# Stains on my driveway

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/stains-on-my-driveway/24325>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 3, 2009, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stains-on-my-driveway/24325 "2009-01-03T23:24:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![harleycharlie95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/harleycharlie95/32/210_2.png) [@harleycharlie95](https://community.cartalk.com/u/harleycharlie95)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stains-on-my-driveway/24325/1 "2009-01-03T23:24:26Z")

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I have 2 older cars that leak… 1 leaks oil and the other power steering fluid. Is there any good home remedies that remove the stains?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stains-on-my-driveway/24325/2 "2009-01-03T23:31:55Z")

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Depends on what driveway surface is made from.

Tester

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stains-on-my-driveway/24325/3 "2009-01-03T23:36:40Z")

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A spray can of engine degreaser, followed by a water wash, does the trick for me. Then after each cleaning I place newspaper sheets over the affected areas to catch future drips.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stains-on-my-driveway/24325/4 "2009-01-04T00:31:57Z")

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Power steering stop-leak could help (put into the power steering fluid reservoir, of the p/s leaker, of course).

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**Author:** ![harleycharlie95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/harleycharlie95/32/210_2.png) [@harleycharlie95](https://community.cartalk.com/u/harleycharlie95)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stains-on-my-driveway/24325/5 "2009-01-04T02:47:50Z")

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surface is regular concrete

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stains-on-my-driveway/24325/6 "2009-01-04T20:09:23Z")

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Soak the stain with brake parts cleaner and let it sit for 15-20 seconds. Then spread a sorbent such as OilDri or kitty litter over the stain. Sweep this back and forth over the stain. Repeat until the stain is removed.

Tester

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**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stains-on-my-driveway/24325/7 "2009-01-04T21:28:06Z")

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One thing to also consider is that if you want everything to look uniform, you’ll probably have to at least pressure-wash your whole driveway as otherwise there will be extra-clean spots where you cleaned up the stains.