[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

just picked another drive clean and the oil on the tarmac is really bad this needs to be broken down considerably to get a good result normaly will use jays fluid any advice on this cheers alan

[richywilts]

post on general cleaning section mate thats were the pressure wash pros go ya can buy oil degreasers from likes of smartseal

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

thought i post on both mate i prob need a strong degreaser for this one

[richywilts]

might need a hot pressure washer or steam cleaning if it that bad

[Andy Foster]

Oil on tarmac is a nightmare - anything you do to remove the oil may degrade the tarmac itself... be careful using heat.

A

[davids3511]

I had this exact problem on my own drive. When i pressure washed it the stones came flying out and I was left with little holes where the oil had been. Be careful.

[Klean07]

I wouldn't have quoted for it with oil on. It could take you ages to remove it. Plus make drive even worse. I'd stick to the glass mate.

[dave f]

dito, tride power washing game as a side line more hassel some times than its worth ie block paving if your gonna do it stck to flags  same wi connie roofs leaking loose trim etc when i do connie roofs i all ways do a recky report any  damage before i start just incase they try to blame you for some thing that was already damaged.be vidjulant

[richywilts]

if its faded tarmac you could always give it a light pressure wash to give it a clean and then use the tarmac restorer paint to restore it back to new colour

http://www.smartseal.co.uk/tarmac-sealer-restorer/tarmac-restorer.htm

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

if its faded tarmac you could always give it a light pressure wash to give it a clean and then use the tarmac restorer paint to restore it back to new colour

http://www.smartseal.co.uk/tarmac-sealer-restorer/tarmac-restorer.htm

talking of driveway cleaning richy
yr m8s wanting one chris 

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

klean mate seem to agree with you on that dont do mant drive cleans for that reason seem to be stuck with this did put a big price to it seeming to put them off didnt work

[Klean07]

klean mate seem to agree with you on that dont do mant drive cleans for that reason seem to be stuck with this did put a big price to it seeming to put them off didnt work

Black country folk seem to have similar opinions this one included. Most people I know have their own Karcher pressure washer anyway.

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

aj if u need hand send me an email done a few  drives never had a prob getting rid of oil marks

cheers wezzy, done you an e-mail

[Nameless Drudge]

Lets have the method out in the open then. I`ve read every post on this forum and others,websites relating to pressure washing,spoken with experienced pressure washer users and bad oil stains are mostly sorted by replacing the surface they are on if the customer wants the stain gone.

[dave f]

give it a wide birth unless your ins covers damage or  you are experianced

[VSP Home Care]

Lets have the method out in the open then. I`ve read every post on this forum and others,websites relating to pressure washing,spoken with experienced pressure washer users and bad oil stains are mostly sorted by replacing the surface they are on if the customer wants the stain gone.

That is very probably the best answer to the problem if its the stain that they really want shifting.  You might get away with a brick wash of some sort and a brush but I'd go with replacing the blocks.

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

did this clean today took me most of it aswel that stain was fine in the end had to blast it with the disc at about 6 inches off the ground to slowly break it down the rest was top job