Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: NBwcs on January 28, 2022, 05:26:24 pm
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Found out my vans leaking a bit of oil and one custy not happy it's on his block paving.. (although not 100% it's from me, though probably is) there's several products/ideas for cleaning it up when you Google it, but has anyone tried any out and got good results please?
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No Nonsense degreaser from Screwfix
Used it on my own driveway with good results
Also use it on my bike chain and gears ,
works great.
T
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Depends on how fresh and how much is there.....
you can go to the trouble of getting something like OT8 - very good
or you can spot treat with wd40 to thin the oil - rinse then treat with brick acid - but this needs to have common sense as to the surface type and condition
Darran
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Steam Cleaner
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Monty Miracle
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I had the same problem last year, used ubix 2000 neat, just scrubbed it in with a stiff brush and rinsed with water - took it straight out :)
The oil spill was only 2 days old though!!
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I suppose there’s always the option to replace the stained bricks with new ones? Might be less hassle
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Monty Miracle
That’s only hypo isn’t it ??? That won’t remove oil stains
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Monty Miracle
That’s only hypo isn’t it ??? That won’t remove oil stains
Posted in jest, I’d just read the other thread asking about it. ;D
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Thanks for your replies boys :)
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I suppose there’s always the option to replace the stained bricks with new ones? Might be less hassle
Lift the block paver out and turn it upside down?
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Monty Miracle
;D ;D ;D
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I suppose there’s always the option to replace the stained bricks with new ones? Might be less hassle
Lift the block paver out and turn it upside down?
I doubt you can spruce as they are chamfered on the top edges but not the bottom on most block paving
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I suppose there’s always the option to replace the stained bricks with new ones? Might be less hassle
Lift the block paver out and turn it upside down?
I doubt you can spruce as they are chamfered on the top edges but not the bottom on most block paving
Just a thought. One of the builders spilt some paint on their customer's driveway, and that's what he did. The block paving was chamfered on both sides so the driveway looked fine. I wonder if he chamfered the edges with an angle grinder and stone grinding disc?
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just a thought.
after cleaning the oil stain, the rest of the drive may look dirty, with a clean patch on it
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It will - but depends if its a few drops on one or two bricks of over a larger area..
Many years ago my old combo started leaking and left six 10p size drips on a drive - customer demanded that all the drive should be cleaned approx 450 square meters of the stuff - er, no chance - I cleaned the blocks that had oil and you couldn't see where it had been and as it was single blocks didn't look out of place - needless to say he cancelled after the next clean.
I've now done around 6 large oil spills where the garage has failed to do the sump bolt up properly they always pay for a complete drive clean at cost ++ ;D
However these are larger spills like 4 to 5 litres worth of oil
Darran
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Monty Miracle
😂