Getting oil off a driveway

[hendrix]

Right the calibra dropped its entire sump on the contents of the driveway (thanks Mr Mohammed previous owner for replacing the sump plug with some ridiculous bolt!).
This was around 8 months ago and so far I cba to clean it up but is now looking a bit of a mess.
Whats the best way of cleaning it up?
its only the stain I'm left with and the actual oil is long gone.
I was told to use sand or a mixture of white spirit and parafin lol

[amggsi]

Sand is of no use now, only really at the time to soak up the oil!

Is it a concrete or tamaced driveway. If it's tarmac, then the oil will have done damage to it, and will eventually start to ravel as the bitumen has been broken down!

Any oil spillages I've had "Gunk" seems to do a good job of getting rid of the stain though!!

[Shaun_O'Donnell]

I've used washing up liquid and boiling hot water with much success in the past.

[Pistol Pete]

As said, depends whatyour drive is constructed from? A decent cleaner and a pressure washer should be of some use. If its been down for 8 months the stain will be well in there though.

[hendrix]

its concrete.

[Shaun_O'Donnell]

its concrete.

Pressure washer would sort this.

[hendrix]

Thanks mate. unforunately I don't have an outside tap although I have a ghey tap attachment that seems to work for the hosepipe. lol
Could always use next doors I think.

[Dan_Coombs]

Yeah pressure wash it off.
I also find it quite fun doing it too. lol

[Novaboi_1991]

get some cement dust, works a treat,

[Shaun_O'Donnell]

get some cement dust, works a treat,

The oil's been down for 8 months, it'll be dry and just a stain.

[hendrix]

The oil's been down for 8 months, it'll be dry and just a stain.
you're right you know lol

[Welsh Dan]

Trichloroethylene would bring it straight off, but on a more serious note washing up liquid, hot water and a yard brush have always worked for me.

[draper]

it wont ever come off imo

[General Baxter]

I've used washing up liquid and boiling hot water with much success in the past.

:thumb:

it gots a bubbley too lol

[mowgli]

go to a diy store & get some driveway cleaner. its designed to get oil off block paving, so it should work fine on concrete.

[novarobbo]

brake and clutch cleaner works well mate :thumb: can get a 5 liter can of it from a.e. cooks. its about 8 quid.. all that gearbox oil that went all over when we stripped the corsa here thats all gone and thats all we used

[twistysnovagte]

brick acid will fetch it up,pour over the concrete,and use a stiff brush,give it a good scrub,then jet wash off,if your concrete is turning yellowor green, it will wighten the concrete aswell:D

[L14MNP]

Try some TFR used neat and agitate with a brush then pressure wash off if possible.
Or get hold of some 'brick cleaner' I had an awesome mess once, engine oil, gear oil etc and used that which I found in my rents garage and it has actually burned the white painted lines off the parking bay where I used it lol :D
It was the same white road paint that they have to blow torch off when working on roads.
So yeah, that stuff was fairly effective! lol

[Spudly]

Btw andy where has the cally gone as ive not seen it there the last few times ive been to yours?


Pressure washer and gunk will be best bet i reckon!

[coombsey]

gunk was always best i have found about 5quid for a litre by me

[paul james]

vinegar and lemon juice! aren't they supposed to be the cure for everything?

[hendrix]

Spud, dunno how you missed it, its bright yellow!!!
Still here lol

[Spudly]

It wasnt last time we were there though??

[novarobbo]

thats a point lol i heard it was getting sold? or did someone come round and ask about it? i heard something like this :confused:

[hendrix]

Some one came round to ask about it, twice but no deal.
And it was deffo there spud, the brakes are ceased haha lol

[Spudly]

It wasnt cos i was looking at the big ol patch of oil that its left on the drive and i didnt have to squeeze past it, youre just trying to confuddle me!

[hendrix]

it was probably at the front then mate, it has moved between the boot been right on the gate and the front touching the garage. It was probably at the gate for you to see the oil patch. But it was deffo there lol

[Spudly]

Hmmm im sure i woulda noticed a big ol bannana mobile sat on its ass though im pretty sure it wasnt there but oh well, when you gonna break/fix it anyways?

[hendrix]

I had planned to do it after the nova but might do it shortly depending on a few things....
If not it will be fixed next year but with a different XE lump most likely

[novarobbo]

would it be worth fixing it? as ive found a mint yellow se2 with a leather re-trim, xe, reiger front splitter, 17's lowered, and the rest of the goodies for 500 at york and also taxed! lol

[novarobbo]

eg this.. be easier then spending loads of money getting chelles done


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[BEN187NOVA]

bottle of coke cola will do it fella