Oil stains on asphalt driveways are not only ugly, but they can also be tracked inside your home or car. It’s not like cleaning up a food spill on your kitchen floor to remove oil stains from your asphalt driveway. Instead, change your tactics and employ more power in conjunction with chemicals that successfully break up the oil. Asphalt is a porous surface that is less permeable than concrete. Asphalt has a tendency to shed oil stains because it sheds water.

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You can use force, chemicals, or a mix of the two to remove old oil stains off asphalt. A nylon scrub brush, pressure washer, or a wire brush are all examples of force. Chemical degreasers are either petroleum-based or environmentally friendly. Once the oil stain has been broken up, the residue must be removed from the asphalt surface. Leaving the residue on the driveway will merely re-stain it once it has dried. Oil stains on an asphalt driveway can be broken up and washed away by pressure washing it yourself. Pressure washing is a force to be reckoned with because it is pure force. Pressure washing with a needle-thin spray for a long time will not only break up the oil, but it may also break up the asphalt.

 Oil stains may not be removed by pressure washers with a pressure of 1,600 psi or less. The difference between do-it-yourself pressure washing and professional labor is experience and superior instruments. Professionals will use a specific flat surface cleaning head that resembles a floor buffer to remove oil stains. The big cleaning head is elevated by 4,000 psi water pressure, giving up to 8 GPM. With this equipment, professional pressure washers can remove even the toughest oil stains while protecting your driveway. Since the pressure may not be as focused unlike a catheter spraying, there will be less chance of losing up underlying asphalt.