I have several oil spots on my drive as a result of an oil leak which I did not have chance to fix for several days. Is there a product in my kitchen for example which I can use to clear them away or do I have to get a special type of cleaner?
2007-09-02 08:52:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
soap and water for fresh stains, for old ones a solvent like kerosene
2007-09-02 09:02:36 · answer #1 · answered by Splishy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could buy a special purpose-designed cleaner, but why bother with that expense when you can cheaply and effectively deal with the spillage using a combination of household items. Try this 4-point plan:
1) Cover the affected areas in a thin sprinkling of table salt
2) Now pour vinegar over this: 2ml per square cm as a rule of thumb
3) Place a piece of bread down over the top of this (white is best) and firmly stamp on it and ground it in with the heel of your shoe
4) Finally, deposit some drops of jam around the spillages (this attracts ants which eat up the rest of the mess and the remains of oil absorbed within)
This method has been used successfully for many years, and is fully compliant with current Environment Agency doctrine.
Hope this is of some little help.
2007-09-02 16:04:35 · answer #2 · answered by Raygun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a paste of tide or laundry detergent and water and gob it on the oil stain. The next day wet the area again and scrub with a out door broom or scrub brush. The really black oily stain might take several applications. Then spray with a strong stream of water from a garden hose. Pressure washer will get it out quickly with only a couple drops of dish washing liquid rubbed onto the stain.
2007-09-02 16:04:25 · answer #3 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a parts store and buy a bag of floor dry. It will look like cat litter. Pour floor dry on the spots and rub it in with a flat piece of wood. Sweep up the dust and throw it away, works really well.
2007-09-02 16:05:35 · answer #4 · answered by miyazaki75 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just pour Cola over the oil stains leave overnight, (not diet) and brush off with hot soapy water the next day...or even better is to use a jet washer....tried and tested and works wonders.
2007-09-02 19:24:44 · answer #5 · answered by Amanda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best and cheapest solution i have ever come across is regular kitty litter( don't buy the stuff for multiple cats). just sprinkle some on the area where you want to get rid of the stain and use the toe of your boot to grind the cat litter into the stain. the cat litter will pull the stain out of concrete and keep it locked in the litter. you can sweep it up and use it again or throw it away.
Joe Herman
2007-09-02 16:03:21 · answer #6 · answered by Hoss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use dish soap, preferably grease cutting Joy, it will bring the oil to the surface and you can just hose it off. May take a tries but it does work.
2007-09-02 16:02:12 · answer #7 · answered by Harvest 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a product called "SpeedyDry" available at car parts stores; you may also need to use some muriatic acid (but be careful - that stuff is wicked; it burns holes in clothes, skin and just about everything else!) Good luck!
2007-09-02 16:00:45 · answer #8 · answered by Kiffin # 1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spray spots with WD-40 and wipe clean, or try Brake cleaner witch you can but at auto parts store, spray and wipe clean.
2007-09-02 15:59:54 · answer #9 · answered by brock_92yj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need oil dry granules , obtainable from a car parts supplier
2007-09-03 13:17:50 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋