Greetings. The Golf has spring an oil leak & the concrete driveway is sporting some lovely stains.
Now assuming that I fix this leak, what do the HJ collective suggest for removing the stains?
Last time I had to do this was when my 205 diesel dropped a bit, & I had it with washing up liquid, unfriendly bio persil, petrol. IIRC none of it really shifted it. More like 6 months later & a number of pressure washes. Odd really-petrol does such a brill job of degreasing anything else.
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I find scrubbing in some good quality TFR with a yard brush then giving it a good jetting off works on our drive.
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My last car, a Rover 400 series had a persistent but small leak from one of the driveshaft oil seals (the Rover garage never managed to cure it, mysteriously).These left small patches all over the place within a radius of where I generally parked the car.
Suffice it to say I got down on my hands and knees and used my gas-fired blowlamp concentrating the flame on each area thus vaporising away the offending oil. It was tedious but effective.
By the way, my driveway comprised those small interlocking brickettes (paviours).
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I would guess that caustic soda might do it.
(Mr Muscle oven cleaner, drain cleaner, etc)
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Park over the stain !!!
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Malt whisky scrubbed in with a yard brush. Got to be malt - Grouse doesn´t work.
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What - and then you lick it off? Sounds good to me.
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The product we use in the workshops is called 'Spilsorb'and is in granular form , possibly more effective for larger spills than the odd spot , I believe it is a granular chemical compound similar to that used in cat litter.
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The product we use in the workshops is called 'Spilsorb'and is in granular form , possibly more effective for larger spills than the odd spot , I believe it is a granular chemical compound similar to that used in cat litter.
'Jizer' or 'Gunk,' if they are still available, would do the trick. I believe that they should be applied to the stains and then thoroughly scrubbed in and after a short while washed off with copious water.
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Has to be a single malt.
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TourVanMan TM < Ex RF >
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Your old chemist again!!
Oil from cars is almost always aliphatic hydrocarbon based products. Therefore caustic soda should not have any 'chemical' reaction with it.
However if it were a vegetable oil (which it isn't, I hasten to add) then it would, of course, break it down by 'saponifying' it thus forming glycerine and 'soap' which would wash away.
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If concrete then white spirit or even petrol scrubbed in to break down the oil followed by liberal applications of washing up liquid or Cif and a good hose down should do it. If tarmac you are stuffed.
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Has to be a single malt.
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Wot, on the drive, I would be putting up with the stains.
Hic, well Offisher I was just cleaning the drive, hic, honest, hic!
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Rub som Swarfega in with a brush leave overnight and steam off next day.
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Rub som Swarfega in with a brush leave overnight and steam off next day.
And dont tell the postman, that should be a laugh!
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thank you all & sorry for not searching for the topic in the 1st place.
Single Malt!! I'd have to err, filter it 1st..
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Amazingly cat litter does it. Grind it in with your boot and then sweep the residue away, works a treat!
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Hi Try some paint brush cleaner, I find this very effective!
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Don't they use cement dust on racing circuit tarmac, to mop up the oil instantly ?
I should imagine that not everybody wants a grey/white patch on their drive though !
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