http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/auto/garage-and-driveway/how-to-clean-driveways/ How to clean anything and everything! Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:58:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/auto/garage-and-driveway/how-to-clean-driveways/comment-page-1/#comment-14112 atazerxes Fri, 15 May 2009 11:35:23 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/outside/how-to-clean-driveways/#comment-14112 Better than kitty litter on fresh spills is baby powder. Be sure to choose one with no additional additives, etc. Completely cover the spill and leave it several days or until the next rain. It has worked like a charm on my driveway. Better than kitty litter on fresh spills is baby powder. Be sure to choose one with no additional additives, etc. Completely cover the spill and leave it several days or until the next rain. It has worked like a charm on my driveway.

]]> http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/auto/garage-and-driveway/how-to-clean-driveways/comment-page-1/#comment-4016 Jewels Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:41:44 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/outside/how-to-clean-driveways/#comment-4016 The product "Simple Green" cleans driveways, garage floors, and even automotive parts the best. It is non caustic, environmentally safe, and evens cleans the embedded "mechanics hands". The product “Simple Green” cleans driveways, garage floors, and even automotive parts the best.
It is non caustic, environmentally safe, and evens cleans the embedded “mechanics hands”.

]]> http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/auto/garage-and-driveway/how-to-clean-driveways/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Lynn Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:33:52 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/outside/how-to-clean-driveways/#comment-735 My uncle did this once to get stains out of the driveway where his leaky truck had been parked. First you have to soak up whatever made the stain (oil and tranny fluid) with something absorbent (kitty litter), then once you've soaked it up, pour dry cement mix over the stain and leave it alone for two days. Make sure it can't get wet or you'll end up with a weird cement mess on top of a stain. On the second day, go sweep the dry cement up and the stain should be gone - or at least as gone as it's going to get, how well it works kind of depends on how old the stains are. My uncle did this once to get stains out of the driveway where his leaky truck had been parked. First you have to soak up whatever made the stain (oil and tranny fluid) with something absorbent (kitty litter), then once you’ve soaked it up, pour dry cement mix over the stain and leave it alone for two days. Make sure it can’t get wet or you’ll end up with a weird cement mess on top of a stain. On the second day, go sweep the dry cement up and the stain should be gone – or at least as gone as it’s going to get, how well it works kind of depends on how old the stains are.

]]> http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/auto/garage-and-driveway/how-to-clean-driveways/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Lynn Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:33:05 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/outside/how-to-clean-driveways/#comment-734 You need a shop broom, the kind that looks like a long scrub brush on the end of a broom handle. Hose off the driveway first to get off big clumps of mud or other messes. Then get a bucket of hot water with some non-toxic soap like dish soap or maybe laundry soap in it and pour some at the top of the driveway. Use the broom to scrub the driveway the way you'd use a scrub brush to clean a floor. Work your way down the driveway until you've scrubbed the whole thing, then go back up to the top and use the hose again to rinse off all the soap. You need a shop broom, the kind that looks like a long scrub brush on the end of a broom handle. Hose off the driveway first to get off big clumps of mud or other messes. Then get a bucket of hot water with some non-toxic soap like dish soap or maybe laundry soap in it and pour some at the top of the driveway. Use the broom to scrub the driveway the way you’d use a scrub brush to clean a floor. Work your way down the driveway until you’ve scrubbed the whole thing, then go back up to the top and use the hose again to rinse off all the soap.

]]> http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/auto/garage-and-driveway/how-to-clean-driveways/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Lynn Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:32:38 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/outside/how-to-clean-driveways/#comment-733 Don't use bleach, it won't work. Try scrubbing the stain off with a little bit of hydrogen peroxide mixed with hot water. Or if the stain is really tough, you can make a thick paste by adding some peroxide to a cup of flour and spreading the paste over the stain. Let the paste dry. If that doesn't take up all of the stain, apply more paste and try it again. Don’t use bleach, it won’t work. Try scrubbing the stain off with a little bit of hydrogen peroxide mixed with hot water. Or if the stain is really tough, you can make a thick paste by adding some peroxide to a cup of flour and spreading the paste over the stain. Let the paste dry. If that doesn’t take up all of the stain, apply more paste and try it again.

]]> http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/auto/garage-and-driveway/how-to-clean-driveways/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Lynn Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:32:15 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/outside/how-to-clean-driveways/#comment-732 If you know a woodworker or live near a mill, you can use sawdust the same way you would use kitty litter so soak up spilled oil or grease - just spread it over the spill and come back to sweep it up a couple of days later. And the sawdust smells much nicer than kitty litter does! If you know a woodworker or live near a mill, you can use sawdust the same way you would use kitty litter so soak up spilled oil or grease – just spread it over the spill and come back to sweep it up a couple of days later. And the sawdust smells much nicer than kitty litter does!

]]> http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/auto/garage-and-driveway/how-to-clean-driveways/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Lynn Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:31:50 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/outside/how-to-clean-driveways/#comment-731 Kitty litter will absorb anything, it's easy to clean up, and it's easy to get. Use the cheap kind, not the expensive scented clumping kind or the crystals. Pour a bunch of kitty litter over the oil spot and let it sit for a few days, then sweep the litter up and throw it away. Works for grease and other fluids too. Kitty litter will absorb anything, it’s easy to clean up, and it’s easy to get. Use the cheap kind, not the expensive scented clumping kind or the crystals. Pour a bunch of kitty litter over the oil spot and let it sit for a few days, then sweep the litter up and throw it away. Works for grease and other fluids too.

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