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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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i got some gearbox oil on the drive way and it looks terrible. whats best to remove it

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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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dynamite? or maybe move to a different house that doesnt have oil on the drive?
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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Cocacola is supposed to work but I've never tried it.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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dynamite? or maybe move to a different house that doesnt have oil on the drive?

its not my house anyway
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 04:56 PM
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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there are several different products on the market specificly for this, but there are also some acid based ones that uilders use to clean up brinks and stuff that might work on the more determined areas

might be worth asking the local builders merchants about this sort of thing, used to wash off old bits of crap from paving slabs and bricks and the like when they get sent to the reclamation yards so they come up looking mint
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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halfords sell some shit , used it when my bro dropped his box out and gear box oil went every were , wasnt amazingly clean but wasnt as bad ,
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as said coke. but dont waste money on coca cola, get some cheap ass 59p shite from tesco or asda etc. it works a treat. also i've heard cat litter works well if you run the hose over the stain then throw it down. never tried this one though.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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wurth brake cleaner.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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gunk driveway cleaner is f**king awesome!!
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Cosworth Rallyesport
wurth brake cleaner.
agreed worked a treat when we managed to pull the driveshaft out my mates 306 and distributed oil all over my parents drive
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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i need to get outside our house cleaned before someone complains to the council

my dad nearly fell off his push iron in the rain last week he wasnt amused pmsl

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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by orionmojo
as said coke. but dont waste money on coca cola, get some cheap ass 59p shite from tesco or asda etc.

you mean rola cola! haha
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depends what drive it is? if block paveing its porous so soaks in and nothing brings it out and i mean nothing i spent fortunes! ended up just pojing the bricks out and turning them over!
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by NEEDFORSPEED
depends what drive it is? if block paveing its porous so soaks in and nothing brings it out and i mean nothing i spent fortunes! ended up just pojing the bricks out and turning them over!

you cannot turn paviours over,they are shampfered (spell that after a few drinks,i cannot!!)on one side!!
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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BE carefull if tarmac drive as you can disolve it.
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kitty litter is ok if you catct it soon enough

worked on mine as it was engine AND auto box fluid
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Cosworth Rallyesport
you cannot turn paviours over,they are shampfered (spell that after a few drinks,i cannot!!)on one side!!
lol he must of replaced them then. a friend that does driveways did it for me before my dad did actually kill me! shampfered lol
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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in typical trader style!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ive 300 block paviours here if your stuck or none of the other rs breakers can help you,i shit you not!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Rhys
BE carefull if tarmac drive as you can disolve it.

sorry 4got to mention it is tarmac
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by NEEDFORSPEED
depends what drive it is? if block paveing its porous so soaks in and nothing brings it out and i mean nothing i spent fortunes! ended up just pojing the bricks out and turning them over!
My old man has some stuff called "selpan" I think it is, its an industrial degreaser and that DOES get it out of block paving.
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