Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 2: Recent Spot
• Method 2 of 2: Old Stain
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Engine oil seeps into the road layers very quickly, making it difficult to clean. This is why it is best to start removing the oil stain while it is still fresh.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Recent Spot

Buy an engine cleaner or cleaner ahead of time to be prepared for spills and leaks before they happen.

1. 1 Take sand, dirt, sawdust, or cat litter and sprinkle around the spilled spot to keep it from spreading.
2. 2 Absorb the stain with an absorbent towel, rag, or powder.
3. 3 Apply engine cleaner or other detergent to the stain according to the manufacturer's instructions.
4. 4 Flush the road thoroughly with a garden hose.

Method 2 of 2: Old Stain

Old stains need more powerful cleaners.

1. 1 Take sand, dirt, sawdust, or cat litter and sprinkle around the spilled spot to keep it from spreading.
2. 2 Take an 18 liter bucket and create a poultice in it by mixing 1 part lime to 2 parts mineral turpentine. Stir the solution with a wooden stick to stir the paint.
3. 3 With a spatula, apply a 6 mm layer of poultice to the stain. Spread the poultice so that you have a 50mm margin around the stain.
4. 4 Cover the stain with plastic wrap and let it sit for 24 hours. Take stones, bricks, or pieces of concrete and place them in each corner of the film to prevent it from being blown away by the wind.
5. 5 Peel off the film and scrape off the powder with a spatula.
6. 6 Take a bucket of 18 liters and dissolve a quarter cup of washing powder in 4 liters of warm water.
7. 7 Take a nylon brush and scrub the stain with a solution of warm water and detergent.
8. 8 Flush the road thoroughly with a garden hose.

Tips

• Phosphate-based soaps can be used to remove grease and oil stains.

Warnings

• To prevent possible poisoning, keep animals and children away from your work area.
• Always follow the manufacturer's directions when dealing with engine cleaner, various cleaners, turpentine and lime.
• Turpentine is flammable. Never smoke or use turpentine near open flames.

What do you need

• Sand, dirt, sawdust, or cat litter
• Absorbent towel, rag, or powder
• Engine cleaner
• garden hose
• Lime
• Synthetic turpentine
• Two 18 liter buckets
• Stick for stirring paint
• Putty knife
• Polyethylene film
• Stones, bricks or pieces of concrete
• Washing powder
• Warm water
• Rigid nylon brush