# Concrete Cleaning? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 5, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/concrete-cleaning/202934 "2009-06-05T08:02:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/concrete-cleaning/202934/1 "2009-06-05T08:02:30Z")
is there something that will clean 4 year old oil stains off of concrete? I heard that the muratic acid will eat the concrete :dunno: I finally got rid of my old truck and when the tow guy moved it there was a huge oil stain on the driveway. ---
**Author:** ![foz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/foz/32/6028_2.png) [@foz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/foz)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/concrete-cleaning/202934/2 "2009-06-05T09:49:02Z")
ZEP has a product at Home Depot that works pretty well. I haven’t tried it in the garage, but used it in our utility room. It took off multiple layers of paint that had to be over 40 yrs old, and left the floor looking almost new. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/concrete-cleaning/202934/3 "2009-06-05T10:52:55Z")
> [@Good News Bad News](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-news-bad-news/40388/113): > > is there something that will clean 4 year old oil stains off of concrete? I heard that the muratic acid will eat the concrete :dunno: > > I finally got rid of my old truck and when the tow guy moved it there was a huge oil stain on the driveway. muriatic acid will etch the concrete, it won’t eat it off. I tried using a bunch to get oil stains off of a concrete slab last year and it didnt do much, which surprised me. I was just about to start a thread asking how to get power steering fluid off of asphalt though, lol. ---
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/concrete-cleaning/202934/4 "2009-06-05T13:42:02Z")
wouldn’t have stains if you had a chevy…hell there would not be a need to have it towed either. :stick::burnout: ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/concrete-cleaning/202934/5 "2009-06-05T14:18:21Z")
> [@FREE: Couch, TV Cabinet, Queen Boxspring](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-couch-tv-cabinet-queen-boxspring/40443/5): > > wouldn’t have stains if you had a chevy…hell there would not be a need to have it towed either. :stick::burnout: riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight chevy’s are dumb, they are 1 very small step up from a dodge. ---
**Author:** ![brokeasskorean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@brokeasskorean](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brokeasskorean)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/concrete-cleaning/202934/6 "2009-06-05T14:30:20Z")
oil stains are next to impossible to get out from concrete since concrete absorbs it and soaks it down pretty good. really the only thing to do is etch it then use that garage floor paint or something along those lines ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/concrete-cleaning/202934/7 "2009-06-06T06:54:01Z")
> [@FREE: Couch, TV Cabinet, Queen Boxspring](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-couch-tv-cabinet-queen-boxspring/40443/6): > > oil stains are next to impossible to get out from concrete since concrete absorbs it and soaks it down pretty good. really the only thing to do is etch it then use that garage floor paint or something along those lines yea, I tried some stuff my neighbor uses and didn’t even touch the oil stain. He says if you get some oil on the concrete to use this stuff soon after and it works well. I park my dirtbike trailer over the stain so it’s not a huge deal. ---
**Author:** ![neonracer01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@neonracer01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonracer01)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/concrete-cleaning/202934/8 "2009-06-06T07:45:00Z")
i used purple power and a scrub brush and its not perfect but 50% better and less noticable. ---
**Author:** ![vw16vcabby](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vw16vcabby/32/5943_2.png) [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/concrete-cleaning/202934/9 "2009-06-06T08:21:00Z")
muratic acid and a heavy bristle broom is what i use. dump acid on, brush around, let it sit a minute, then rinse. repeat as necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Nick2517](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@Nick2517](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nick2517)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/concrete-cleaning/202934/10 "2009-06-08T15:39:47Z")
Coming from a concrete guy use POWDER tide …wet the sprinkle the tide on the oil stain and let it sit for a while when u go to wash it off wet it and scrub it and apply again for more results if needed … ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/concrete-cleaning/202934/11 "2009-06-08T16:44:12Z")
> [@Good News Bad News](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-news-bad-news/40388/113): > > is there something that will clean 4 year old oil stains off of concrete? I heard that the muratic acid will eat the concrete :dunno: > > I finally got rid of my old truck and when the tow guy moved it there was a huge oil stain on the driveway. shut the fuck up, faggot. ---
**Author:** ![buds302](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/34f0e0/32.png) [@buds302](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/buds302)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/concrete-cleaning/202934/12 "2009-06-08T20:56:16Z")
> [@FREE: Couch, TV Cabinet, Queen Boxspring](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-couch-tv-cabinet-queen-boxspring/40443/5): > > wouldn’t have stains if you had a chevy…hell there would not be a need to have it towed either. :stick::burnout: let me go across the street here and get you some pics… looks pretty rough if you ask me… > [@Good News Bad News](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-news-bad-news/40388/131): > > Coming from a concrete guy use POWDER tide …wet the sprinkle the tide on the oil stain and let it sit for a while when u go to wash it off wet it and scrub it and apply again for more results if needed … yea i was gonna say laundry soap… i also here bleach will do it… as well as some oxy clean.