WD-40 Spill on Concrete: How do I clean it up?

[lbbss]

Its been a day since we ran over a can of WD-40, any idea how to get it off the drive way? Soad did not help. tx

[Jim Elbrecht]

Get it off? You don't want to do that. It is *WD-40*, man!

On the driveway it will prevent snowfall, reduce dust, make your car go faster on less gas, keep your wife looking 17, and prevent balding.

Sun & weather should make it disappear in a week or two, though, so you may need to run over another can.

[Soap & water won't touch it because it is doing what it does best- displacing water.] Kitty litter or a powdered degreaser *might* soak it up a little faster.

Jim [who is looking forward to another long WD-40 thread]

[Stormin Mormon]

And the driveway surface is.....?????

[willshak]

on 6/24/2009 8:12 AM (ET) Stormin Mormon wrote the following:

Read the subject line. :-P

[Hipupchuck]

Dissolve it with gasoline then use a pressure sprayer.

[JIMMIE]

Ground up drywall works great on these kinds of stains. Works best if you grind it into the concrete. I do this by parking my front wheels on the stain and turning the wheels back and forth.

Jimmie

[Jim Yanik]

Hipupchuck wrote in news:Z6idnYlpbdT3g9_XnZ2dnUVZ [e-mail]:

DONT dump gasoline on the concrete,you'll wash it into the sewers,it gets into the water table.

use kitty litter,absorb the WD-40. use TSP or it's substitute.

[popstar]

Lacquer thinner....In the past Klean Strip had a product called DC-13 Driveway Cleaner but, as usual, given a product that actually worked, the EPA (or whoever) decided to ban it

[Jon Danniken]

Next time run over a can of liquidwrench or triflo; they are a more appropriate driveway lubricant (WD-40 is NOT a driveway lubricant, as you now realize).

Jon

[Stormin Mormon]

I'll admit, that one totally went past me. I do apologize. Sorry about that.

[HeyBub]

No it won't. It will evaporate.

[lbbss]

Concrete driveway.

[norminn]

Cat litter, ground in with yer feet, and left to soak it up a day or two. Worked well for me when neighbor spilled a quart of oil.

[1D10T]

WD-40 is a great stain remover. Try it, you'll like it.

[mariotdaniel1]

Dawn dish soap

[Thomas]

Power washer. My newest best tool. It is like a bad hobby using it. You will not stop until everything in reach is clean. Actually, nothing is clean once you start. It will be...

[Rod Speed]

Thomas [e-mail] wrote

Didn’t happen like that with me.

[micky]

Be careful with a powerwasher. It can do a lot of damage, ripping off more than you want off. Start low and work up, iiuc.