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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: awcs on March 01, 2011, 09:03:02 pm

Title: oil leak on customers drive
Post by: awcs on March 01, 2011, 09:03:02 pm

Van decided to spring a oil today and has left some stains on customers drives. Going to remove them with pressure washer is there anything I can put on the oil first 

Title: Re: oil leak on customers drive
Post by: BORBRYCE on March 01, 2011, 09:06:12 pm

A starting block.

Title: Re: oil leak on customers drive
Post by: Blue City Cleaning on March 01, 2011, 09:45:20 pm

I'm due for the same thing at one of my custies drive  ;D

Title: Re: oil leak on customers drive
Post by: Alan McTernan on March 01, 2011, 09:46:55 pm

Thompsons oil stain remover from B&Q works a treat ;)

Title: Re: oil leak on customers drive
Post by: LWC on March 01, 2011, 09:48:19 pm

Good luck with that lol

Oil wunna move with just a pressure washer, ive tried, someone will tell you something that does help it. There was some oil on someones drive we were doing the other day and we tried to blow it and it wouldnt have it.

Title: Re: oil leak on customers drive
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on March 01, 2011, 09:50:17 pm

put sand on it absorb the oil
then try a degreaser such as gunk  ;)

Title: Re: oil leak on customers drive
Post by: Johnny B on March 01, 2011, 10:02:50 pm

Sawdust?

John

Title: Re: oil leak on customers drive
Post by: Kwackers on March 02, 2011, 12:28:49 am

I have been into my bikes for years and my old dear will tell you that my little Karcher will not remove oils stains on its own. Like someone else mentioned...you want a degreaser or similar.

Title: Re: oil leak on customers drive
Post by: mike Thompson on March 02, 2011, 01:44:17 am

easiest way is get a can of engine degreaser and spray it ,wait required period (30mins) and high pressure off easy !

Title: Re: oil leak on customers drive
Post by: craigR on March 02, 2011, 07:45:45 am

If it's a block pave drive lightly dampen oil stain, drizzle small amount of brick acid on stain you'll see it foam up when drawing oil, leave on for a few minutes just before it dries pressure wash it off.
Dont risk it on flags as you'll stain them.