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By eHow Home & Garden Editor
Get rid of those oil stain on your driveway
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Do you hate those nasty stains on your driveway or garage floor? A leaking car or lawnmower can do quite some damage to a garage floor. Here's a nontoxic home remedy for cleaning them up.
Spread a thick layer of fresh sawdust or kitty litter over the grease to absorb excess grease or oil on the surface.
Gently sweep away the dirty sawdust or kitty litter.
Pour dry cement over the entire dried grease spot.
Gently sweep away the dirty cement.
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Comments
scienceman said
on 4/13/2007 By far the best thing I have found to remove persistent oil and gasoline or diesel spills from concrete or pavement is BIOSOLVE. You mix it with water and apply through a garden sprayer, hit it with a hard bristle brush (a roofing brush works great) and the surface isleft clean and free of residual slickness. I have also utilized it through a pressure washer with great success! Once gallon more than enough for small spills (product is concentrated) Also, it is environmentally friendly and easy to work with.
uwsoccer said
on 2/27/2007 Remove Oil from concrete - If Kitty Litter doesn't get out all of the stain, I've found a product that got rid of even old stains from my driveway and garage. "Eximo concrete cleaner" claims to be an organic process, and it was really easy to use.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 If you have oil stains on your driveway or garage floor, fill a bucket with sawdust and mix it with a liter of White Spirit. Cover the oil stain with the mix, then cover the sawdust with a garbage bag. Weigh down the edges with sand, let it all sit a day or two, the sweep up the dust. Any remaining oil can be scrubbed clean with White Spirit. No smoking on this job!!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 "Go-gone" works great! It's better than "Simple Green" or Zep's products. Use a scrub brush.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 I have successfully used spray oven cleaner to clean heavy grease stains off a garage floor. I sprayed it on and let it sit, then wiped it up with a damp rag. For stubborn stains, spray and cover with plastic that is taped down with duct tape overnight.