How to Remove Oil Stains from Concrete is part of the Concrete Network.

Do you know if your concrete driveway or garage floor has oil stains?It is important to remove oil before staining.It will ruin your new decorative treatment if the oil is not removed.If you want to avoid this problem, you need to remove the oil stains from your concrete.

Some oil spills are small, while other concrete surfaces are more contaminated.The age and size of the oil stain will affect how difficult it is to remove.It may take some trial and error to find the best way to clean oil from concrete.

There are many ways to remove oil or grease from concrete.You can learn more about each approach below.

A strong detergent, a scrub brush, and a sponge can be used to remove small spills.

A more aggressive method is to use a commercial concrete cleaner or degreaser, a concentrated alkaline soap that's scrubbed into the concrete surface.The soap loosens the oil to make it easier to remove.Deodorants won't work well on concrete that has been contaminated for a long time due to the fact that they do not break down the oil.They are more effective on porous concrete than on hard or dense concrete.

A poultice can be used to remove oil stains from concrete.A poultice is made by saturating an absorbent material with a strong solvent and then painting it over.The process of osmosis can take over if the poultice is covered with plastic.The oil will be broken down by the solvent and the material will suck it out of the concrete.This process takes time and may not be practical for removing large stains.A poultice can be used to remove oil from a countertop.

The removal of oil stains from concrete involves using special single-celled microorganisms that thrive on crude oil and its derivatives, eating them up like candy.The oil is turned into carbon dioxide and more organisms.The concrete is clean and oil-free when the food source is gone.After large oil spills, this technology is used to clean beaches and waterways.There are two sources for these cleaners that can be found on Amazon.