coozer
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 03:37 PM |
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Cleaning up oil marks of drive?
What's the best solution to clean up oil and pas fluid marks off block paving and tarmac?
I've tried the pressure washer but its just cold water...
Any treatments to use before the pressure wash?
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 03:41 PM |
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Beware of using Jizer or Gunk on tarmac... you'll start to soften/dissolve it!
Guess how I know...
I think that you can get pressure washer detergent in places like B&Q - probably the best bet. Mine has a small hose that you dip into the
detergent container and it gets picked up into the jet.
[Edited on 21/4/10 by David Jenkins]
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Guinness
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 03:42 PM |
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Turn the blocks over?  
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 03:53 PM |
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fairy
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 04:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
Turn the blocks over?
Yep, done that before - very quick and works a treat. If you're likely to drip oil again though, swap the stained ones for some near the edge or
in an area that won't see cars, otherwise you'll end up with blocks stained on both sides that you can't do anything with.
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Humbug
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 04:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tomgregory2000
fairy
Don't diss him - he's just trying to find out how to clean his drive 
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UncleFista
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 04:19 PM |
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A couple of bottles of supermarket cheapest washing-up liquid scrubbed into the drive with a stiff yardbrush works wonders.
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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jambojeef
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 04:19 PM |
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Machine mart driveway cleaner (not asphalt cleaner thats naff)
The drive cleaner is hydrochloric acid + soapy stuff I thnk.
If the stains are bad (ours were/are, thanks land rover!) you might have to repeat and then the bricks start to lighten but it is the stuff to beat in
my experience!
Geoff
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geeksandlies
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 04:30 PM |
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I use washing poweder! Works even better if you cling it down on a fresh spil then leave to dry and brush off, they warm soapy water (fairy or washing
powder work best) with a stiff (hehehe) brush!
The one who dies with the most toys wins!
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Charlie_Zetec
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 04:38 PM |
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Bottle of cola - the fizzy sugarness eats into it - then wash away with water or mild detergent mixed in water - comes up like new!
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 04:39 PM |
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Washing powder.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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blakep82
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 05:32 PM |
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halfords have a swarfega drive cleaner thing i think. its with the normal hand soap stuff. its for cleaning oil stains. not tried it before right
enough
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 06:04 PM |
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Wash them off, wash them off????????
They're battle scars and should be respected accordingly
Wash them off indeed!
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 07:38 PM |
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Locosts don't leak oil, the're just marking their territory!
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grahamgg
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 08:22 PM |
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Steve I have tried everything on my block paving, Caustic soda was probably the best stuff but it still didn't shift it.
I think the problem is the oil has soaked into the block paving because it is slightly porous.
I have some spare blocks I'm going to replace the stained blocks.
Graham
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adam1985
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 08:27 PM |
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Never tried it but I was told Spray brake cleaner works
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jacko
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 08:47 PM |
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At work we use Metso in hot water or spread it on the floor then brush it with hot water
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 10:39 PM |
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Biological Washing Powder. Works better than any commercial drive cleaning products I have ever tried.
Brake cleaner works quite well on less porous surfaces like slate.
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coozer
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| posted on 22/4/10 at 07:57 AM |
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Thanks chaps, I'll try some of the 'household' products first....
I'm not that fussed about a few drops of oil, some have been there quite a while, its just my 45 (its gone now) had a hissy fit at being MOTed
(it may have been the tester) and puked its pas fluid (all of it) all over the road with a trail and puddle down the drive.
It doesn't help now that the water board came Monday, dug a big hole, had a bit of head scratching, put some barriers round and did one. They
were supposed to install a water meter but uncovering the stop cock they found it splits into 2... University Challenge!
So, I just want that improving, then I can get on with the (slightly in comparison) drip from the MNR
PS, blocks are chamfered on the top and the bottoms have square edges...
Steve
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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