What is the most effective way to remove oil stains from the driveway?

Joe Dula Jr.
by Joe Dula Jr.
  5 answers
  • Deana Thaxton Samms Deana Thaxton Samms on Jun 03, 2017

    Try covering with cat litter and let it absorb the oil. You may Have to repeat the treatment, but it will fade The oil stains

  • Michele Pappagallo Michele Pappagallo on Jun 03, 2017

    If there is wet oil, soak it up with kitty litter first, then remove the kitty litter and try spraying the spots with WD-40...let it sit for several minutes, then rinse off. Repeat as needed.

  • William William on Jun 03, 2017

    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.

  • Steven Steven on Jun 04, 2017

    What works for me is to apply Dawn Dish sop and let sink in for about and hour and rinse off with water from the hose.

  • Cathy Cathy on Jun 06, 2017

    Tide laundry detergent. Wet the concrete heavily pour on Tide detergent. Scrub with a heavy broom, rinse off.