Can anyone recommend a good cleaner to remove automobile oil stain from concrete driveway?

Question

I have an automobile oil stain on my driveway and was just wondering what product would work best. Does anyone have any knowledge on this? Would a concrete cleaner be better than kitty litter? Thanks for your kind help. Sincerely, psychosam

Answer 1

my old truck drips oil too. here's what i do. put kitty litter down over the spot then in old shoes stand on it and do a twist with my feet all over the pile. it grinds the litter into the stain and makes it a smaller dust that gets in the cracks. let it sit a day then sweep. next i get some "castrol super clean" ,it is a cleaner/degreaser sold at auto parts and hardware stores, mix it 50/50 with hot water and brush it on the spot with a stiff broom. rinse and redo if needed. the spot might remain, but it won't be wet oil and will fade quite a bit in time. another thing, you can get a pan to catch drips or get a scrap of plywood and put it where you park to do the same thing. believe me when you scrub with the castrol you will know it is pulling the oil up as the suds look like a boiling gravy. also, you can soak that up with more litter, let it dry then sweep.that keeps the oil out of the ground water and you lawn.

Answer 2

This sounds wierd but if you scrub the kitty litter into the concrete with a brick it will actually take out the stain. I had to do this last summer on a huge spot on my drive way. The OLD man that lives next door told me about it and it worked.

Answer 3

use the kitty litter (or like product) to remove the excess oil, then I like to use Tide and a push broom or scrub brush, just very careful because it will become very slick. Rinse well.

Answer 4

pour mineral spirits on stain and scrub with a wire brush, coat with dry sand and scrub with wire brush. Then just sweep up sand.

Answer 5

Use detergent,or dish soap,and scub it with a used red brick. Then hose everything away. Sounds strange but it works.

Answer 6

SUPER MEANGREEN OR PAINT THINNER