I spilt some oil on an asphalt driveway two days ago...tried scrubbing it with dish soap and water, but it didnt work...anyone have any other suggestions???

[Edited on December 4, 2007 at 1:44 PM. Reason : engrish]

12/4/2007 1:34:22 PM

purple stuff

12/4/2007 1:38:25 PM

powerwasher +?

12/4/2007 1:42:44 PM

yeah. the oil has seeped into the pours of the concrete.

ive been trying for years and years now. still havnt found anything.

a powerwasher works a bit.

if you find something let me know. and if it works good. ill give you $10 for finally finding me something.

or a beer.

whichever comes first

12/4/2007 1:50:28 PM

its my in-laws driveway...they're pitching a hissy fit...if it were my driveway, I really wouldnt care...

12/4/2007 2:02:45 PM

Spay, soak up with rags, repeat.

12/4/2007 2:04:55 PM

ehh, it makes the driveway look real bad.

luckily my parents driveway is black asphalt.

but our garage floor is concrete and has its share of stains

12/4/2007 2:05:16 PM

this driveway IS black asphalt...I've heard of using brake cleaner, but will that mess up the asphalt?

12/4/2007 2:07:43 PM

i always thought driveways were SUPPOSED to have oil stains and whatnot on them.

12/4/2007 2:11:25 PM

^^ No, it will only destroy the environment.

12/4/2007 2:14:13 PM

oil stains show up? not sooo much on our driveway.
hmm

12/4/2007 2:34:22 PM

yeah, they are pretty noticable...i guess the asphalt has faded and the oil stains are darker than the driveway.

12/4/2007 2:46:15 PM

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"this driveway IS black asphalt...I've heard of using brake cleaner, but will that mess up the asphalt?"

Oh yes. it will fucking eat that shit for lunch.

Asphalt is...guess what? A FUCKING PETROLEUM DISTILLATE. It's actually what's left after all the lighter fractions boil off.

Just like brake cleaner will fucking wash away oil, it WILL dissolve asphalt. Loosens it all up, and then all the aggregate breaks up. If you spray brake cleaner on asphalt, you'll be able to dig the asphalt up with a shovel. How 'bout THEM apples?

About the only thing you can really do is try to wash it with a mild degreaser, but I'm guessing you won't have shit for luck. The only other thing is to coat the whole area with asphalt sealer.

I've gotten paint thinner on asphalt before and proceeded to kick up a divot with my heel...with absolutely no effort.

[Edited on December 4, 2007 at 2:59 PM. Reason : there.]

12/4/2007 2:59:02 PM

ok well yeah, try a power washer

i dont think that asphalt is as porous as concrete (from what it looks like) so it may work.

ive also heard that if you get like kitty litter, or that oil dry stuff and pour in on there, then use a brick or something and mash and turn it like you are grinding it in there.

its suppose to work with fresher oil, but may work on asphalt

12/4/2007 2:59:43 PM

power washer wont work, even with greased lightning to spray attached(which cleans anything)

even on super concentrated, all it does is remove bits of the asphalt if you keep trying

it removes a LITTLE but the spot is still there

12/4/2007 4:32:31 PM

Asphalt contains hydrocarbons so tell them you improved it.

12/4/2007 4:38:20 PM

pour a little diesel fuel on it and light it. just don't let it burn too long and get too hot or you'll screw up the asphalt.

12/4/2007 4:58:23 PM

You only need one thing........and you can get it at Lowe's or Home Depot. Just wear gloves, goggles, and cover anything else you don't want to lose. Muriatic acid.......aka hydrochloric acid. Pour small amounts on the stain, work it with a stiff bristle brush.......it will boil right on the concrete too. Let it sit for a couple minutes.......then hose it off. Only downfall is that the spot you cleaned is probably going to be the cleanest spot on the driveway....

12/4/2007 6:06:16 PM

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"Removing Oil Stains from Asphalt"

12/4/2007 6:22:53 PM

it should soak in and disappear in a few months.

12/4/2007 8:17:17 PM

i take gojo spread it around put some water on it. scrub it. rinse. repeat. works pretty good.

12/4/2007 8:21:17 PM

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"purple stuff"

i dont think grape drank works

12/4/2007 8:22:51 PM

piss on it

12/5/2007 8:52:24 AM

rub some tussin on it

12/5/2007 10:33:30 AM

purple stuff removes oil stains and Carolina clay stains. Works wonders!

12/5/2007 11:37:26 AM

Whenever I get a few drops of oil, I just use kitty litter (just the cheap stuff). Just put some on the spot (after you've wipped up what you could with a rag), and use your hand to smash/grind the kitty litter on the ground. Let it sit overnight and when it should absorb most, if not all, of the oil when you wash it away. Sometimes it works on stains too, and since its only three days ago (as of now), it still might work for you.

12/5/2007 12:40:07 PM

if you have smooth concrete then you can use orange juice to clean the oil up.

but its the pores that cause problems. and im not believing a single one of you people who say stuff works. unless you have it on video, or come to my house.

12/5/2007 12:56:35 PM

tri sodium phosphate

12/5/2007 1:02:06 PM

i love how all you asshats keep posting about concrete when the fucking thread title has the word asphalt in it

12/5/2007 1:44:44 PM

kitty litter works for concrete, not sure about asphalt.

http://www.mrscleannw.com/tips/remove-oil-stains.html

12/5/2007 2:18:13 PM

^^negro plz. these suggestions tend to work with both.

12/5/2007 2:22:50 PM

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"i love how all you asshats keep posting about concrete when the fucking thread title has the word asphalt in it"

"asphalt" as used in the title is technically concrete, which by definition means an aggregate (coarse and/or fine) and some sort of binding material.

asphalt concrete uses an asphalt binder (as stated above, the sludge left over after all the good stuff like gasoline, kerosene, diesel, etc. is taken out of the crude) and the white thing that you think is "concrete" is portland cement concrete (uses portland cement as the binder)


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12/5/2007 2:47:51 PM

i was just about to say that

12/5/2007 2:53:52 PM

^^ blah blah blah

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"f you have smooth concrete then you can use orange juice to clean the oil up. but its the pores that cause problems. and im not believing a single one of you people who say stuff works. unless you have it on video, or come to my house."

theres no way this kid meant asphalt rather than portland

[Edited on December 5, 2007 at 3:24 PM. Reason : 

12/5/2007 3:14:20 PM

well yeah, the whole time i was talking about the porous concrete.

until he told me he was talking about the black asphalt, then i continued to talk about the concrete, saying that nothing out there works. and if there is i will be jumping with joy

12/5/2007 3:32:47 PM

I'm talking about the black shit like you pave a road with...whatever you choose to call it.

12/5/2007 3:37:12 PM

asphalt. these other shitdicks just don't know what the fuck is going on.

ever.

12/5/2007 5:02:03 PM

Blacktop.

12/5/2007 6:44:23 PM

Saturate the area with dish detergent... then wait for a good hard rain.

12/5/2007 6:56:28 PM

^i would like to subscribe to your newsletter

12/5/2007 7:06:10 PM

I saturated it with dish detergent the other night...i may be waiting a while on the hard rain given the pattern of teh last few months

12/5/2007 9:38:02 PM

man, its the inlaws... fuck-em

[Edited on December 5, 2007 at 9:55 PM. Reason : lol]

12/5/2007 9:53:44 PM

I wonder how well powdered concrete cleaner would work on asphalt. Wet it a little, sprinkle liberally, work in with scrua brush, wet a little more,scrub, rinse.

12/5/2007 10:31:41 PM

i think we have established the problem here, a petroleum product mixed with a petroleum product is impossible to separate, tell those fuckers to seal that shit and it wouldnt be a problem

12/5/2007 10:35:56 PM

I was gonna say they must be niggers...but then they just wouldn't give a damn. WAIT...I MUST BE A NIGGER.

12/5/2007 10:48:12 PM

rubbing cat litter in with your shoes helps

12/6/2007 6:38:43 AM

i poured concentrated degreaser all over my cement garage floor and then skated all around it and scrubbed it w/ a big scrub brush for like an hour. let it soak. scrubbed some more, rinsed it off.

didnt do shit

12/6/2007 6:45:11 AM

ive already said how to get rid of it:

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"pour a little diesel fuel on it and light it. just don't let it burn too long and get too hot or you'll screw up the asphalt."

i ain't bullshittin

12/6/2007 9:53:11 AM

i got green spray paint on my driveway, asphalt, and i just used black spray paint to cover it up.

worked great.

12/6/2007 10:54:28 AM

lay down another layer of asphalt

12/7/2007 1:08:32 PM