Thursday, January 7, 2010

How to get out set-in motor oil stain off of a brick driveway?

It's been about a week since it spilled and we tried degreaser and scrubbing really hard to remove it but it didn't really do anything. We have one of those red brick driveways and we thought about using muriatic acid, but, think it might ruin it. Any good ideas that could remove it or make it lighter? Thanks in advance.How to get out set-in motor oil stain off of a brick driveway?
Spray it with ';auto brake parts cleaner'; then use a product call '; Mean Green '', it works better than detergent, they sell it at Walmart.How to get out set-in motor oil stain off of a brick driveway?
If it is a fresh dripped oil you can put dirt on it to soak it up. I'd then put palmolive or dish soap on it and let it work it's way in. Then hose off on late afternoon with hose water or hot house water. Again apply some dirt to pull up moisture and oil.
Try power washing the driveway.=)
I've never tried this but spray W-D40 on it wait throw some newspaper over and blot.
Muriatic acid is a good brick cleaner, but it's intended for things like mold, not oil.





I would keep plugging away with the degreaser and add laundry detergent to the mix. Also, use a bucket of hot water, not cold water from a hose. In fact, if you can run a hose with hot water to the spot, you'll find things go much more quickly. Cold water is going to make it coagulate.





Just in case your mind goes that direction, a pressure washer will destroy the brick, so forget it.
laundry detergent, dish soap.
I don't really know but baking soda sounds like it may work!!

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