Inexpensive way to remove oil stains from concrete driveway?

 My old car had leaked oil on the driveway over a period of 2 yrs. How
do i remove the oil stains without getting a costly power washer? Are
there household detergents or solvents i can use. The stain is about 3
long and 2 feet wide. Thanks.

  zcarenow@yahoo.com wrote:

I haven't personally tried it, but maybe this stuff would work:

     http://www.latexite.com/pr-cleaner.html

Seems to (I *think*) work with your garden hose, and it's available
at Home Depot.

   - Logan

 On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 20:19:52 -0800 (PST), "zcarenow@yahoo.com"


Cat litter or oil dry.  Put it on, smash it down by walking on it,
leave it. Sweep up.   Repeat until stain is gone.

 
Wouldn't it work better to sprinkle some generic clay cat litter first
to soak up the oil, shovel off and then do a two part Tide wash (make
a paste of Tide and allow to sit on the stain, scrub with the broom or
brush and then rinse, repeat once more?).

 

Since you had two years to do something about it (put a piece of cardboard
under the car, get the leak fixed) and didn't, presumably you're willing to
take some time fixing the problem as well.

The easiest and cheapest thing to do is nothing, provided of course you're
not still adding to the problem.  Don't park whatever car you have now over
the stain, leave it exposed - natural weathering and decay will erase the
stain in a year or two.