Car oil stains

[Opal]

I need to rid my daughter's path which consists of paving flags and that red tarmac stuff of the oil stains, any ideas welcome.

 

[Shewie]

My mates mum used to wash down the yard with cola after we'd been stripping down motorbikes when we were kids.

Might be worth a try

 

[Cap'n Badger]

Caustic soda?.....or maybe that'll bleach the tarmac....

 

[littlewolf]

Burn it off with a blowtorch.

 

[Toddy]

Cover them in cat litter and let it lie until it's absorbed as much as it can. Brush it off and then soak the stains with Cola, then use fairy liquid and a scrubbing brush. Rinse well. The only problem is that you'll end up with really clean spots

I'm sure I saw proprietory driveway cleaners in a garden centre not so long ago though

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Bazzworx]

Hi the very best thing for this is to pour a little parafin (or diesel) on the area (just enough to give a thin layer) and cover with spilldry granules. You can get these from any motor factor for about £20 for 10kg. (or ask for a bit at you local friendly garage). Leave it for a few hours, sweep it up and discard (we use ours a few times before we get rid of it) it doesn't work very well with water though so best done on a dry day.

Regards

Ben

 

[livefast999]

Hi, ive seen this stuff, never used it, but looks like it might work.

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?isSearch=true&fh_search=drive+cleaner&x=0&y=0

HTH

 

[hiraeth]

Dont know how much staining you have but you could try giving it a blast of WD40, amazing what it will clean.

 

[Rob_Beek]

Just put some washing powder down until it rains, give it a scrub with a yard brush. Worked for me.

 

[Opal]

I appreciate all yer input I used my pressure washer this morning, got rid of everything bar the oil, wouldn't like to try my blowlamp on the tarmac tho.'

On my day off I'll try some of yer suggestions and a pop into B&Q too, thanks again.

 

[phill_ue]

Pour oil over the rest of the path, minus where there are stains already! Then, it'll all look the same! No need to thnk me for the obvious and easy answer, I'm here all week!

 

[Opal]

Pour oil over the rest of the path, minus where there are stains already! Then, it'll all look the same! No need to thnk me for the obvious and easy answer, I'm here all week!

Some people are born a genius, lend's fifty quid for the oil.

 

[maddave]

Cheapest cola ya can find.... pour it on....brush it in.. leave fer ten mins then wash down with a hose n brush....job done

 

[R3XXY]

Amazing to think that something that dissolves engine oil is probably the world's most popular beverage.

 

[EdS]

Diet coke is also used by the guy that clear way messy dead bodies

 

[Chinkapin]

Regular soda will leave a sticky gooey residue behind. Diet soda will not. As EdS, said above, use the diet.

 

[jonajuna]

i used to find oil from my bike used to eat away at the tarmac drive, only thing i found to deal with it was to wait til a hot day, dig out the offending and battered tarmac, and patch with that cold lay stuff you can buy