Oil and concrete (spill)

[DJinNH]

Gentleman thank you very much for your responses, i feel alot better knowing there is a way to clean up the mess (will make my landlord happy too )

thnx again

Just feel lucky it wasn't gas. Man, does that stuff instantly eat up the pavement.

Don

[SG-Olli]

A weed burner will also remove the stain as it burns away the remainders of the oil. I'm not sure if the concrete stands the heat, though.

[CatatonicBug]

A weed burner will also remove the stain as it burns away the remainders of the oil. I'm not sure if the concrete stands the heat, though.

What's a weed burner?? Is that like a torch, or a chemical product? We'd get in serious trouble if we tried to burn weeds here. We can spray them with weed KILLER, but that's about it.

[SG-Olli]

Yes, it is like a torch. Like this:

http://www.flameengineering.com/Red_Dragon_Propane_Torch_K.html

[CatatonicBug]

Pretty cool! It even specifically lists removal of oil from concrete as one of it's many uses!

[Montreux_Blue]

I have tried MANY things over the years to get rid of oils stains from kitty litter to driveway cleaner to pressure washer and have found that the best thing was Shout laundry stain remover. The fresher the stain the better. I just spray some on the oil and let it soak for about an hour then spray a little water on it, scrub it a little and rinse it off. Depending on how old the stain is you may need to repeat.

[MaximPhil]

To keep the landlord happy, try and find a little bag of dry cement. Sprinkle that on the spill, let sit for a day or two, and sweep what's left off. It will "take away" the oil stain.

Cement powder works great ..... as long as it does not rain
Phil