Cleaning Sidewalk / Concrete Stain
I had a BBQ grill tip over when unloading it from my car and it must’ve spilled some grease/oil/soot residue from food drippings onto the sidewalk and now there is a big patch of stained looking concrete. It’s no special sidewalk or anything, just regular concrete I guess, but it really makes the stretch in…
I had a BBQ grill tip over when unloading it from my car and it must’ve spilled some grease/oil/soot residue from food drippings onto the sidewalk and now there is a big patch of stained looking concrete. It’s no special sidewalk or anything, just regular concrete I guess, but it really makes the stretch in front of my place look junky.
Any ideas on removing it? I was wishfully hoping the rain would lessen it’s effect.
Advice welcome!
Make a thick poultice consisting of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide and apply to stain. Let it sit on the stain for as long as practical considering it’s on a public sidewalk. Try for at least 24 hours.
http://www.amazon.com/Procter-Gamble-00632-Power-Dissolver/dp/B000I1A8QW/ref=pd_sim_k_1
This stuff does wonders. It’s hard to find for some reason – I normally buy in bulk online, but I used to be able to get it sometimes at Key Food on Fifth Ave. in Park Slope.
what honeycut said, WORKS.
Try a citrus based cleaner or Simple Green or any number of degreasers first. Even cleanser should work.
Hello. Pour cat litter onto the oil stain, brush in with a stiff broom or brush. if there is a lot of excess oil that causes clumping of the litter, sweep up and reapply another dose of litter then pour cola (like coca-cola) onto the litter/stain. work into the stain and without allowing it to dry, hose away. It should remove everything!
My Dad used to use Oil Dri in the garage under his old cars which used to drip oil pretty frequently. This will not remove all of the stain but it may help greatly.
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