Remove Oil Stains From A Concrete Floor

Are those nasty oil stains bothering you in doing your work? Most of the times these stains appear in the garage all thanks to the car oil leakage. And not only oil, grease and other hydrocarbon blots spare no efforts to aggravate your tension levels. Removing oil off concrete floor or cement driveways is the most pathetic situation one can land into. Luckily, there are several commercial products in the markets that are designed to clean the concrete floors, driveways, and sidewalks. Nearly all of these products unluckily contain acid, giving a sufficient reason to the consumers not to use commercial degreaser as they might cause harm. So, if you have those oil stains on your concrete floor, check out this safe home remedy to clean them up.

Things Required

* Ready-to-mix Cements
* Sawdust or Kitty Litters

Directions

* To start with, take fresh sawdust or kitty litter and spread a thick layer of it over the stain as this will suck up excess grease or oil on the surface.
* Have patience and let the sawdust or kitty litter to rest there for one or two days.
* After the due time, sweep away the sawdust or kitty litter from the surface.
* Now, pour dry cement over the dried oil spot and cover it completely.
* Once again, let the cement to rest there for one or two days.
* Next, sweep away the cement.
* At last, collectthe cement in a bag and throw it in the garbage bin. Do not let the cement go down the sewer as it can choke it.

Tips

* To get best results, degrease the stains as and when they come into sight.
* The grease on the surface is sucked up by the kitty litter or sawdust, whereas the stain is absorbed by the dry cement.
* To avoid further stains, use large automotive drip pans for leaking vehicles.