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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: reece_wood on March 13, 2007, 09:31:07 pm

Title: best method and chemical for removing oil
Post by: reece_wood on March 13, 2007, 09:31:07 pm

can anyone please provide me with a good chemical and an effective method for removing heavy oil stains from tarmaced and blocked paved drive ways please.

regards

reece

Title: Re: best method and chemical for removing oil
Post by: trevor perry on March 14, 2007, 03:29:53 pm

with tarmac you are wasting your time as the oil will of damaged the surface as for blockpaving then techclean do a good degreaser.

Title: Re: best method and chemical for removing oil
Post by: keith b on March 14, 2007, 04:16:13 pm

Depending on the damage already done, tarmac must never be cleaned with the same chemicals used to clean concrete/paving etc, nor must you use a high pressure lance to blast at the surface.

There is a product called "Road Bio" - Oil Spill Detergent, from www.opec.co.uk that emergency services use, but this is mostly for recent spills rather than oil stains, but it is possible to repaint with a black tar paint and filler if its not to bad, I think a company called "WATCO" sell this, but Im not entirely sure.

The best way to clean oil stains in block paving is replace with new bricks and rebed. ;)