How to Clean Oil Spots on a Paved Driveway

Your car is bound to leave motor oil spots on your driveway.

A paved driveway is bound to eventually get some sort of stains on it. With cars, the major risk is oil spots. Motor oil can leave a nasty stain on your paved driveway, but with the right strategies, you can have that stain cleaned in no time.

Things You'll Need

• Cat litter
• Push broom
• Powdered laundry detergent
• Scrub brush

Instructions

1. Pour a liberal amount of cat litter over the oil spot on your paved driveway. The cat litter will absorb much of the excess oil. Let It sit overnight.

2. Use a push broom to sweep up the cat litter.

3. Add a liberal amount of powdered laundry detergent to the oil spot on your paved driveway. Add enough water to turn the detergent into a thick paste and let it sit overnight.

4. Add more water in the morning and scrub the laundry detergent into the paved driveway using a stiff scrub brush. Continue to add water to keep the consistency of the paste and scrub until the stain is gone.

5. Pour very hot, near boiling water onto your paved driveway to rinse the area clean.

References

• Mrs. Clean USA: How to Remove Oil Stains From the Driveway