oil catastrophe!

hi all,
i recently spilled LOTS of diesel engine oil all over my front
drive wich is a paved surface. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO REMOVE
DIESEL ENGINE OIL FROM PAVED SURFACES

PLEASES HELP!!!

thanks
J. Bowtell

Jak wrote:[color=blue]
> hi all,
> i recently spilled LOTS of diesel engine oil all over my front
> drive wich is a paved surface. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO REMOVE
> DIESEL ENGINE OIL FROM PAVED SURFACES
>
> PLEASES HELP!!!
>
> thanks
> J. Bowtell[/color]

Helps if you dont shout!

And no, despite many runs with acid, petrol, degreaser and a heavy duty
high pressure water jet i still cant totally get rid of it. If it
bothers you that much i suggest changing the paving lol.

I was going to say... a jackhammer is probably his safest bet, but I
would work hard with more conventional means, and probably learn to
live with it.


Coyoteboy wrote:[color=blue]
> Jak wrote:[color=green]
> > hi all,
> > i recently spilled LOTS of diesel engine oil all over my front
> > drive wich is a paved surface. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO REMOVE
> > DIESEL ENGINE OIL FROM PAVED SURFACES
> >
> > PLEASES HELP!!!
> >
> > thanks
> > J. Bowtell[/color]
>
> Helps if you dont shout!
>
> And no, despite many runs with acid, petrol, degreaser and a heavy duty
> high pressure water jet i still cant totally get rid of it. If it
> bothers you that much i suggest changing the paving lol.[/color]

"Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Jak wrote:[color=green]
>> hi all,
>> i recently spilled LOTS of diesel engine oil all over my front
>> drive wich is a paved surface. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO REMOVE
>> DIESEL ENGINE OIL FROM PAVED SURFACES
>>
>> PLEASES HELP!!!
>>
>> thanks
>> J. Bowtell[/color]
>
> Helps if you dont shout!
>
> And no, despite many runs with acid, petrol, degreaser and a heavy duty
> high pressure water jet i still cant totally get rid of it. If it
> bothers you that much i suggest changing the paving lol.
>[/color]

This works for motor oil - my mechanic suggested it: Tide laundry powder,
and a deck brush. Looks like a broom, but with extremely stiff bristles.
Boat stores carry them. Cover the oil with Tide and then mist with water to
make a paste that's not so thin - it has to stay in place to work. Wait 10
minutes, then scrub the bejeezus out of it with the brush and rinse. If
there's a LOT of oil, it helps to cover with cat litter first, and walk on
it to press it harder onto the oil. Sweep, then do the Tide treatment.

"JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1163777537.466041.242630@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
>>
>> Jak wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> hi all,
>>> i recently spilled LOTS of diesel engine oil all over my front
>>> drive wich is a paved surface. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO REMOVE
>>> DIESEL ENGINE OIL FROM PAVED SURFACES
>>>
>>> PLEASES HELP!!!
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> J. Bowtell[/color]
>>
>> Helps if you dont shout!
>>
>> And no, despite many runs with acid, petrol, degreaser and a heavy duty
>> high pressure water jet i still cant totally get rid of it. If it
>> bothers you that much i suggest changing the paving lol.
>>[/color]
>
> This works for motor oil - my mechanic suggested it: Tide laundry powder,
> and a deck brush. Looks like a broom, but with extremely stiff bristles.
> Boat stores carry them. Cover the oil with Tide and then mist with water
> to make a paste that's not so thin - it has to stay in place to work. Wait
> 10 minutes, then scrub the bejeezus out of it with the brush and rinse. If
> there's a LOT of oil, it helps to cover with cat litter first, and walk on
> it to press it harder onto the oil. Sweep, then do the Tide treatment.
>[/color]

Does your mechanic suggest Tide specifically, or is he using that as a
generic term for laundry detergent powder in general?

"Truckdude" <shrub@lameduck.com> wrote in message
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>
> "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:XJk7h.5610$Ka1.828@news01.roc.ny...[color=green]
>> "Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1163777537.466041.242630@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> Jak wrote:
>>>> hi all,
>>>> i recently spilled LOTS of diesel engine oil all over my front
>>>> drive wich is a paved surface. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO REMOVE
>>>> DIESEL ENGINE OIL FROM PAVED SURFACES
>>>>
>>>> PLEASES HELP!!!
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>> J. Bowtell
>>>
>>> Helps if you dont shout!
>>>
>>> And no, despite many runs with acid, petrol, degreaser and a heavy duty
>>> high pressure water jet i still cant totally get rid of it. If it
>>> bothers you that much i suggest changing the paving lol.
>>>[/color]
>>
>> This works for motor oil - my mechanic suggested it: Tide laundry
>> powder, and a deck brush. Looks like a broom, but with extremely stiff
>> bristles. Boat stores carry them. Cover the oil with Tide and then mist
>> with water to make a paste that's not so thin - it has to stay in place
>> to work. Wait 10 minutes, then scrub the bejeezus out of it with the
>> brush and rinse. If there's a LOT of oil, it helps to cover with cat
>> litter first, and walk on it to press it harder onto the oil. Sweep, then
>> do the Tide treatment.
>>[/color]
>
> Does your mechanic suggest Tide specifically, or is he using that as a
> generic term for laundry detergent powder in general?[/color]

He just happened to be using Tide when I saw him cleaning a spill. I keep
using it because to me, cleaning an oil spill is a pain in the ass total
waste of time on a weekend when I should be fishing, so I use the best stuff
available. An extra 3 bucks a year - so what, ya know?

"Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1163779868.476335.52940@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>I like it, novel idea. Will have to try it. I wonder if biological and
> non-bio makes a difference?
>[/color]

What?

"Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=green]
>> "Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1163779868.476335.52940@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I like it, novel idea. Will have to try it. I wonder if biological and
>> > non-bio makes a difference?
>> >[/color]
>>
>> What?[/color]
>
> Bio or non-bio washing powder. Both have distinctly different working
> methods so which is Tide?
>[/color]

No idea. It just works. I was wondering if you meant biodegradable. Pretty
much all laundry & dish products fit that category nowadays.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:[color=blue]
> No idea. It just works. I was wondering if you meant biodegradable. Pretty
> much all laundry & dish products fit that category nowadays.[/color]

Oh right, i can see the confusion. Detergents are the worlds biggest
oceanic polutant still, despite being biodegradable. Anyway, thats OT.
Good tip.

If concrete drive and it wasn't sealed, if it has soaked in for a
while, it will take a few times with the tide to "sort of" get it out.
Sealed it will be easier - not as much absorbed.

Asphalt drive whether sealed or unsealed is even more porous than
concrete - tide trick will work after a fashion. You will probably
have a noticeable stain on either one for some time. Especially (and
I assume it was) used diesel motor oil. Use a lot of newspaper and
tarp next time. (Besides being old, this is why I just buy the dealer
oil change program)

Some years ago, Chevron made a bulk degreaser that worked pretty well
on concrete BUT it was toxic as hell to aquatic life. But it sure did
get the road oil off of concrete drives and vehicles where it dripped.
It was really had on asphalt drives/parking lots

Ron

"JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Truckdude" <shrub@lameduck.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:XJk7h.5610$Ka1.828@news01.roc.ny...[color=darkred]
>>> "Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1163777537.466041.242630@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
>>>>
>>>> Jak wrote:
>>>>> hi all,
>>>>> i recently spilled LOTS of diesel engine oil all over my front
>>>>> drive wich is a paved surface. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO
>>>>> REMOVE
>>>>> DIESEL ENGINE OIL FROM PAVED SURFACES
>>>>>
>>>>> PLEASES HELP!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>>> J. Bowtell
>>>>
>>>> Helps if you dont shout!
>>>>
>>>> And no, despite many runs with acid, petrol, degreaser and a heavy duty
>>>> high pressure water jet i still cant totally get rid of it. If it
>>>> bothers you that much i suggest changing the paving lol.
>>>>
>>>
>>> This works for motor oil - my mechanic suggested it: Tide laundry
>>> powder, and a deck brush. Looks like a broom, but with extremely stiff
>>> bristles. Boat stores carry them. Cover the oil with Tide and then mist
>>> with water to make a paste that's not so thin - it has to stay in place
>>> to work. Wait 10 minutes, then scrub the bejeezus out of it with the
>>> brush and rinse. If there's a LOT of oil, it helps to cover with cat
>>> litter first, and walk on it to press it harder onto the oil. Sweep,
>>> then do the Tide treatment.
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Does your mechanic suggest Tide specifically, or is he using that as a
>> generic term for laundry detergent powder in general?[/color]
>
> He just happened to be using Tide when I saw him cleaning a spill. I keep
> using it because to me, cleaning an oil spill is a pain in the ass total
> waste of time on a weekend when I should be fishing, so I use the best
> stuff available. An extra 3 bucks a year - so what, ya know?
>[/color]

Tide probably is the best for that purpose. My wife won't let the stuff in
the house for use on clothing, supposedly because it is too hard on the
fabric fibers or something like that.

"Truckdude" <shrub@lameduck.com> wrote in message
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>
> "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> "Truckdude" <shrub@lameduck.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:XJk7h.5610$Ka1.828@news01.roc.ny...
>>>> "Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:1163777537.466041.242630@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
>>>>>
>>>>> Jak wrote:
>>>>>> hi all,
>>>>>> i recently spilled LOTS of diesel engine oil all over my
>>>>>> front
>>>>>> drive wich is a paved surface. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO
>>>>>> REMOVE
>>>>>> DIESEL ENGINE OIL FROM PAVED SURFACES
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PLEASES HELP!!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>> J. Bowtell
>>>>>
>>>>> Helps if you dont shout!
>>>>>
>>>>> And no, despite many runs with acid, petrol, degreaser and a heavy
>>>>> duty
>>>>> high pressure water jet i still cant totally get rid of it. If it
>>>>> bothers you that much i suggest changing the paving lol.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This works for motor oil - my mechanic suggested it: Tide laundry
>>>> powder, and a deck brush. Looks like a broom, but with extremely stiff
>>>> bristles. Boat stores carry them. Cover the oil with Tide and then mist
>>>> with water to make a paste that's not so thin - it has to stay in place
>>>> to work. Wait 10 minutes, then scrub the bejeezus out of it with the
>>>> brush and rinse. If there's a LOT of oil, it helps to cover with cat
>>>> litter first, and walk on it to press it harder onto the oil. Sweep,
>>>> then do the Tide treatment.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Does your mechanic suggest Tide specifically, or is he using that as a
>>> generic term for laundry detergent powder in general?[/color]
>>
>> He just happened to be using Tide when I saw him cleaning a spill. I keep
>> using it because to me, cleaning an oil spill is a pain in the ass total
>> waste of time on a weekend when I should be fishing, so I use the best
>> stuff available. An extra 3 bucks a year - so what, ya know?
>>[/color]
>
> Tide probably is the best for that purpose. My wife won't let the stuff
> in the house for use on clothing, supposedly because it is too hard on the
> fabric fibers or something like that.
>[/color]

I can't use it because of moderately hard water. Powdered detergent turns to
stone in the pipes. But, who cares? If you're doing something filthy, who
wears their best $50 dress shirts?

Go over to Lowes & get a box of tri sodium phosphate - that what brick
masons use to clean with.

Wet the concrete (real moist) then sprinkle it with the TSP & let it do
it's magic. Scrub if you wish, however it's mostly the chemical action,
then you can rinse it away the next day or so & yes it will dry & cake
up but rinse it anyway.
Jak wrote:[color=blue]
> hi all,
> i recently spilled LOTS of diesel engine oil all over my front
> drive wich is a paved surface. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO REMOVE
> DIESEL ENGINE OIL FROM PAVED SURFACES
>
> PLEASES HELP!!!
>
> thanks
> J. Bowtell[/color]

On 17 Nov 2006 18:39:35 -0800, "GABOY" <taragone1@yahoo.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Go over to Lowes & get a box of tri sodium phosphate - that what brick
>masons use to clean with.
>
>Wet the concrete (real moist) then sprinkle it with the TSP & let it do
>it's magic. Scrub if you wish, however it's mostly the chemical action,
>then you can rinse it away the next day or so & yes it will dry & cake
>up but rinse it anyway.
>Jak wrote:[color=green]
>> hi all,
>> i recently spilled LOTS of diesel engine oil all over my front
>> drive wich is a paved surface. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO REMOVE
>> DIESEL ENGINE OIL FROM PAVED SURFACES
>>
>> PLEASES HELP!!!
>>
>> thanks
>> J. Bowtell[/color][/color]

Paint thinner or gasoline will cut any oil base product. Use in small
quantities on a 'small area' and stand by with a water hose. No
smoking or other stupidity.
Nothing else will give you real satisfaction.

MO full name wrote:[color=blue]
> On 17 Nov 2006 18:39:35 -0800, "GABOY" <taragone1@yahoo.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Go over to Lowes & get a box of tri sodium phosphate - that what brick
>> masons use to clean with.
>>
>> Wet the concrete (real moist) then sprinkle it with the TSP & let it do
>> it's magic. Scrub if you wish, however it's mostly the chemical action,
>> then you can rinse it away the next day or so & yes it will dry & cake
>> up but rinse it anyway.
>> Jak wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> hi all,
>>> i recently spilled LOTS of diesel engine oil all over my front
>>> drive wich is a paved surface. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO REMOVE
>>> DIESEL ENGINE OIL FROM PAVED SURFACES
>>>
>>> PLEASES HELP!!!
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> J. Bowtell[/color][/color]
>
> Paint thinner or gasoline will cut any oil base product. Use in small
> quantities on a 'small area' and stand by with a water hose. No
> smoking or other stupidity.
> Nothing else will give you real satisfaction.[/color]
=====

Try not to touch the oil or gasoline. Could cause cancer. I wonder
if cancer rates are higher for auto techs who change motor oil day after
day?