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Topic: cleaning a driveway
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capri man
Gearhead Posts: 3953
From: doerun, ga.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 07-15-2003 11:10 PM
   
what is the best way to clean oil off of a cement driveway???------------------
mike r
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 13090
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 07-16-2003 02:25 AM
Mike Tide and brush has worked for me.------------------
SCOOP
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ccode67
Gearhead Posts: 1769
From: douglasville,ga,usa
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 07-16-2003 07:32 AM
Pressure washer.
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no juice
Journeyman Posts: 47
From: ontario,canada
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 07-16-2003 08:29 AM
Another vote for Tide and a srub brush.
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65darkhorse
Gearhead Posts: 674
From: Je suis a Paris
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 07-16-2003 08:34 AM
Anyone ever try "Simply Green"?
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beachbum
Gearhead Posts: 169
From: Florida
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 07-16-2003 12:16 PM
I used to use a commercial degreaser like
tricholorethylene but haven't seen it available lately in stores. It worked great, cleaning all the grease and oil but is a toxin.
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rockafellz
Gearhead Posts: 1332
From: San Lorenzo, CA, USA
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 07-16-2003 12:22 PM
The purple Castrol degreaser has worked for me too.Before we started using that we used to pour gas and scrub with a wire brush, sometimes we'd even light it up  , but it left a stain afterwards  . Erik ------------------
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 35449
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 07-16-2003 06:06 PM
Move.------------------
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thumpin cat
Gearhead Posts: 303
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Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 07-16-2003 07:29 PM
detergent and wire brush.
pressure washers are good too.
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 18727
From: Hampton,Virginia,USA MCA#39406 M&M #12
Registered: May 99
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posted 07-16-2003 09:01 PM
tricholorethylene or 1-1-1 please don't use this unless your trained,use proper safety equiment and don't mind tilting your head to the right and having Gray matter slide from your ear  Any good commercial cleaner and elbow grease.
Then fix the leak
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bigblocked85
Journeyman Posts: 95
From: Waterford,MI
Registered: May 2003
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posted 07-17-2003 01:05 AM
Mike, This is going to sound stupid but try it. I use a brick and some spill dry. Sprinkle the spill dry over the area and take the brick and actually grind the spill dry into your concrete. It doesnt take that much work. Just grind it in a circular motion and afterwards sweep up the area. Dont knock it till you try it. LOL
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n2oMike
Gearhead Posts: 1678
From: Spencer, WV
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-17-2003 01:29 AM
For those REALLY tough spots you can't beat Muriatic Acid! It's cheap by the gallon, and sold at Hardware stores. It's used for cleaning masonary and lowering the pH of swimming pools.Just watch out for that 'acid fog' from it's reaction with concrete, and be sure to rinse with plenty of water. Wear goggles so you do NOT get it in your eyes!!!! The 'cleaned' spot will look very white and brand new... It probably won't match the rest of the driveway. The safest option is detergent and a scrub brush. Purple cleaners (such as Castrol Super Clean) and the generic equivalents you can buy at Advance and Auto Zone also work well when you scrub them in. Good Luck! ------------------
Mike Burch
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Big D
Gearhead Posts: 3906
From: WELLS, NEVADA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 07-17-2003 03:10 AM
I just bought another Purple Cleaner/Degreaser at AutoZone.. It is a generic brand "Purple Buster" or something like that.. Anyway,, it is the strongest purple cleaner I have found,, It should be great for driveways.. All I know is it tarnishes metal such ash polished aluminum as soon as it gets on it..There is an Orange Cleaner/Degreaser out that works pretty good too.. And,, it smells pretty good also.. So who are you going to hire to start cleaning??  Don
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67stang
Gearhead Posts: 1676
From: Lynn Haven FL
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 07-18-2003 12:26 AM
I have a hot sauce in the cabinets that says you can use it to clean driveways. I don't have a driveway, so I don't know how to clean them.
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DidgeyTrucker
Gearhead Posts: 1102
From: Greenbrier, TN USA
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 07-20-2003 10:01 AM
Dawn dishwashing liquid usually does a good job for me.Tracy
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sigtauenus
Gearhead Posts: 1884
From: Beaufort, SC
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 12-10-2003 09:10 PM
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Originally posted by SteveLaRiviere:
Move.
Steve, oh how you can be so funny sometimes.
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