Engine oil

[fruitsalad]

My wonderful son has managed to spill engine oil over the drive can any please recommend a way of removing it? Tia

[gness]

I`ve been told clay based cat litter!! Google cat litter-oil spill.

[Wordist]

Cat litter will soak up the worst of it. After that, Swarfega or a similar hand cleaner should shift the rest.

[douglas9401]

The easiest way involves handing him a bucket of hot soapy water and a scrubbing brush.
Easiest for you that is. Give hime time to ponder his actions. :)

[fruitsalad]

Have tried that Doug gave him a bucket of hot soapy water and bleach and a scrubbing brush but it has made no difference there is a fair bit of it think he will be visiting a DIY shop and buying some sort of chemical oil remover

[tonyav]

This is something I have used in the past, spread neat washing up liquid on the oil patch leave it for about half an hour and then used a stiff bristled brush to give it a good scrubbing and then swill it off.

[fruitsalad]

Tony it's a lot more than a patch he was changing the oil wasn't watching what he was doing and it overflowed the container and has left a length of oil all the way along the drive grrrrrrr I'm fuming

[tonyav]

Jaysus, I can understand your anger now fruitsalad, looks like using a lot of washing up liquid and elbow grease then. Power washer ?

[paddywak]

If all else fails Swarfega make a product called Jizer for degreasing etc costs about £5-£10. The last time I had this problem a good soaking in Jizer then a blast with a pressure washer did the job.

[douglas9401]

Aye, Jizer, or can you still buy Gunk? That used to shift the weepings of a British classic bike. :)

[paddywak]

I'd forgot about Gunk, Douglas, but now you've mentioned it I remamber seeing it on the shelf in Halfords a couple of weeks ago.

[fruitsalad]

Thanks guys his wallet will be a little lighter by the end of today