Oil Stain on Paver Brick

[peterso2]

Hi All,
A utility truck left a large stain when putting in a lightpost on some paver bricks. I went out there and put dergent and kitty litter on top of it over night. Stain is largely gone however it rained at night and kitty litter turned to cement. I scrubbed the excess off but the paver bricks still have a light iscoloration reletave to the rest. I think it needs to be power washed or scrubbed with vinegar and a agressive brush. I've tried soapy water with a wet paper towel and its not working well. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[Mustang1167]

I had 2 gallons of oil tip over and leak from the bed on my truck onto my concrete driveway last year. I was on my way to recycle them so no good deed goes unpunished. It was summer and they soaked in pretty good. I used a power washer and degreaser and sprayed for a few hours.

 

[Mustang1167]

Did it finally come out?

It's completely gone. The neighbor that knocked on the door to tell me about my mess can't even tell where is was after everything dried. I took a good amount of time washing it. If it would have stained my driveway would have been destroyed.

 

[peterso2]

So any other material? Vinegar, Soap and wire brush reccomended to remove dried kitty litter residue? Or simple solution power wash for 3 hours?

 

[LS6 Tommy]

I would call the utility company and let THEM fix it...

Tommy

 

[couch67]

with smaller spills I have found that brake cleaner works very well on cement/pavers. I spray the spill to wet the area with cleaner, wait a few minutes and sponge the excess up with a rag. Stubborn spots get a few repeats.

I've done this for immediate spills and cannot tell where the spill was, nor was there any discoloration.

couch

 

[DCarr2]

think about this for a moment; how many vehicles leak oil? esp older ones...

yet no ones driveway is black?

the sun breaks down the oil and itll disapear over time simply from sunlight.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Paver brick ? Flip it over.

 

[jhelrey]

Remove it, and place it somewhere less obvious. Take removed brick and put into oil brick original spot... then bang his wife.

 

[RVDan]

Oven cleaner takes of everything, including paint.

 

[like2wheel]

I would call the utility company and let THEM fix it...

Tommy

This.

Or at least they should reimburse you for your time & trouble.

 

[DCarr2]

really? its a paver or 2? waht $6 at home depot?

no need to pester the company

 

[Algoma56]

I used Super Clean. Had some pretty bad stains, so applied some SC, wire brushed lightly, sprayed again, then rinsed.

The stubborn ones, I just re-applied. Do it now, on the little ones I find, only I just spritz on the SC, and leave it sit. The rain rinses it, eventually.

 

[like2wheel]

really? its a paver or 2? waht $6 at home depot?

no need to pester the company

Ever try to find a matching paver even 1 year later?

And if you read the 1st post it says "large stain".
I doubt he'd be putting in this much effort if it was " a paver or 2"

Utility companies charge enough. They don't need to be running equipment that damages property.