Spilt oil on the block paving and have cleared it up but some has sunk into the blocks.
Mrs going mad at me!
Any ideas on how to get the stain out would be appreciated

 

Yeah, No worries I brought some oil remover / drive way cleaner from a diy center and it fetched it off with the the jet wash no problem, Can't remember what it was called but i'm sure any diy store will sell it, just go in and ask.

 

Change the offending blocks I reckon, only sure fire way to get rid properly
I did hear somewhere that you can use petrol but not sure about that one
Some sand on top may pull some of it out to

Good luck.

 

A good bottle of paint brush cleaner works for me.

 

Cheers folks!!

 

let me know how you get on chief, got the same issue!

 

replaced blocks on ours - but good luck with the cleaning

 

Not having much luck lately are you fella

 

I cheated, I removd the worst stained block paving and turned them upside down. The rest came up fine with washing up liquid and alittle sugar.

 

Neat waahing up liquid and a spot of water, stiff bursh and scrub, keep doing this for five minutes then throughly rinse with water.

Won't always get it all out, but any residual will wear off in 3-4 months anyway.

I'd worry more about the moss and weeds growing inbetween the cracks

 

best remedy i found was brake/carb cleaner

give the offending area a good spray, mop up with cloth, spray for a second time then mop and finally rinse with hose or pressure washer (pressure washer is best)

Ta da ! good as new

 

Screwfix sell a good product.

I used it to clean a huge patch off our block drive when we moved into our new house.

The patch had probably been there for months but came off no probs.

 

Cheers folks,will do