Concrete Cleaner

Jeff Stout · 02-28-2025, 10:23 AM

Tried vinegar, water, purple power, baking soda.
The stains are half as bad. Anyone come up with something better that can do the job cleaning concrete. Typical oil spots and rust water stains.
Thank you

Mike Gray · 02-28-2025, 01:59 PM

Fresh oil - Kitty litter
Old oil - Super clean and sunlight.

Bob F · 02-28-2025, 04:15 PM

Driveway try muratic acid.
Don?t breathe it in.

Jeff Stout · 02-28-2025, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob F

Driveway try muratic acid.
Don?t breathe it in.

Getting muratic acid now. Thanks.

Mike Gray · 02-28-2025, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

Getting muratic acid now. Thanks.

Be careful it will eat away concrete. It will help with the rust (not oil) have plenty of water available to rinse off and follow trail as it will leave a stain of the water trail on your concrete if not scrubbed off well.

1320racer · 02-28-2025, 06:26 PM

Mike, KNOWS. I wouldn't use muriatic acid if you've never worked with it before, surface degradation and cracks are a common result. Use Sure Kleen instead.

Tom Meyer · 02-28-2025, 10:50 PM

Flame away, If out side use small amount of reg gas scrub with a broom cover with floor dry sweep it up, it will be spotless. Just did it today on my sons driveway from a tranny line leak. Tom

Frank Castros · 03-01-2025, 09:43 AM

I used drain cleaner and it worked well. About 90% successful.

Jeff Stout · 03-01-2025, 05:13 PM

Hardware guy said same thing and while a nice driveway when washing off I have about 3 puddle areas and the along driveway is slightly higher. So wouldn't be able to remove all acid. I had purple power it really help alot.

Jeff Stout · 03-01-2025, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 1320racer

Mike, KNOWS. I wouldn't use muriatic acid if you've never worked with it before, surface degradation and cracks are a common result. Use Sure Kleen instead.

Ed, sure clean you feel alot stronger then purple power? If so then I'll try it.

02-28-2025, 10:23 AM	#1
Jeff Stout VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 1,480 Likes: 63 Liked 700 Times in 278 Posts	Concrete Cleaner Tried vinegar, water, purple power, baking soda. The stains are half as bad. Anyone come up with something better that can do the job cleaning concrete. Typical oil spots and rust water stains. Thank you

02-28-2025, 01:59 PM	#2
Mike Gray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 610 Likes: 304 Liked 679 Times in 193 Posts	Re: Concrete Cleaner Fresh oil - Kitty litter Old oil - Super clean and sunlight. __________________ Mike 7570 A/SA

02-28-2025, 04:15 PM	#3
Bob F Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bucks Co Pa Posts: 73 Likes: 17 Liked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Concrete Cleaner Driveway try muratic acid. Don?t breathe it in.

02-28-2025, 10:50 PM	#7
Tom Meyer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pierce NE Posts: 928 Likes: 73 Liked 350 Times in 119 Posts	Re: Concrete Cleaner Flame away, If out side use small amount of reg gas scrub with a broom cover with floor dry sweep it up, it will be spotless. Just did it today on my sons driveway from a tranny line leak. Tom __________________ Tom Meyer 5240 SS Stock ??? Last edited by Tom Meyer; 02-28-2025 at 10:53 PM.

03-01-2025, 09:43 AM	#8
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,932 Likes: 2,509 Liked 2,551 Times in 934 Posts	Re: Concrete Cleaner I used drain cleaner and it worked well. About 90% successful.

03-01-2025, 05:13 PM	#9
Jeff Stout VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 1,480 Likes: 63 Liked 700 Times in 278 Posts	Re: Concrete Cleaner Hardware guy said same thing and while a nice driveway when washing off I have about 3 puddle areas and the along driveway is slightly higher. So wouldn't be able to remove all acid. I had purple power it really help alot.