gearbox oil, how to get rid of it

[Kev]

hello peeps, the basic story is that i spiller gbox oil on my fiasco's maw's drive about 5 months ago.
it stinks!
ive tried a few differant things to shift it, but its not for moving.
so please put ur suggestions as to how to remove it from the drive.

Kev

[Scott_Drayton]

That stuff it like an old fart in a brothel - never get rid of it.

Best to cut that part of the drive up and replace it.:D

Sorry :|

Washing up liquid, 200g of sugar, white spirit - all in one bowl and scrub for your life. Thats what i did, worked after a while.......a long while....

[docwra]

AAAARGH GOD NO!!! THE BLOOD OF SATAN!!!!


I fecking hate that stuff :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Have you tried petrol?? Might work :confused:

[Jon]

Anything that dissolves the oil will dissolve tarmac (assuming it is tarmac).
Best bet is to spill some more and spread it evenly (and quietly)

[Jezz_S13]

petrol and karcher!! :)

[Del mar]

Wire Brush ?

[Kev]

Jezz?
defo?
u light it first?
i tried me old faithful, fairy liquid and karcher (well cheap version but u know.................)

Jon, its not so much the look, as the smell.
On a hot day............ 100 proof cats piss!!!

Makes me not too popular, and i wanna use the drive again real soon, so if i can clear it up then she wont be botherd bout me using it u see

[Billy]

A big bottle of "Febreze"? :p

Or a bottle of D16920 "Oil spot cleaner" from Screwfix might be more usefull....

[Nismo_Freak]

Solvent will remove any petrochemical from just about anything. Thats what we use to remove sludge and all that good stuff at work.

Lots of brake cleaner might work. Carb cleaner leaves deposits.

[mickstreet]

Tried "Gunk"? Its a degreaser and works for me after every oil change (cos I always spill some!!:rolleyes: ) Might be different with gearbox oil but worth a try I'd say.

:)

[Jon]

What's the surface ?

Tarmac, concrete or brick?

[Kev]

LIGHT COLOURED CONCRETE
and its alot harder to shift than normal oil im afraid.

[Jon]

Gotta be worth trying the equivalent of white wine on a red wine spill.

What about meths (evaporates too quickly) or white spirit.
and a stiff brush (but not fiasco's mum's brush)

[jibber]

bleach, very strong bleach. wash off with boiling water lots of.

[RAY...]

CONCRETE ACID we use it at work to clean brick work
:thumbs:

[Kev]

ive ordered a can of gunk driveway cleaner from local parts guy, he recons it will shift anything, if not, ray and chance u could send me some?
Never heard of it b4

[piehound]

dont laugh but coke will remove engine oil just lash it on and leave it overnite or as long as you can then just wash away , it works real good with engine oil on my block paving so it may work on gearbox oil , tip here
dont get the happy shopper stuff get the real coke and not that diet crap either it really does work

[Spud]

cleaned my racer up reacently outside flat on concrete block paving. 15 year old oil and grease everywhere, tried a litre of coke didn't work at all.

Going to try caustic soda next. You should be able to get it from a good hardware shop.

I would advise checking out the MSDS for Caustic Soda before you use it though. (Material Safety Data Sheet)

there's one on here (http://www.birdbrand.co.uk/msds.htm)

[Jon]

Somewhere like ARCO will sell concrete cleaner/acid quite cheap. If there's plants beside the drive you can kiss em goodbye though