any top tips on how to clean up engine oil from a tarmac drive, its an old dry patch so not wet if you catch my drift.

 

thanks in advance

I hear good things about full fat coke.

Nothing worse than an old dry patch or an old wet patch !!!!

Chris try some diluted patio cleaner or brick cleaner, might get most up and make it look better, but some will still remain where its stained the tarmac.

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Don't buy the swarfega drive cleaner stuff its rubbish.

You can try some Tescos Premium Cat Litter Extra Absorbant - the dusty granular stuff. It works brilliantly on concrete!!! Do small test first though.

 

Paul

yup, a guy buys tesco own brand coke by the pallet load and he told my sister it is to clean his workshop floor of oil

autoglym pm1 traffic film remover & a pressure washer..job done!

Brake cleaner! That stuff removes everything! Also Weazel is on the right track :)

Just be careful that anything you use is not petroleum based. It will degrade the tarmac.

You won't notice it right away, but it will.

 

Problem with the oil is that it soaks in, you clean it, and next hot day, chances are the mark will be back.

 

Gets some concentrated dish washing soap on it and leave it. Give it a week, and do it again, and rinse off with a boiled kettle, then plenty of water to rinse.

 

Accept the fact that it is going to show up again when the sun comes out, and you will need to do it a few times. It will disappear over time.

cheers to all posters....I went for the brick /patio cleaner worked in with a stiff brush and blasted off with pressure washer...the brick cleaner foams away for 10 mins and lifts up the oil into a brown bubbly scum... then you can rinse it down

not bad at £4.50 for 5 litres