the grit that gets your hands clean by taking a layer of skin off
But i see they do patio cleaners etc anyone advise on what i should be buying?
Managed to get quite a lot of ATF on it from a rack swap
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