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Old 18-04-2003, 12:08 PM
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An old car leaked oil onto my mono-block driveway and I can get the stains
out using normal methods. Does anyone have nay advice? Cheers.

Bobby


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Old 18-04-2003, 01:20 PM
Dave Liquorice
 
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On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 12:03:04 +0100, Bobby wrote:

An old car leaked oil onto my mono-block driveway and I can get the
stains out using normal methods. Does anyone have nay advice?


Do a google, probably in uk.d-i-y, I asked the same not so long ago.
Reasonable thread developed. Cheapest is washing up liquid worked in
with a stiff brush and left, rain (if we every get any) will rinse it
away.

It's certainly worked fairly well here, I was more after the removal
of surface oil than a deep stain but the stain looks to be thinner
than it was.

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Old 18-04-2003, 03:44 PM
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"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ill.network...
On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 12:03:04 +0100, Bobby wrote:

An old car leaked oil onto my mono-block driveway and I can get the
stains out using normal methods. Does anyone have nay advice?


Do a google, probably in uk.d-i-y,


I went to www.ask.com typed in "how to remove driveway stains" and got a
LOT of sites with instructions, too many to list here. Give it a try.

Val


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Old 18-04-2003, 05:32 PM
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"Bobby" wrote in message
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An old car leaked oil onto my mono-block driveway and I can get the

stains
out using normal methods. Does anyone have nay advice? Cheers.

Bobby

What about that hand cleaning stuff (used to be called Swarfega years
ago!)

That used to get grease and grim of wonderfully well
Jenny


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Old 18-04-2003, 06:32 PM
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http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/rm_driveway...390593,00.html

"Bobby" wrote in message
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An old car leaked oil onto my mono-block driveway and I can get the stains
out using normal methods. Does anyone have nay advice? Cheers.

Bobby






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Old 18-04-2003, 07:20 PM
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On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 18:13:47 +0200, "JennyC" wrote:


What about that hand cleaning stuff (used to be called Swarfega years
ago!)

That used to get grease and grim of wonderfully well


If there were really something that got the grim off, I'd buy gallons
and gallons. :-)
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Old 18-04-2003, 09:32 PM
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On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 12:03:04 +0100, "Bobby" wrote:

An old car leaked oil onto my mono-block driveway and I can get the stains
out using normal methods. Does anyone have nay advice? Cheers.

Bobby


I'm told Diet Coke is very good! UK Diet Coke is quite different to
most other countries though - worth a go though!

Tim Hobbs

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Old 19-04-2003, 04:56 AM
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I usually grind the kitty litter into the concrete with a brick.
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http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/rm_driveway...HGTV_3691_1390
593,00.html

"Bobby" wrote in message
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An old car leaked oil onto my mono-block driveway and I can get the

stains
out using normal methods. Does anyone have nay advice? Cheers.

Bobby






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Old 19-04-2003, 08:44 PM
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"Bobby" wrote in message
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An old car leaked oil onto my mono-block driveway and I can get the stains
out using normal methods. Does anyone have nay advice? Cheers.


You might try Coca-Cola.

First, soak up the excess stain if you haven't already with kitty litter or
oil-dry.

Then buy a two-litre bottle of Coke, pour onto stain on a nice sunny day,
with maybe a moat of oil-dry around it to contain the liquid. Scrub w/ a
good wire brush, rinse.

If need be, you can use a trisodium phosphate (TSP) scrub after, or a
substitute, to clean up any marks made by the Coke.

Jason


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Old 22-04-2003, 07:08 AM
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Also try Rice Hull Ash.
"Jason Quick" wrote in message
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"Bobby" wrote in message
...
An old car leaked oil onto my mono-block driveway and I can get the

stains
out using normal methods. Does anyone have nay advice? Cheers.


You might try Coca-Cola.

First, soak up the excess stain if you haven't already with kitty litter

or
oil-dry.

Then buy a two-litre bottle of Coke, pour onto stain on a nice sunny day,
with maybe a moat of oil-dry around it to contain the liquid. Scrub w/ a
good wire brush, rinse.

If need be, you can use a trisodium phosphate (TSP) scrub after, or a
substitute, to clean up any marks made by the Coke.

Jason






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Old 22-04-2003, 07:32 AM
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Try dumping Tide on it and make a paste too scrub it with a stiff brush.
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"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ill.network...
On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 12:03:04 +0100, Bobby wrote:

An old car leaked oil onto my mono-block driveway and I can get the
stains out using normal methods. Does anyone have nay advice?


Do a google, probably in uk.d-i-y,


I went to www.ask.com typed in "how to remove driveway stains" and got

a
LOT of sites with instructions, too many to list here. Give it a try.

Val




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