When the gearbox on the golf was leaking it dripped on to our freshly tarmacked drive and has since turned a horrible brown colour which I can't shift with anything. I've tried pressure washing it, fairy liquid, using an "oil remover" from halfords and it just won't shift. Is there an industrial cleaner which is safe to use on tarmac that I can slosh over it to get it off?
Removing old oil spots from a tarmac drive
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Sadly you are probably on a hiding to nothing, oil actualy eats into the tarmac over time so even if you remove the oil, it's unlikely to remove the discolouration. That said I have found biological washing powder to work well on oil stains in general, so could be worth a try.
Or see if you can get hold of this stuff.
Or see if you can get hold of this stuff.
That's a block paved drive though...the oil soaks into block and can be hard to remove but it actualy disssolves into tarmac.
This suggests Jeyes drive cleaner is effective used neat...
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also a jet wash helps
cleaned my drive a treat
cleaned my drive a treat