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Sorry - it's tarmac.
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Is it from a diesel? If so, then you may need a small thermonuclear device to remove the resultant stain.
After such a spillage on my garage floor, I got through many gallons of various branded gunk removers and I'm still left with something that looks like the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez!!
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Well, I can then speak from very recent (last week) experience.
My two year old driveway is surfaced entirely with light duty tarmac and after (a) a discovering that some workmen's Transit van had leaked oil, (b) degreasing my motorcycle chain in situ, (c) washing off the rest of the filth from the bike after a very wet riding holiday, the tarmac was very stained over a wide area.
I had a bottle of Jeyes driveway cleaner (not the same as Jeyes fluid) and it made no mention of not being suitable for tarmac, so I tried it.
Used in recommended concentration it made not a jot of difference, so I tried again, neat, on a test area. After scrubbing it with a broom and leaving for a few minutes I hosed it off (I don't have a hosepipe ban to worry about) and then pressure washed it from a distance of about 12" with an oscillating wand.
The result was clean, undamaged, tarmac so I did the rest; perfect. Looks great, though I wouldn't want to risk making it a regular event.
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Seems like the use of cleaner + pressure washer is the way to go.
I might try that on mine.
Ta.
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washing powder i.e. the stuff you wash your clothes with............pour it over the affected area and allow it to well soak in, overnight if you can.... then remove the soaked in granules, before scrubbing the residue off with hot water.
worked a treat for me...... (but on concrete though)........ when the dog trod on the bowl i had filled with old sump oil and spilt the whole lot down the drive......... i could have murdered the sodding thing, safe in the knowledge it was really my fault for not picking it up quicker
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Biological washing powder is better than the normal type
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wot the dog?
I've found Coke a Cola works on concrete, might be worth a try on Tarmac.
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If you use biological washing powder and leave it overnight, do it after a sunny day so the ground is still warm.
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If I got tarmac on my clothes, I would hope that biological washing powder would remove the stain. Therefore, wouldn't it remove your driveway (to a degree at least) ?
Chris M
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>>Jeyes driveway cleaner >>
This is, as you state, very effective for removing stains.
Bought two large plastic containers of it at Aldi a few weeks ago at £1.99 each.
To be honest we'd originally believed it to be the "proper" Jeyes fluid which is, as you may be aware, much more expensive.
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Lots of cracking ideas. Thanks all (keep any more coming!)
Cheers
DP
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bottle of stardrops worked in with a good stiff brush and then plenty of water from a hose pipe
(it used to be less than a bob a bottle and now its 68 new pence)
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I am confused
Tarmac = black, Oil = black
Wot stain?
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We have red Tarmac on my town's main town centre throughfare...:-)
Unfortunately some barmpot has allowed certain worn short sections to be replaced using a beige colour.
Ludicrous.
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Well my tarmac sure as hell ain't black, it's grey, but the oil stains were certainly black!
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hang on a minute .you use all the above chemicals to dissolve a small oil stain then power wash them away .,to where ?down the drain perhaps ,do you think that its ok to add to the polution by adding more chemicals?
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I have always used Fairy Liquid and had good results. My method is to pour it neat onto the stain (works well on both concrete and paving blocks) and then rub it in using fingers. Leave for the rain to wash it away so as to give the FL plenty of time to soak in.
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>>I had a bottle of Jeyes driveway cleaner>>
Its full title is Jeyes Fluid 'Path, Patio and Drive Cleaner' and can be bought for as little as £1.99 at discount stores or, on the odd occasion, at Aldi.
I use it on our back yard paving flags about once a year. See: www.honestjohn.co.uk/index.php?url=/directories/ur...m
Edited by Honestjohn on 17/09/2009 at 23:06
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Tarmac drive? Never use a solvent anything like Gunk as it equally efficiently removes the binder material holding the stones together. Yes, the stain goes but along with the section of drive. Probably strong detergent followed by a bit of weathering is the best option.
JS
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I always use washing powder or soda crystals (not to be confused with caustic soda) just sprinke over the stain until it looks like a thin covering of snow, and leave it until the weather gets rid of it. Works a treat on both concrete and tarmacadam.
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I was just about to post that Gunk is very effective at removing your tarmac driveway. Bitter personal experience of that. It did clean up the Cortina as well.
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