how do i clean oilspill off driveway?

Answer 1

If its fresh...use kitty litter.

I did find out the hard way this weekend, it needs to be fresh litter. Using kitty litter from a previous spill is not as effective..

Answer 2

Put some clay litter on the spill and let it sit for a little while so that it will get soaked up. Then just sweep it up. My husband had to do this just the other day after doing an oil change in our car. When he opened the drain plug, the catch can wasn't exactly where it should have been to catch the drainage. So he came in and got the litter and now we don't have any stain on our driveway. Try it and see if it helps.

Answer 3

first get some cat litter to remove the majority of the spilled oil, then use a good driveway cleaner, or power washer to get the deeper stains. last, use muriatic acid to clean any remaining oil and finish the surface with a concrete sealant that you can roll on with a paint roller. a few hours work at most, with small cost (except the power washer may be the most expensive, but just rent it).

Answer 4

cover the oil stain with sawdust , once the the sawdust absorbs the sawdust sweep it up . Now with boiling hot water and dish washing liquid , scrub with a hard brush, this will lift the oil stain . Then rinse well

Answer 5

Yes im serious

A 2 litter bottle of coke

the acid in the coke will clean it up.

Answer 6

kitty litter to soak it up, then dawn dish detergent and a pressure washer to get rid of the stain. Do it right away tho before it soaks into the concrete.

Answer 7

Kitty litter or dry sweep. There will be a stain though , unless you use a pressure washer to remove it.

Answer 8

Short term, use a shake-down absorbent powder or granulated formula available at any autozone. Long term, only cycles of weather will wear all traces of it away.

Answer 9

Sprinkle some cat liter on it to soak up the oil and then sweep it up.

Answer 10

Pressure washer.