# Driveway Degreaser?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [March 18, 2009, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713 "2009-03-18T10:13:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713/1 "2009-03-18T10:13:01Z")
anybody know of a local place to get some driveway cleaner?
looking for something to help clean out the garage post SC install
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713/2 "2009-03-18T10:14:35Z")
Brake clean works quite well. takes some scrubbing though.
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### Author:  [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713/3 "2009-03-18T10:30:22Z")
> [@IanK](#):
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> Brake clean works quite well. takes some scrubbing though.
It’s also not very good for the concrete, If you can’t get it clean with quick dry there are a bunch of industrial cleaners out there that will work. Is the concrete sealed?
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### Author:  [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713/4 "2009-03-18T10:37:42Z")
I heard oven cleaner works well, but never tried it myself
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713/5 "2009-03-18T10:46:44Z")
Dawn, some water, and a stiff bristled push broom is what I’ve always used.
Scrub it a little bit, let the Dawn do it’s magic, scrub a little more, rinse.
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### Author:  [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713/6 "2009-03-18T10:48:34Z")
Anyone have experience with removing rust stains?
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### Author:  [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713/7 "2009-03-18T10:50:05Z")
> [@Geoff](#):
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> Anyone have experience with removing rust stains?
CLR! A power washer also does a surprisingly good job by itself you just have to be careful to not blow the surface off.
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713/8 "2009-03-18T11:27:12Z")
The floor IS sealed…
I am going to be coating the floor when it gets warmer out, so i will need to grind the surface anyways to prep for that and to remove the sealer
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### Author:  [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713/9 "2009-03-18T12:47:59Z")
> [@JayS](#):
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> Dawn, some water, and a stiff bristled push broom is what I’ve always used.
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> Scrub it a little bit, let the Dawn do it’s magic, scrub a little more, rinse.
Dawn cleans your driveway?
:tup: sweeping things is woman’s work.
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### Author:  [@blackout](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blackout)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713/10 "2009-03-18T12:53:19Z")
you can get it at harbor freight by the gallon. it works good in concentrate but when I mixed it according to the directions it wasn’t very effective on heavy oil stains.
My driveway was 30 years old and very porous though
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### Author:  [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713/11 "2009-03-18T14:42:00Z")
I have always thrown kitty litter over the spot, rub in and let set for a couple days. Then sweep it up rise it off, then soap and water heavy on the soap. If rust is also present CLR. Then prep and seal. I would seal my rents about ever 2 years and worked great every time.
Hope you get it all out!
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### Author:  [@98SS10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98SS10)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713/12 "2009-03-18T14:58:44Z")
Simple Green works well, also a power washer with the SG!
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### Author:  [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/driveway-degreaser/64713/13 "2009-03-18T22:24:02Z")
Is it weird that I only use Dawn dish soap because it’s my name.