What can you use to get oil off drive-way?

Answer 1

soak it with a degreaser or even clothing soap and water and powerwash it off.

Answer 2

I found this q&a at the link below - I've done it and it worked great for my concrete garage floor.

"How can I remove oil stains from my garage floor and driveway?

Go to your auto parts store and get something like Ulttrasorb (made by Motlan) - which you sprinkle on oil or grease spills. It absorbs it all, if you leave it there a few days. Then just sweep it up. There are numerous products specifically for this application - and they all do a great job, and are cheap. They are essentially compounds of very absorbent materials such as dried clay. Note: To get the area 'extra clean,' after the largest part of the spill is absorbed, sweep up the dirty absorber you selected and put some fresh down. Now, use your foot to crush the absorber into smaller, finer granules. Leave that there for a day or two. The finer particles get deep into the cracks and crevices and really do the job!"

Answer 3

I have found that dousing it with gasoline and coating it with kitty litter works well. I shuffle it around with my feet making sure that I have soles on my shoes that won't get eaten up by the gasoline.

Lately I have been having some luck with Gunk engine degreaser and power washing it off. Both methods reek and the gasoline has it's own dangers so don't smoke during the cleaning process.

good luck.

Answer 4

get a good degresser from a cleaning supply company and a deck brush, mix it up and scrubb the oil then get a powerwasher or a high power nozzole lowes has one that looks like a firefighter end and spray it off let it soak for about 3 hours tho

Answer 5

Get some cat litter and grind it in with your shoe. It absorbs the oil and leaves the driveway clean and white.

Answer 6

Try Kitty Litter. Hope I spelled that right.

Rub it in with your foot.

Do this for several days.

Then scrub it with hot water and detergent.

Keep the Kitty Litter on for severa; days.

Solvent will help too. Solvent is flammable, so Be very careful.

Hope this is helpful.

Answer 7

First, sprinkle w/kitty litter and let sit to absorb it then sweep it up after about a day.
Then I'd put engine degreaser on it and scrub it in, then rinse.
Then if that's not good enough, I'd power wash it.

Answer 8

The product called Simple Green used full strength should work for you. The U.S. Army uses it. Available at most mass marketers, ie: Wal Mart, etc.

Answer 9

i use kitty litter to soak everything up. i think sweep it dry, then use a very strong degreaser that gets scrubbed in with a very coarse broom. i think use a power washer to blast it all away.

Answer 10

Naval Jelly. I know it sounds funny, but you can find it in most hardware stores. It's also much more environmentally friendly than oven cleaner or detergent.