How can you remove grease stains on polished inside cement floor?

Robin Pisz
by Robin Pisz
  6 answers
  • William William on Jan 20, 2018

    WD-40. Did a leaky oil pan leave a big ugly spot in the middle of your concrete driveway? To get rid of an unsightly oil spot, just spray it with a generous amount of WD-40 and then hose it down with water.


    Soda (Coca Cola). Here’s how to remove oil stains from concrete drive-ways and garage floors: Gather up a small bag of cat litter, a few cans of cola, a stiff bristle broom, bucket, laundry detergent, bleach, eye protection, and rubber gloves. Cover the stain with a thin layer of cat litter and brush it in. Sweep up the litter and pour cola to cover the area. Work the cola in with a bristle broom, and leave the cola for about twenty minutes. Mix 1/4 cup laundry detergent with 1/4 cup bleach in 1 gallon (3.7 liters) warm water and use it to mop up the mess.


    Oven Cleaner. Get those unsightly grease, oil, and transmission fluid stains off your concrete driveway or garage floor. Spray them with Easy Off No Fume Oven Cleaner in the BLUE can. Let it settle for 5-10 minutes, then scrub with a stiff brush and rinse it off with your garden hose at its highest pressure. Severe stains may require a second application.


    Kool-Aid. Nasty rust stains on your concrete? Mix unsweetened lemonade Kool-Aid with hot water. Scrub and the rust stain should come right out.


    Baking Soda. Salt and commercial ice-melt formulations can stain — or actually eat away — the concrete around your house. For an effective, but completely innocuous, way to melt the ice on your steps and walkways during those cold winter months, try sprinkling them with generous amounts of baking soda. Add some sand for improved traction.


    Ammonia. Tired of those annoying discolorations on your concrete work? To get rid of them, scrub with 1 cup ammonia diluted in 1 gallon (3.7 liters) water. Hose it down well when you’re done.

  • Antk8 Antk8 on Jan 20, 2018

    There are products just for this. Usually it is the garage floor. You could try talc (baby powder) first though. I use it to take grease out of clothing. It draws the grease. Leave it over night. Sweep it up and reapply if needed. Do not vacuum!! You do not want this inside your vacuum cleaner.

  • Chris Gaines Chris Gaines on Jan 21, 2018

    Hot sauce, chili pepper water .... these will cut any kind of grease!

  • S S on Jan 23, 2018

    I’m a fan of all purpose Kurd Kutter available at big box home improvement stores. I use it to remove grease and oil on my carport.

  • Gju20063725 Gju20063725 on Jan 24, 2018

    Pour and Restore is for cement and works really well.

  • Pg Pg on Jan 27, 2018

    Sprinkle with baking soda and let sit on the stain for a few hours, then sweep it off. May have to reapply several times before all of the grease is soaked up by the baking soda, but it does work eventually. (but if the WD-40 works, it would certainly be a lot quicker.)