First, clean up surface oil with the oil absorbent stuff that looks like
kitty litter. You can buy it at an auto parts store. "Real" kitty litter no
longer works as well since they keep "improving" it with features unrelated
to absorption.
They also sell a driveway cleaner detergent which you pour on, scrub with a
broom, and hose off. I can't really say what effect it might have on lawns
-- you'll have to read the label.
I found out about these products when I failed to properly thread the oil
filter adapter on my B, and it pumped out 4 quarts in 30 seconds. Nice clean
oil, though... <g>.
on 3/12/02 10:09 AM, Chris Thompson at ct@cthompson.com wrote:
> Hey there,
>
> My recently departed 1983 Toyota Supra (Don't laugh, it was free) had a
> penchant for dopping oil in my driveway.
>
> Now that it's gone, I want to remove the oil stain from the textured/brushed
> concrete driveway. I figured, who would know more about oil stains on
> concrete than a list full of british car owners. (As the old adage goes, you
> don't worry about british cars leaking oil, you worry about when they stop,
> because that means they're out.)
>
> So, is there a decent way to remove oil stains from my driveway without
> killing all the grass two feet from it?
>
> _______________
> Chris Thompson
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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