Oil Clean Up
poormillionaire2
06-07-2006, 08:55 PM
My car decided that, after I tinkered with the oil pressure switch, to spew out about 2/3 of its oil. Luckily the car was at home and I noticed it last night. So I just replaced the switch today (sounds easy but pissed me off), but now I have lots of oil on my driveway. Any tips to clean most of it up? I wiped up some of it with newspaper. Any other ideas?
CamaroRS92
06-07-2006, 09:10 PM
cat litter or saw dust will soak up most of it then use a degreaser to wash down the rest
kahjdh
06-07-2006, 09:45 PM
yea, we use saw dust in auto class when we spill stuff, then if it leaves a spot we use gojo and it comes right up.
stone_mound_camaro
06-07-2006, 10:07 PM
gojo is tha shizz!!! when i did a lil time in jail and they inked my fingers, that shit got it str8 off in one wipe! go gojo!
wrightz28
06-08-2006, 08:59 AM
cat litter
yep, little tidey cat 3 goes a long way.
yep, little tidey cat 3 goes a long way.
FormulaLT1
06-09-2006, 04:48 PM
I use saw dust and then dish soap.
poormillionaire2
06-09-2006, 08:56 PM
Good to know guys, thanks.
ZL1power69
06-09-2006, 09:04 PM
what about oil thats been there for awhile? i got oil on my driveway in 2 large spots. tried a pressure washer with no results.
stone_mound_camaro
06-09-2006, 09:06 PM
acid, then pressure wash
ZL1power69
06-09-2006, 09:10 PM
acid, then pressure wash
acid, wth? what kind?
acid, wth? what kind?
stone_mound_camaro
06-09-2006, 09:15 PM
muriatic acid or oxalic acid, but i dont highly reccommend oxalic
viperh
06-10-2006, 09:27 AM
I put turpentine on the oil spot rub it in then light it.. Burns the oil out, do a small section at a time and use Common Sense.. Cleans it right up. I used to live in california in a housing addition that wwas completely anal about having stains on the driveway "becuase it hurts everyone's propety value."
wrightz28
06-12-2006, 09:15 AM
what about oil thats been there for awhile? i got oil on my driveway in 2 large spots. tried a pressure washer with no results.
mineral spirits, much more user friendly to the skin.
mineral spirits, much more user friendly to the skin.
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