Got a coupon sheet from Harbor Freight in last weekend's newspaper and
noticed that one of them was for $50 off this cheap Pacific Hydrostar
electric pressure washer (the $50 is off the retail price, so the price
with coupon is $79.99):

http://www.harborfreight.com/1650-ps...ith-auto-stop-
69488.html

http://preview.tinyurl.com/pxwvhrm

I don't really have a need for a pressure washer frequently enough to
justify one of the bigger gas-powered units. I do have a medium-sized
(3' x 4') motor oil stain on my concrete driveway that I need to clean
up.

Has anyone used one of these particular pressure washers before? Think
it would be sufficiently powerful to scrape a couple of years' worth of
slow oil leaks off concrete? For $79.99, I figure I'll get my money's
worth even if I only wind up using it a few times.

In Dave Garrett writes:

I don't really have a need for a pressure washer frequently enough to
justify one of the bigger gas-powered units. I do have a medium-sized
(3' x 4') motor oil stain on my concrete driveway that I need to clean
up.

I had a similar stain and had excelllent results from
sprinkling Tide powder (unscented...) on it, dampened
it into a slurry, and left it for a couple of days until
the rain came and washed it off.

Got rid of 90 plus percent of the discoloration.

Did it a second time and unless you knew there
had been a problem, there's no there, there.

- used the Tide because we've got dogs and didn't
want to use anything harsher. I'd have preferred
Ivory Snow "soap", but it ain't soap anymore
but detergent, too.

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On 9/23/2014 10:45 PM, Dave Garrett wrote:
Got a coupon sheet from Harbor Freight in last weekend's newspaper and
noticed that one of them was for $50 off this cheap Pacific Hydrostar
electric pressure washer (the $50 is off the retail price, so the price
with coupon is $79.99):

http://www.harborfreight.com/1650-ps...ith-auto-stop-
69488.html

http://preview.tinyurl.com/pxwvhrm

I don't really have a need for a pressure washer frequently enough to
justify one of the bigger gas-powered units. I do have a medium-sized
(3' x 4') motor oil stain on my concrete driveway that I need to clean
up.

Has anyone used one of these particular pressure washers before? Think
it would be sufficiently powerful to scrape a couple of years' worth of
slow oil leaks off concrete? For $79.99, I figure I'll get my money's
worth even if I only wind up using it a few times.

I didn't find a listing on HF Reviews:
http://hfreviews.com/search.php?quer...&search=Search

It's very possible that a power washer is the wrong
tool for the job. Please call two or three auto parts
stores near you, and describe the situation. They may
have a chemical (I see someone mentioned Tide) that
will help. Push broom and garden hose, after that?

Or, see what's on the web:
http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Oil-Off-a-Driveway

(They do mention Tide.)

BTW, do you know why Eskimos wash their laundry
in Tide?

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On Wed, 24 Sep 2014 03:27:45 +0000 (UTC), danny burstein
wrote:

In Dave Garrett writes:

I don't really have a need for a pressure washer frequently enough to
justify one of the bigger gas-powered units. I do have a medium-sized
(3' x 4') motor oil stain on my concrete driveway that I need to clean
up.

I had a similar stain and had excelllent results from
sprinkling Tide powder (unscented...) on it, dampened
it into a slurry, and left it for a couple of days until
the rain came and washed it off.

Got rid of 90 plus percent of the discoloration.

Did it a second time and unless you knew there
had been a problem, there's no there, there.

- used the Tide because we've got dogs and didn't
want to use anything harsher. I'd have preferred
Ivory Snow "soap", but it ain't soap anymore
but detergent, too.

What!

I guess it's a good thing I have the half-box my mother left me when she
died. Now i'll have to ration its use.

Maybe soap wouldn't work on some synthetics?

On 9/24/2014 1:00 PM, micky wrote:
I guess it's a good thing I have the half-box my mother left me when she
died. Now i'll have to ration its use.

Maybe soap wouldn't work on some synthetics?


The really old Tide had phosphates. Since they
work to get clothes cleaner, the govt outlawed
phosphates.

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On Tue, 23 Sep 2014 21:45:07 -0500, Dave Garrett
wrote:

Got a coupon sheet from Harbor Freight in last weekend's newspaper and
noticed that one of them was for $50 off this cheap Pacific Hydrostar
electric pressure washer (the $50 is off the retail price, so the price
with coupon is $79.99):

http://www.harborfreight.com/1650-ps...ith-auto-stop-
69488.html

http://preview.tinyurl.com/pxwvhrm

I don't really have a need for a pressure washer frequently enough to
justify one of the bigger gas-powered units. I do have a medium-sized
(3' x 4') motor oil stain on my concrete driveway that I need to clean
up.

Has anyone used one of these particular pressure washers before? Think
it would be sufficiently powerful to scrape a couple of years' worth of
slow oil leaks off concrete? For $79.99, I figure I'll get my money's
worth even if I only wind up using it a few times.


Don't know if that's the right way to get your oil stain up but I
bought a 1400 psi pressure washer at HF for about that price on sale
and used it to get out the algae stains in my pool and it worked good
for that. I also have used it to get out dirt staining on concrete
and it worked for that.

On Wed, 24 Sep 2014 13:10:50 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 9/24/2014 1:00 PM, micky wrote:
I guess it's a good thing I have the half-box my mother left me when she
died. Now i'll have to ration its use.

Maybe soap wouldn't work on some synthetics?


The really old Tide had phosphates. Since they
work to get clothes cleaner, the govt outlawed
phosphates.

Buy the red box of TSP. Even try Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda. Cat
litter will clean concrete if vigorously rubbed in with your foot.

OP might consider elbow grease

On 9/23/2014 10:45 PM, Dave Garrett wrote:
Got a coupon sheet from Harbor Freight in last weekend's newspaper and
noticed that one of them was for $50 off this cheap Pacific Hydrostar
electric pressure washer (the $50 is off the retail price, so the price
with coupon is $79.99):

http://www.harborfreight.com/1650-ps...ith-auto-stop-
69488.html

http://preview.tinyurl.com/pxwvhrm

I don't really have a need for a pressure washer frequently enough to
justify one of the bigger gas-powered units. I do have a medium-sized
(3' x 4') motor oil stain on my concrete driveway that I need to clean
up.

Has anyone used one of these particular pressure washers before? Think
it would be sufficiently powerful to scrape a couple of years' worth of
slow oil leaks off concrete? For $79.99, I figure I'll get my money's
worth even if I only wind up using it a few times.


I got an electric pressure washer from Lowes a couple of years ago that
was maybe about $100. Rated at 2,000 psi but did little to remove oil
stains in garage.

I was impressed with my neighbor using his motorized washer to wash his
siding with an extension and talking to him found that mine would be
practically useless as volume of water is important along with pressure.

Concrete is tough to clean as stains penetrate deep into it and you
can't remove a layer of concrete.

On Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:01:09 -0700, Ashton Crusher
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Sep 2014 21:45:07 -0500, Dave Garrett
wrote:

Got a coupon sheet from Harbor Freight in last weekend's newspaper and
noticed that one of them was for $50 off this cheap Pacific Hydrostar
electric pressure washer (the $50 is off the retail price, so the price
with coupon is $79.99):

http://www.harborfreight.com/1650-ps...ith-auto-stop-
69488.html

http://preview.tinyurl.com/pxwvhrm

I don't really have a need for a pressure washer frequently enough to
justify one of the bigger gas-powered units. I do have a medium-sized
(3' x 4') motor oil stain on my concrete driveway that I need to clean
up.

Has anyone used one of these particular pressure washers before? Think
it would be sufficiently powerful to scrape a couple of years' worth of
slow oil leaks off concrete? For $79.99, I figure I'll get my money's
worth even if I only wind up using it a few times.


Don't know if that's the right way to get your oil stain up but I
bought a 1400 psi pressure washer at HF for about that price on sale
and used it to get out the algae stains in my pool and it worked good

This is a cement pond, right? Not a pool with a liner, that a pressure
washer would rip to shreds iiuc.

for that. I also have used it to get out dirt staining on concrete
and it worked for that.

In article , says...

In Dave Garrett writes:

I don't really have a need for a pressure washer frequently enough to
justify one of the bigger gas-powered units. I do have a medium-sized
(3' x 4') motor oil stain on my concrete driveway that I need to clean
up.

I had a similar stain and had excelllent results from
sprinkling Tide powder (unscented...) on it, dampened
it into a slurry, and left it for a couple of days until
the rain came and washed it off.

Got rid of 90 plus percent of the discoloration.

Did it a second time and unless you knew there
had been a problem, there's no there, there.

- used the Tide because we've got dogs and didn't
want to use anything harsher. I'd have preferred
Ivory Snow "soap", but it ain't soap anymore
but detergent, too.

Thanks, I'll give this a try first. A box of Tide is obviously a lot
cheaper than even a cheap pressure washer.

In article ,
says...

On 9/23/2014 10:45 PM, Dave Garrett wrote:
Got a coupon sheet from Harbor Freight in last weekend's newspaper and
noticed that one of them was for $50 off this cheap Pacific Hydrostar
electric pressure washer (the $50 is off the retail price, so the price
with coupon is $79.99):

http://www.harborfreight.com/1650-ps...ith-auto-stop-
69488.html

http://preview.tinyurl.com/pxwvhrm

I don't really have a need for a pressure washer frequently enough to
justify one of the bigger gas-powered units. I do have a medium-sized
(3' x 4') motor oil stain on my concrete driveway that I need to clean
up.

Has anyone used one of these particular pressure washers before? Think
it would be sufficiently powerful to scrape a couple of years' worth of
slow oil leaks off concrete? For $79.99, I figure I'll get my money's
worth even if I only wind up using it a few times.

I didn't find a listing on HF Reviews:
http://hfreviews.com/search.php?quer...&search=Search

It's very possible that a power washer is the wrong
tool for the job. Please call two or three auto parts
stores near you, and describe the situation. They may
have a chemical (I see someone mentioned Tide) that
will help. Push broom and garden hose, after that?

Or, see what's on the web:
http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Oil-Off-a-Driveway

(They do mention Tide.)

I'm going to try the Tide first and see what happens. I'm not aiming for
100% stain-free - if I can get the surface cleaned up and minimize the
stain, I'll be satisfied.

FWIW, the last time this happened, I was having my house painted, and
the contractor doing the work had a big, gas-powered pressure washer he
was using to clean the brick exterior and do a first-pass paint removal
on the wood siding. While he was at it, I had him pressure wash the
affected part of the driveway, and it cleaned up pretty well (with a bit
of residual discoloration where the oil had been). I stupidly failed to
put down a drip tray with some Oil-Dri in it before the problem
reoccurred, a mistake I won't make again.

And before anyone says "why don't you just fix the oil leak?", it's
coming from a bad rear main seal on the car in question, which means
the transmission has to be pulled to fix it. I'm not going to spend
$1000 in labor to replace a $2 seal when I can just top off with half a
quart of oil or so in between oil changes.

BTW, do you know why Eskimos wash their laundry
in Tide?

Because it's too cold out Tide?

On 9/25/2014 8:37 PM, Dave Garrett wrote:
And before anyone says "why don't you just fix the oil leak?", it's
coming from a bad rear main seal on the car in question, which means
the transmission has to be pulled to fix it. I'm not going to spend
$1000 in labor to replace a $2 seal when I can just top off with half a
quart of oil or so in between oil changes.

BTW, do you know why Eskimos wash their laundry
in Tide?

Because it's too cold out Tide?

Drumroll pleased...

Hey, Dave, why don't you fix the leak?


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Its better that you find one on amazon because there are variety of products with really cheap price. And most of the companies which are selling on amazon are trusted companies.
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On Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:10:44 -0400, micky
wrote:

On Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:01:09 -0700, Ashton Crusher
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Sep 2014 21:45:07 -0500, Dave Garrett
wrote:

Got a coupon sheet from Harbor Freight in last weekend's newspaper and
noticed that one of them was for $50 off this cheap Pacific Hydrostar
electric pressure washer (the $50 is off the retail price, so the price
with coupon is $79.99):

http://www.harborfreight.com/1650-ps...ith-auto-stop-
69488.html

http://preview.tinyurl.com/pxwvhrm

I don't really have a need for a pressure washer frequently enough to
justify one of the bigger gas-powered units. I do have a medium-sized
(3' x 4') motor oil stain on my concrete driveway that I need to clean
up.

Has anyone used one of these particular pressure washers before? Think
it would be sufficiently powerful to scrape a couple of years' worth of
slow oil leaks off concrete? For $79.99, I figure I'll get my money's
worth even if I only wind up using it a few times.


Don't know if that's the right way to get your oil stain up but I
bought a 1400 psi pressure washer at HF for about that price on sale
and used it to get out the algae stains in my pool and it worked good

This is a cement pond, right? Not a pool with a liner, that a pressure
washer would rip to shreds iiuc.

for that. I also have used it to get out dirt staining on concrete
and it worked for that.




Yes, an in ground swimming pool with plaster finish.

How it is working because mostly companies which offering cheap products don't work properly after few months because they due to low cast they are also less reliable.
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On Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:37:14 -0500, Dave Garrett
wrote:


And before anyone says "why don't you just fix the oil leak?", it's
coming from a bad rear main seal on the car in question, which means
the transmission has to be pulled to fix it. I'm not going to spend
$1000 in labor to replace a $2 seal when I can just top off with half a
quart of oil or so in between oil changes.

Why don't you fill a box with cat litter or oil-sucker-upper and park
your car over the box. So the spot doesn't get bigger.

I think it's funny that they sell ultrasonic distance detectors to help
a person park at the same spot in the garage every time.

My mother just tied a string to the ceiling of the garage and tied a
little toy to the bottom of the string, right where her side of the
windshield hit it, when she was parked where she wanted to. It cost
nothing and has no batteries to replace.

Better than ultrasonic, because that comes on all of sudden. The toy
you can see from 6 feet away or more, and slow down unitl you have it
perfect.

P&M