How to Remove Oil Stains from a Concrete Driveway

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  • @mrmidnight32
    @mrmidnight32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Ok now remove real stains that are older than 10 minutes old. Half those stains came up with light passes with the brush.

  • @lets_party4204
    @lets_party4204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    He clearly doesn't know much about pressure washers. Always hold the wand away and start the motor with the trigger pulled and no tip on it. Get out all air bubbles or the wet seals will burn up in the pump. Then put your tip on. When you are ready to turn off the pressure washer. Turn down the throttle until motor goes to low idle. Remove tip from wand. Squeeze trigger, then turn off motor. If not the system will back pressure and your pressure washer will never start again. I have 20+ years in remodeling old houses. So there is some free old school knowledge.

  • @merimabegicalvarado5259
    @merimabegicalvarado5259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Is it just me or does that driveway look great as is? Looks like they attempted to make small “stains” prior to showing cleaning solutions. Try showing us how your “cleaning solutions” will work on a real driveway with actual stains.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They cheat and show you installing a door on a wall they made for the show 10 minutes ago.
      They should use old houses. You learn a lot in them.

  • @JoeyJr702
    @JoeyJr702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like the older driveways with the long patch of Earth between the wheels you can put grass in.

  • @HAWKONER
    @HAWKONER 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I got my parking space pretty clean by using Easy-Off oven cleaner and a wire bristle brush. It worked really well.

    • @mariasanchez6126
      @mariasanchez6126 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      HK- [THE MESSIAH IS COMING] thank you so much!!! Had an old yellow can of Easy Off and a small steel bristle brush and it worked like a charm!!! I had tried the soda trick, oxiclean, purple stuff and none of it worked! I cleaned the entire stain and rinsed it off, this was an old stain so I think that with 1 more application of oven clean it should be completely gone. Again thank you for the tip!

    • @nisse5946
      @nisse5946 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!

    • @skylinemusik1
      @skylinemusik1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would that work on old stains?

    • @thegreek2640
      @thegreek2640 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheWayTheTruthTheLife think so

    • @AndyNav1
      @AndyNav1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mariasanchez6126 how long did you have the Easy Off on before wire brushing. I left mine on for a few days and now it won't come off even with rotary wire brush on a power too. It's amazing how it's stuck to the concrete floor.

  • @ArkansasPrepper
    @ArkansasPrepper 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Dear Lowe,s
    I am curious? Like most people I use your shopping cart as a shopping list. It helps me to organize myself and enables me to have my list ready when I go shopping.
    I live more than an hour from my nearest Lowe's. I keep getting email from Lowe's telling me to not loose my items in my cart?
    This seems to be a pressure tactic to get me to order.
    I am building a new house and just got started on windows and doors as you can see in my cart. I thought about forwarding all Lowe's emails to spam but I could miss all communications on the Lowe's credit card account or any specials.
    You could add a shopping list or a save for later option to your cart options. Amazon has this option and it works great!.
    Rick Formon

    • @daylynnleonard17
      @daylynnleonard17 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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    • @AK-47ISTHEWAY
      @AK-47ISTHEWAY 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@daylynnleonard17 wat?

  • @nickpacal7066
    @nickpacal7066 ปีที่แล้ว

    what about oil based deck stain on concrete? and a sandstone type material?

  • @SaranjitDosanjh
    @SaranjitDosanjh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Ok, that's the Ned Flanders version. Where's the Homer version?

  • @chrisf7574
    @chrisf7574 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My garbage can caught on fire on my driveway. What do I use to get remains off?

  • @dekerus3
    @dekerus3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He sounds and almost looks like Taco, from the show The League.
    Cool video, very helpful, thanks.

    • @megaruhe6296
      @megaruhe6296 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, no he doesn't.

    • @onedeep160
      @onedeep160 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@megaruhe6296 yes he does

  • @larrymangold1048
    @larrymangold1048 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    What a funny video. I wash houses and clean driveways and if this was how it's done, I wouldn't have a business. For a homeowner, you can use a small pressure washer, but use a surface cleaner attachment. They sell them on Amazon, Lowes and Home Depot for under $100 and work very well for small machines like this and will cover better than 12 inches in a pass. Pretreating with soap is good, but you should also post-treat. I use my normal house wash mix and leave it for the next rain shower to rinse. That way you will kill any remaining mold or organic material that was missed with the surface cleaner. The house wash mix is 1 gallon of pool shock (10% bleach) from Home Depot (I buy the 12.5% 100 gallons at a time in bulk), 4 gallons of water, 5 oz of dish soap mixed in a 5 gallon bucket and then use the soap tip and siphon on your machine to spray the driveway.

    • @dainguyen3984
      @dainguyen3984 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Larry Mangoldp. (1 gallon of pool bleach, 4 gallon water and 1 once dich soap) is that what you mean)

    • @larrymangold1048
      @larrymangold1048 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dainguyen3984 Yes.

    • @dainguyen3984
      @dainguyen3984 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Larry Mangold. The down river part of the line only allows to spray soap so how to siphon the line to use bleach on high pressure

    • @larrymangold1048
      @larrymangold1048 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dainguyen3984 You can't use soap on high pressure. If you use a two story tip (pink soap tip), it will shoot to the top of a second story house using a 3.5 - 4 gpm machine. You can buy them at Lowes or off Amazon.

    • @williefufu2985
      @williefufu2985 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I will use your suggestion, I will follow what you said here, the Video was ok to me, I learn each and every time that I watch these instructional Videos. I appreciate your response about how and what you use, its good advice and it will help me and my future and my Life and reputation in this Business. Thanks again.

  • @trucksrlifetv2329
    @trucksrlifetv2329 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He think we’re dumb like it didn’t come off right after he sprayed with the first thing

  • @theoriginalcraig
    @theoriginalcraig 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "...spray it "ahn" the stain." lol

  • @colleennesbit6976
    @colleennesbit6976 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best and easiest thing I've used on grease spots on a concrete driveway... Gasoline..! No scrubbing, just pour a little on to cover the area, it's worked for me every time..!

    • @AK-47ISTHEWAY
      @AK-47ISTHEWAY 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can't you get fined by the EPA for doing that?

    • @MikfinityPog
      @MikfinityPog 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AK-47ISTHEWAY Depends where you live but I assume you can just put the gasoline over the stain and just try to scrub the gasoline using something more eco friendly or even water might work to get the surface gasoline off but at least you don't have an ugly oil stain

    • @anthonyjh02
      @anthonyjh02 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      based

  • @mariadasilva1341
    @mariadasilva1341 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd like to remove all the stains from our concrete patio and stairs. The Caterpillar infestation this year stained everything.
    I tried our power washer...nothing happened. Any ideas would be appreciated.

  • @zucovela18
    @zucovela18 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I was hoping to see a real engine oil stain.... that was just brake dust very easy to remove ...👎

    • @sac3958
      @sac3958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah that was definitely not motor oil. I have tried everything to get motor oil off my driveway. Haven't found anything that works.

    • @TriniLush7
      @TriniLush7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      2:59 you're welcome. try watching the video before complaining.

    • @MikfinityPog
      @MikfinityPog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TriniLush7 Dude you need to open your ears and eyes firstly because what kind of detergent are we supposed to use and secondly something wont magically come off just because you did it twice.

  • @CWalsh-pj9cp
    @CWalsh-pj9cp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Should run all the air out of the pressure washer before starting it.

    • @leathercheerio1
      @leathercheerio1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yeah definitely. Can ruin the compressor if not

    • @Dineskii
      @Dineskii 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      how do you do that?

    • @CWalsh-pj9cp
      @CWalsh-pj9cp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Dineskii hook the pressure washer to water source and then while it’s shut off still squeeze the trigger of the gun and then once you see a constant flow of water ( takes about 30 seconds to a minute) then fire the pressure washer up and your on your way!

    • @Dineskii
      @Dineskii 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CWalsh-pj9cp Good to know, thank you for sharing your knowledge!

    • @CWalsh-pj9cp
      @CWalsh-pj9cp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Dineskii sure thing man anytime! Really the main reason why you want to do that is so you don’t run the pump on the pressure washer dry and destroy it.

  • @lego4av
    @lego4av 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bleach ( wait for 🌞🌞 to dry it it )and pressure washer, that's it

  • @TriniLush7
    @TriniLush7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:53 for you prankers lol

  • @chriswidmaier3005
    @chriswidmaier3005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    anyone that washes their driveway this way doesn't know his Ah from a hole in the ground

  • @darrelmyer935
    @darrelmyer935 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So I've only used this pressure washer one time. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxfQauTxLT0JLSvqkq10rD79TU4k0Vz8zP The one time I used it, it worked great. I recently had new siding installed but kept the old gutters and small areas surrounding my house that weren't replaced so they looked horrible and dirty because of the new siding. I needed to get it cleaned asap. When I used the pressure washer, man it just melted all the dirt and grime that was on those areas of my house. I used that krud kutter soap and it was over after that. Easy to assemble, feels durable, very simple to use. Also, I purchased a used one to save money and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. I want to get more use out of it so I think I'll be washing the cars and update this comment as time goes on.

  • @dramaneouattara8126
    @dramaneouattara8126 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    y like getman company

  • @timedoesnotexist3017
    @timedoesnotexist3017 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Get rid of the poisons and use kitty litter and a brick. Keep the sewers and our water clean

    • @AK-47ISTHEWAY
      @AK-47ISTHEWAY 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why do you want to keep the sewers clean? Do you eat and drink out of them?

    • @annh1156
      @annh1156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AK-47ISTHEWAY FYI, runoff goes into the ocean/waterways and consumed by plant and animal life.

    • @MikfinityPog
      @MikfinityPog 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't see how that would work but I guess for some stains it might

  • @user-zq8vl8ix3p
    @user-zq8vl8ix3p 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That driveway did not look like much of a challenge. Rain could have washed most of it away.

  • @ZingZingNZ
    @ZingZingNZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never use a want on hard surfaces. Hahahaha

  • @seanfennell2457
    @seanfennell2457 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I just don't keep oil in my engine.

    • @AK-47ISTHEWAY
      @AK-47ISTHEWAY 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hasn't your car burst into flames yet?

    • @TzUuup
      @TzUuup 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AK-47ISTHEWAY youre always the life of the party huh?

    • @MikfinityPog
      @MikfinityPog 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TzUuup I love how people like you expect everyone to laugh at a joke even if it was a kindergarten joke you'd still expect people to laugh.

  • @Khaltazar
    @Khaltazar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's funny how he treats a pressure washer like it is going to cut off a limb or something. A pressure washer definitely hurts if you get too close, but you do not need to be so paranoid over it, stop trying to make people think a pressure washer is some dangerous object. I've only used mine with shorts and most times bare foot since I don't want to get my shoes wet. You don't need any eye protection either... all that will do is make you look like a moron in front of neighbors.

  • @alexisjankowski3281
    @alexisjankowski3281 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is great! But I got wood sealer on my sidewalk while working on the fence. 🤦‍♀️

    • @seanjuan
      @seanjuan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      did it work for wood sealer?

  • @jerrythao9321
    @jerrythao9321 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's alot of streaks on the druveway

  • @brettcall6
    @brettcall6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The way he’s doing it is way too hard!! Buy the rotary disk that attaches to the wand, it’s worth it’s weight in gold!!
    Eliminates streaking and it’s much faster! Surprised that Lowe’s didn’t try to up-sell this attachment piece in this video because they sell it and it runs close to a $50-100.

    • @bigchungus920
      @bigchungus920 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      True, I want to start a driveway cleaning business and plan to buy one of those. They're called surface cleaners

  • @KingdomFreedomMinistries
    @KingdomFreedomMinistries 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    These are suburbia, blue collar stains. We all know that rich peoples vehicles dont leak oil!! 🤣
    We need hood, middle class stains to be removed!! ✊

  • @horizon2667
    @horizon2667 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    do you know what a surface cleaner is?? lmao @ lowes guy

  • @juangarzon9233
    @juangarzon9233 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What kind of pressure washer is that.

    • @lowes
      @lowes  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a Craftsman 2800 PSI : low.es/2IxTXix

  • @johna3357
    @johna3357 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    All these extra steps.... they just want you to buy more unnecessary crap

    • @Kiba69420
      @Kiba69420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well... it litterally is the Lowes marketing channel...

  • @haydenburgess3818
    @haydenburgess3818 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    me outside wearing shorts tank top and no shoes while cleaning my driveway

  • @kewl1239
    @kewl1239 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pathetic block immediately

  • @LJT9393
    @LJT9393 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought it’s illegal to wash soap down the storm drains..?

    • @anthonyjh02
      @anthonyjh02 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      its only illegal if you get caught

  • @puffinjuice
    @puffinjuice 6 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Or just buy new house

    • @alexmac6487
      @alexmac6487 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Roger Smith where??

  • @tycewashburn7055
    @tycewashburn7055 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How much of us here after are dad got mad at us 😂

  • @theadventuresofpugslyandbu6207
    @theadventuresofpugslyandbu6207 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i can tell this guy is from new England. how to clean your cahncrete driveway

  • @robertgary3561
    @robertgary3561 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Did his wife spill some of her makeup on the driveway? I was expecting a real driveway with an oil stain.

  • @MrAustruck
    @MrAustruck 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    may work on pretend oil stains ... how about years of build up

    • @NoOneHere2Day
      @NoOneHere2Day 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It won't work, trust me.

  • @southernduckbusta
    @southernduckbusta ปีที่แล้ว

    That drive way has already been pressure washed he just cleaning the dirt they didn’t wash off from the first time the pressure washed it

  • @agoogleuser1753
    @agoogleuser1753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:40 was it really necessary for you to spray the camera -.-

  • @TriniLush7
    @TriniLush7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A lot of you clearly didn't watch the video or know how to comprehend. He said you may have to go over certain parts MULTIPLE TIMES... open your damn ears ffs!

    • @onedeep160
      @onedeep160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same goes to you

  • @somebb
    @somebb 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That wasnt even oil that you removed

  • @dansal4726
    @dansal4726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My neighbor a week ago was screaming bloody murder cus his son's car was leaking oil and he didn't get it fixed.

  • @jhimer79holguin22
    @jhimer79holguin22 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I call b.s

  • @colotlanvega
    @colotlanvega ปีที่แล้ว

    Come on, really?

  • @TomasFaalPetersson
    @TomasFaalPetersson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why does it matter if the driveway has some stains?

  • @irfanspace
    @irfanspace 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    this is too much , not simple ..

  • @eddysantos185
    @eddysantos185 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    150/250 dollars for a professional power washer company is better and so much better results 👍🏻

  • @chrisdaniel5004
    @chrisdaniel5004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Engine Cleaner works very well in removing oil stains.This guy is completely clueless.

  • @thegreek2640
    @thegreek2640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s too much work

  • @douglaslang2218
    @douglaslang2218 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Note to self: do not spray at yourself… because that’s bone you will see!

  • @jeffhiggins8087
    @jeffhiggins8087 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Heh........ Joke

  • @kingcobra6049
    @kingcobra6049 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Second

  • @toni4729
    @toni4729 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who are you kidding, it's just dust. You're a joke. What are you trying to sell us?

  • @timbuffington5717
    @timbuffington5717 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy has obviously never done this before 🤣 not even a good actor.

  • @hassaanawan9606
    @hassaanawan9606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bullshit video . Not the stains I've seen on my driveway

  • @abbi1349
    @abbi1349 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its a driveway. Who the hell cares.

    • @HAWKONER
      @HAWKONER 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Some people like things clean and take pride in ownership.

    • @fccoz8348
      @fccoz8348 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      HOA...lol

    • @sac3958
      @sac3958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do.

    • @MikfinityPog
      @MikfinityPog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      People with houses like the guys house in the vid