Oil stains on concrete driveway...

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Good ideas so far...I know I'm mostly stuck with it. Just curious if anyone had found the 'magic bullet'...we are a creative/experienced bunch here!
 

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Try ash from your fireplace.

That (along with car litter) works to absorb the bulk of the stain pretty well if applied when fresh. But even if I leave it on for a while (day or two), it never gets it all up.

But when I hit it with a bit of brake cleaner, it gets the color up just fine.


Also, I'm talking small stains, probably no bigger than 8 or 10 inch circles. I've never dealt with 4-5 quarts of oil before (outside of when I worked in a mower shop, then we didn't worry about stains).
 

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