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12-10-06, 10:07 AM
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Removing oil from your driveway
Suppose you did an oil change last night in the dark & you get up this morning to find a drive way that's a little bit oily.....Is fairy liquid & water a good thing to throw on it or will that make things worse?
I was told to use kitty litter to soak it up but I don't have a cat & really could do without the agro of going out & buying one ;o) |
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12-10-06, 10:09 AM
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Get some Coca Cola and splash that about. Sorted.
Or dig your whole drive up, and switch it with next doors when they are not looking. |
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12-10-06, 10:10 AM
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Cement powder will soak it up, or you can buy specialist cleaning stuff from Halfords and the like.
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12-10-06, 10:11 AM
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Hose it down (or rather up-hill). The water will bring anything that's soaked in up to the surface nicely (as it does on the road when it rains). Do a good job of hosing it.
Then put sand on it & let the sand soak up what's there. Leave it a good 12hours at least. Same trick works for petrol stations, only that's not strictly oil. PS> Don't use kids playsand, it's engineered not to soak up too much water/crap. Not sure about builders sand, but I live near some beaches & would prolly just take a bucket & spade to get my own (whilst the tide is out, wet sand doesn't soak much up). |
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sand/soil etc
my neighbour has got a cat, it keeps sh1tting on my veg patch     ..............
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