Removing transmission fluid stains

[dirtydrew420]

Hey guys, what is the best way to remove ****** fluid stains from asphalt. The girlfriends car blew a ****** line and it made a mess on the way up from the street into the garage and onto the lift. The stains are a few days old now and I want to get rid of them before the neighbors start getting upset, if they haven't already!!

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[Mick56]

I would start out by getting some oil dri on them.

 

[Glemon]

Oil dri is a good idea, I use cheap kitty litter, though I have more experience on concrete than asphalt, generally follow with aerosol brake cleaner and a rag or stiff brush if needed.

 

[Mick56]

Go easy on using any petroleum products for cleaning, they can remove the oils in the asphalt, and it could end up being just gravel in those spots.

 

[50pascals]

Brake cleaner on concrete + kitty litter = awesome!

Brake cleaner on asphalt = bad idea

On asphalt absorb it with kitty litter, and wash with citrus based degreaser.

 

[rayra]

absorbents first. No solvents, due ot the asphalt driveway.
I've had some luck using granular laundry detergent and putting it on heavily like an absorbent and working it in. But you may wind up with a different sort of stain. And don't work it outside of the area you are trying to absorb or you jus tspread the problem.

 

[claymont]

Hey guys, what is the best way to remove ****** fluid stains from asphalt. The girlfriends car blew a ****** line and it made a mess on the way up from the street into the garage and onto the lift. The stains are a few days old now and I want to get rid of them before the neighbors start getting upset, if they haven't already!!

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Liquid laundry or dish detergent, scrub it in, let it sit a while, then pressure wash. Try a small test area first.

 

[dirtydrew420]

Kitty litter will pull the oil up on stains a week old? I thought it only soaked up wet oil.

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[JRC3]

Brake cleaner on asphalt = bad idea

This.

 

[Greenlawnracing]

So I have no experience with asphalt, but if you read my post you will see that I had a similar experience on my concrete driveway.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=458777

I tried the home remedies as well as oil eater to no avail. The Pour and Restore was like magic, other than it looks like I have a bleach spot on my driveway it is so clean.

Again, given that you have asphalt you might want to just keep on scrolling!


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[LS6 Tommy]

Oil Eater.

https://oileater.com/

Tommy

 

[rayra]

Kitty litter will pull the oil up on stains a week old? I thought it only soaked up wet oil.

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The stain is still oil, even if it isn't sopping wet. Cool winter months are a problem for drawing it out, too. Heat helps. The dry detergent paste I mentioned above will help draw out much of the oil that seeped in. Need to keep that paste slightly damp to aid in this, too. In fact staking out some black plastic over top of things while it works would help in both regards, both keeping it damp and generating some heat.

 

[dogdog]

Kitty litter will pull the oil up on stains a week old? I thought it only soaked up wet oil.

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you have to do the dance on top of it... those 1960 twist dances.

get something to loosen the oil then oil dri as mentioned if it is dried up.

 

[The Cobbler]

I had good results with oil dry on asphalt , rubbed in by foot to make a powder. left it on for a week and 3 months later the stains are not visible

 

[jpaw]

Personally I'd just grind oil dry on it with my foot and leave it there for a while then sweep it up.
Asphalt relies on oils as a binding agent and anything that you would use to remove an oil stain would also likely remove some of the oils in the Asphalt.
Transmission fluid is full of detergents and will break down fairly quickly in the elements unlike engine and other oils.