Oil slick on the drive . Help ....

[optimusprime]

Well i recon we have all been there at one time or another . Oil service on my W124 260E yesterday . And find out after i had finished , that oil escaped the container on to the drive . I know how it came about the sump plug fell in the container so i had to fish it out .
There was very little room to get my hand in the container ,so i pulled it out a little , so oil went on to the drive . Would any one know a good oil remover ?. Thanks for looking

 

[Bellow]

Would any one know a good oil remover ?.

 

[martyz]

Cat Litter is my go to for oil spills.It will soak the bulk of it up,then degreaser and hosepipe,

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Gunk

 

[optimusprime]

Fine answer ,.but its a good degreaser i need . Been working on it all afternoon with bleach and dish soap .Still there .

 

[martyz]

+1 for Gunk.

 

[optimusprime]

Gunk so what will the Gunk come in , can i use it in the presure washer ? or is it scrub a dub dub till it is gone ?

 

[ChrisHGTV]

I’ve actually found bar soap can work well. Rub it over the spill, then agitate with a brush then rinse.

 

[Crispian22]

I spilt oil on my newish block paving last year whilst doing an oil change,had very good results with vanish spray(for clothes stains) and dissolved dishwasher tablets and a stiff brush,got rid of 99% of it.

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Apply , let soak,rinse.

 

[Petrol Pete]

Telling us what the driveway is made out of might help Opti , any photos ?

 

[rf065]

Go with post number 2, suck the oil out and you can leave the sump plug alone, and no need to clean anything after!

 

[Rayny]

Have you tried using a little petrol to clean off the oil?

 

[MrGreedy]

Paper towel/cat litter for the bulk. Then scrub with washing up liquid and a bit of water. Paper towel the excess then some cat litter. Repeat a couple of times.

Gunk or carb cleaner spray to get rid of the final staining, with paper towel mop up as you go.

 

[oldguy57]

Washing powder works very well. Tip onto the stain spray with water and scrub. It will permanently kill off any moss on the drive as well.

 

[ALFAitalia]

I spilt oil on my block paved drive about three years ago....about a week after it was installed ! Fearing that my life expectancy might suddenly be shorter when she noticed (luckily she was out) and also having promised to put a board down before I started, which I didn't.....I spent about an hour trying to clean up with only moderate success....the oil had gone too far into the bricks....so plan B it was. Two hours later I had lifted about 30 bricks, jet washed them , paying particular attention to get all the sand off the backs, and then re fitted them all....but upside down. She never found out. Lesson learned

 

[neilrr]

Time.

 

[optimusprime]

Thanks lads i will let you know how i get on .The marks are under the car so not that much to see of it .But these are industrial bricks.type bricks

 

[W1ghty]

What about something like Bill Hamber Surfex

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[optimusprime]

W1ghty​

looking at that on ebay