Purple Power to clean oil on driveway? Or Update Cleaned It
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I had someone drop a good size 3x4 foot thst pressure washer alone did not get up rest is like day it was,poured in 2008. What's my best bet to get it up or at least make it not as bad. Other than full on diluted muratic acid. I may do that last resort.
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Re: Purple Power to clean oil on driveway? Or
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Acid doesn't clean, it eats.... eats concrete that is.
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Re: Purple Power to clean oil on driveway? Or
[Re: 340SIX]
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Did you use anything prior to the pressure wash? Was it cold of hot water from the washer? Super clean IMO has a slight edge to purple power when cleaning. I have used brake clean and folded paper towels with great success. Spray the cleaner, put the folded towel down and stand on it, But on that large of an area pig mat works better with the brake clean. Having already been pressure washed I'm not sure if it would be as effective but you could try a small area with the paper towels. If not, Super clean, let is soak a bit and brush it with a shop broom, (might even cover it to slow evaporation if needed) but not for too long as I've had it discolor the concrete. Then pressure wash again and wait until thoroughly dry,. I say thoroughly as sometimes the concrete retains a small portion of the cleaner or moisture and will appear as though the stain is still visible but once completely dry it's gone. let us know what works
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Re: Purple Power to clean oil on driveway? Or
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i have always used oil dry or kitty litter on an oil spill. let it soak, then sweep up the mess. then, re-apply and grind it in with my shoe[s]. do that until the oil dry or kitty litter is just a powder, [no kernels] then sweep it up. that usually just leaves a very faint outline of the spill. until the next time i miss the drain pan. of course i don't have a nice floor in the garage to start with.
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Re: Purple Power to clean oil on driveway? Or
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DAWN SOAP ...WET... SCRUB IT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND WALK AWAY...DO NOT RINSE IT.... MINE IS ALMOST UN NOTICABLE NOW..
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Re: Purple Power to clean oil on driveway? Or
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Yepper to Purple https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...dge-charger?q=Driveway+cleaner&pos=0After I used it with 100% satisfaction I gave the other half of the bottle to a co worker who had an oil stain in his driveway for years he said He couldn’t of been happier It is very very sudsy sort of speak , but man it worked
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Re: Purple Power to clean oil on driveway? Or
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yes Purple Power or Simple Green, spray scrub and walk away. I have used dawn soap as well same result!!
Thank you Kiddart
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Re: Purple Power to clean oil on driveway? Or
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Pour-N-Restore works good for removing oil stains in concrete, but is pricy and not really that easy to use. A Gallon is $55 https://www.pour-n-restore.com/products/oil-stain-remover.htmlThey sell it at Lowes and ACE hardware, not sure about Home Depot? The issue is when it has been sitting for a period of time, all the solids clump up at the bottom of the bottle, and it needs to be well mixed before using it. When it is all mixed, it pours like thick pancake batter, and sort of sets up thick layer of the mud/clay like stuff over the oil stain. You let it sit a day or more and it pulls the oil out of the concrete into the clay. When the clay dries, you are suppose to sweep it up, but it dries hard, and is easier to scrape up with a flat shovel.
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Re: Purple Power to clean oil on driveway? Or
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Pour-N-Restore works good for removing oil stains in concrete, but is pricy and not really that easy to use. A Gallon is $55 https://www.pour-n-restore.com/products/oil-stain-remover.htmlThey sell it at Lowes and ACE hardware, not sure about Home Depot? The issue is when it has been sitting for a period of time, all the solids clump up at the bottom of the bottle, and it needs to be well mixed before using it. When it is all mixed, it pours like thick pancake batter, and sort of sets up thick layer of the mud/clay like stuff over the oil stain. You let it sit a day or more and it pulls the oil out of the concrete into the clay. When the clay dries, you are suppose to sweep it up, but it dries hard, and is easier to scrape up with a flat shovel. Sounds like crushed cat litter with water added
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Re: Purple Power to clean oil on driveway? Or
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I used brake clean few times sopping it up with towels followed by a degreaser I had here. Had a gallon of degreaser that said could be used full or diluted in my cabinet. The degreaser I have is no longer made.
90 percent looks good. Will go over the part again that needs it, before we pressure wash. It looked really bad before, and was scared I would drive it in or make it bigger making it worse. So thanks for the replies.
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