Remove Oil Stains From Concrete Driveway

Remove Oil Stains From Concrete Driveway - Video Instructions

The video below gives tips for how to remove oil stains from concrete.

This is unfortunately a common occurrence if a car has parked on the driveway that leaks motor oil.

Once you notice this has occurred the quicker you act, the better, because concrete is a porous surface and the oil will get down in all the pores and cracks.

The more it seeps into the surface of the concrete the harder it will be to remove.

The ingredients you will need to remove the oil and grease stains from your concrete include:

Newspapers, paper towels or rags to soak up excess motor oil and grease

Liquid dishwashing liquid

Scrub brush

Hot water

Cat litter

Broom and dust pan

Once you soak up as much excess motor oil and grease from your concrete with the newspapers, rags or paper towels the next step for how to remove oil stains from concrete is to scrub with a scrub brush, hot water and dishwashing liquid.

The dishwashing liquid and hot water will both help break up the oil, and the scrub brush gets the stain removal solution deep down into the concrete.

After rinsing your concrete driveway, next sprinkle cat litter over the oil stained area, and the cat litter will help absorb any additional oil and grease.

The next day you sweep up the cat litter, and if needed, again use hot water, dishwashing liquid and the scrub brush to get up the rest of the oil stain from your driveway.

See this video for complete details:

Tell me how these tips worked for you in the comments.

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