So, when I was younger, I used to use this method and it was exactly as done here. When I got older, and saw a few accidental explosions from gasoline spills and/or gas pools, I found another method that works just as well. Do all that you have seen here, but use Simple Green instead of Gasoline. Spray the Simple Green in the area, rub in the kitty litter with your boots, and use a scrub brush. While I have used Dawn Dish Soap in the past, it ended up cleaning my concrete too well, and made ultra clean white spots, and still did not get all the oil out, so I found Simple Green to work the best.

@jakethecarpenter

Жыл бұрын

I wish I would’ve went with this method because the gasoline ate a hole in my concrete

@benderprofessionalservices9018

Жыл бұрын

Ratio for simple green please. Tku

When I was a kid working at the car wash, we used gasoline to clean of tar and oil on the lower fenders of cars…worked like a champ

What a productive day. The porch looks great. Thanks for sharing the tip.

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

I had leaking engine oil from my car for around four months until it was fixed. The oil was black and really stained the concrete as you will imagine, so I used CIF kitchen degreasing cream, but you may require more than one bottle to cover a large area like you did. It is a white cream and what I did was apply it very thickly, like a puddle on the oily area, and left for a few days till completely dry, then power washed it off. Did the trick perfectly.

The EPA and CA must be loosing there minds about now LOL!!!! Thanks for the tip Andrew.

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Yep probably so!

@cjf20005

4 ай бұрын

Shout out to President Joe Biden for keeping gas prices low enough to dump on the porch.

@stevedavenport1202

18 күн бұрын

And don't forget Green Peace. You are gonna have some green turtle storm troopers at your house in no time 🤣

I'm sure many people will be grateful for this video, happy that it worked:)))

Clay Cat litter works exactly as oil-sorb and is considerably cheaper. Good work, Andrew!

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

I seen a local store with a bunch of it on clearance. I should have bought it all.

@MaverickandStuff

2 жыл бұрын

They are the same thing, cat litter does not have the fines needed to suck up the oil well though. It still works though. They are made out of bentonite clay.

@wehvacwehvac5612

2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Travis, is absolutely correct with saving money and cleaning up a oil change and etc.

@CementHead2175

Жыл бұрын

It used to be that there were two main types of minerals used for cat litter. In our local area the main source was diatomaceous earth. The other is bentonite clay. Diatomaceous earth is the main ingredient in a product like SpeedyDry. In recent years a majority of the Cat Litters now sold at retail outlets is the bentonite. Be sure to read the label carefully, as the two minerals are completely different in how they react!

@VideoMyLifeLLC

9 ай бұрын

@@CementHead2175 we used diatomaceous earth to dry infields back in our baseball days. Great post!

This is the absolute best I have ever found. I had an oil spot in my shop that was over 15 years old. I decided to see if I could get it off. So, try this in your garage, it worked and completely got out the spot. Get some drywall and get the gypsum out of the center. I held a hammer. Crush the gypsum into a fine powder. Pour some gasoline (less than in this video) enough to wet the oil stain. Put the crushed gypsum on it and sweep it up 24 hours later. Hose it off if you like. No rubbing or brooming into the oil.

Hi, Andrew! So happy you found a way to clean your concrete.

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Gasoline has always been my go-to for cleaning engine parts, tools & pre-cleaning my hands after working on stuff...never thought about using it for concrete. That is some really amazing results...nice tip Andrew!

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it worked better than expected.

thanks for the tip. will be trying the gasoline trick this weekend!

Wow! That’s a new one to me that I’ll have to remember to try!

Hi Andrew that’s fantastic you got that stain lifted. You must feel pretty good. I am glad it all worked out. Take care. 🇨🇦

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

I am very happy!

I bought that propane torch through your link over the winter. Can’t wait to use it on weeds. Now I have another use for it. Thanks Andrew

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

I just hot my garden with it a day or two ago.

Man that work awesome Andrew. I have been using degrees and cat litter. When the oil pan gasket on my truck went bad and leak a lot of oil on the concrete I use a power washer as well with the degrees and the cat litter and it worked pretty well. It did get the oil stain up. That was awesome to know that worked. Thank you so much man for sharing this information. You take it easy buddy and have a good weekend.

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

I've used gas for the same reason and had similar results. A few things to remember is never use a brush with metal bristles and only do a small area at time. Too much and the fumes can really build up fast.

@SonOfAHerbert

9 ай бұрын

Why no metal bristles?

@TKCL

9 ай бұрын

@SonOfAHerbert could create a spark.

Our Traeger grease bucket blew off (it was under the cover), we had some strong winds. We came home to a MESS on our patio!! I am talking a literal MESS! We used this method and it REALLY worked!!! THANK YOU!!!

@TKCL

Жыл бұрын

Glad it worked for you

Glad it worked out for you!

This clean up video has a lot of great information. Thanks for sharing the information. Have a wonderful weekend. 😎

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

Gasoline and cat litter worked beautifully on a massive oil leak from our car. Working well on old porous concrete. Thank you.

Wow. You did an amazing job, it looks awesome...

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Good technique. Thank you for sharing. Another awesome video. I am happy it removed the stain for you.

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Very good advice to remind folks to try new techniques on inconspicuous areas. I know this advice but don’t always follow it, and have regretted it before

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Awesome! Glad it worked! Looks like we had basically the same idea! Great minds think alike lol!

Wow that is absolutely awesome that you able to get that oil up out of your concrete

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

So happy it worked as well as it did. By the way thank you very much for the gifts! We're those hand made?

i am going to give that a try thanks for the tip

Amazing 🙂 thank you

This was certainly out of the ordinary. I use to use oil dry for oil spots but never thought of prepping with gas. ---Andrew I know you were very careful and aware of the danger. To others, Certainly don’t use in enclosed areas its beyond dangerous or anywhere open sparks or flames-- Jeff Foxworthy joke --- ++++++ “Last thing said ……. two guys trying to remove oil spots from garage floor near a water heater….. hey y’all watch this. “ 😂😂

That’s awesome!!!

Andrew, to stop future oil problems from the lift, remove the oil plugs and drill small hole through the head so you can put a safety wire through it. Or weld a washer on end on the plug head for the wire

@JCJC650

2 жыл бұрын

could use loctite

@jerrydemas2020

2 жыл бұрын

@@JCJC650 I don't know if loctite would contaminate the fluid!

I've also used Clean dry dirt and worked it in and it absorbs all the oil.

Wow worked better than i thought. I want to do this to my garage floor but will wait until spring as it's winter here in Canada but wondered what worked. Thanks for sharing

@TKCL

7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful

awesome hack!!! will be trying this one for sure

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Worked very well!

My man!!!!!! Hell yeah!

Just watching it !!! You will get it cleaned up brother

@TKCL

Жыл бұрын

All is well now, the gas worked perfectly.

Amazing. Thanks for Sharing

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

Great job!! Happy for ya!

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@k4x4map46

2 жыл бұрын

@@TKCL You're welcome!

Looks better than new 😮

Stains n marks give it character...a great conversation starter !

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Well yeah, but a big oil stain is a bad conversation 😬

@PremiumFuelOnly

2 жыл бұрын

Well I got alot of conversation starters in my Garage.

Good tips guy, thanks

@TKCL

Ай бұрын

You bet

Years ago I was deep frying a turkey on my beautiful front porch and the turkey wasn’t completely dry so I had a disaster on my hands and certainly wished I knew of this at the time. Thank you for sharing! OCD rules!

Excellent!👍💞

Thanks

I've never heard of using gasoline with the floor dry, that was pretty cool... My personal experience for getting oil out of concrete has been using the floordry and working it in by scrubbing your feet/shoes into it and leaving the floordry there for several days working it in each day... It seems that the floordry is able to pull the oil stain out of the cement somehow on it's own (maybe because the sun was heating it up and helping pull the stain out ???)... I'm guessing the mixture with the gasoline would work that much better and quicker if you would have left it there for a couple days pushing it around and working it in...

Nicely done! I'll remember this tip, but hopefully I won't have to ever use it.

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Hope not either

NOW GOT IT DONE. NEXT PROJECT MOVING ON UP. MOVING IN APRIL IN THE HOUSE. SAVANNAH TN. BE BLESS AND SAFE WITH LOVE.

MY MAN! I was doing oil change in my dad's garage, I was ready for it, but still I got some on the floor. My ass is saved big time, thanks a lot :)

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome!

I'd suggest to make sure concrete was not sealed with something that gasoline can dissolve. I tried gasoline on an oil stain in my garage years ago and immediately discovered my mistake, which was permanent. Water based sealants probably okay. In my experience, concrete that is not sealed will dust as you sweep it and I understand placing the sealant ASAP after the concrete sets up slows the cure resulting in stronger concrete.

I have found that using oil dry and leaving it on for a few days will pull the oil out. That white fluffy oil dry works best.

I have used brake fluid for small spots. Put it on and leave it couple hours. Made it super white.

Many years ago, my 64 corvair leaked oil constantly in my parents driveway. We put powder redi mix concrete over the oil stains, disappeared substantially in the driveway

@TKCL

Жыл бұрын

Interesting 🤔

Smashing and twisting the floor dry with your foot works really good too. Definitely speeds up the process of it soaking up oil too

@dennishall8090

2 жыл бұрын

That is Andrew's Work Boots Two Step Shuffle Dance Move!

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah!

@xzibit8614

2 жыл бұрын

“Honey. Why does the entire house smell like gas? And why does it smell like gas everywhere you step!?”

@jmm1000

Жыл бұрын

@@xzibit8614 "it'll wear off" - hopefully!

Happy your happy

I knew a gentleman many years ago who thought gasoline was the greatest for cleaning stains out of carpet. The friction from scrubbing ignited it and him. 😳😳 used the wrong way can be dangerous.

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Yikes! I'm definitely not using it on carpet.

@kevinintheusa8984

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but the stain was gone. So, sort of a win.

@scottpratson7766

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Put cat liter on oil and rub in with your shoes works great

Gasoline. Check. Blowtorch. Check. "Hold my beer!" 😊 turned out great!

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Woohoo!

I washed my hands is gas after working on cars since I was 8, not the best choice for my parents to make ;-) . I noticed you used Super Clean, I can say that is a good product, maybe doesn't do all that you wanted with the concrete, but it is good! Lastly I am curious about that crack in the concrete, looks like it is shallow, like a chunk is about to separate. Love your channel man!!! thanks for all your hard work.

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

No that's just a surface crack, perfectly normal as concrete dries. The water soaking in makes it appear large, but it isn't.

I’m still slowly working through all of your videos in my spare time (almost caught up) so you might have already done/filmed/talked about this but are you planning on sealing the concrete in the future. If so what products/methods are you thinking of using?

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

I've been thinking about it but have not seriously pursued it.

I rebuilt my engine under my carport and oil ran ecerywhere, i used a full strength degreaser then saturated it with a with a push broom then aplied a strong bleech mixure and it completed faded the stain out in a couple days..

I would never be able to make a video like this, every other word would be a naughty word LOL!!!!

Hmmm, I learned something new!

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Tap work well enough with a power washer.. may take two applications though!

We love y’all’s videos and enjoy all content. Watching the removal of oil stain, Dawn dishwashing detergent will do the same. Same process with brush. On a different note, we never noticed the big crack in the concrete next to the house in the video. What happened? Foundation issues later? Please educate.

@bryanripple1938

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that, too. Hope that doesn't indicate potential problems coming up.

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually a tiny surface crack that appears large when damp because it pulls water in. We have several, concrete ALWAYS cracks. You typically cut relief joints like we did to control where it cracks. Sometimes a crack finds its own path.

Muriatic acid works like a charm on stains in concrete. Very harsh but boy does it work!

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

I keep hearing that, worth trying.

Nice quiet piece of land

@TKCL

Жыл бұрын

Thank you we love it!

It would be interesting to know if other accelerants work for this such as drinkable alcohol

As an apprentice motor mechanic in Australia in late 60,s in the lube bay after a big spill used Standard Petrol and sawdust ..left for a while then swept and shovelled up ..JR

Nice …

Use a high acaline coil cleaner made for ac units

You can also use xylene

I have done that many times. I use a brick to grind the oil dry in before I broom it off

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Nice, I could see that working well.

How can you tell the difference between the porch and the garage?

when do you light the match?

It just dawned on me…I park my 8N tractor under the overhang of my pole barn …that thing drips always….great idea I never even thought of

@TKCL

10 ай бұрын

It works, be safe with it.

All you have to do is get some oil dry , or even kitty litter , is cheaper. Put generous amount on oil stained cement or black top drive. Take your foot and grind the oil dry into the stain, rubb it with a twisting motion good and hard pressing down with your foot. Let set for a day and repeat several times. Check each time by sweeping oil dry off of stain , but don't take away, if stain is still there repeat and let set for a week if need be. Make sure if using kitty litter it is clay and not some green oder stuff. Oil stain will be gone I promise, used this process in bus garage and a machine shop that had many hydraulic oil spills and machine oil soaked floors.

This is my second video I landed on so thanks to you, I won’t be watching or looking for any more videos!!!

@TKCL

4 ай бұрын

Worked great for me

Have You tried Dawn dish soap

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

I used a powerful car wash soap and very strong degreaser.

What degreaser was that you used? I tried the gas on some older stains and it did nothing. I tried it on some darker stains that are about a month old and it definitely lightened them but did not remove them. They are still quite noticeable. Maybe follow up treatments are required... This is exhausting lol. I have about 10x15 area covered at least half in oil and grease from my husband working on his semi truck there. We sold the house and I have to clean it up to some extent.

@TKCL

Жыл бұрын

It was Super Clean. Did you use oil dry or cat litter? It's critical you use an absorbant to grind in while the fuel is pulling the grease out. As always be careful and in a well ventilated space.

@amypolzella8349

Жыл бұрын

@@TKCL no I didn't use those, I had cornstarch on hand and read that could work but I didn't grind it in a whole lot. I will get some litter and try it again after I degrease the whole area. It's an outside driveway, nice and open to the air. Thank you for getting back to me :)

Yes WOW, I'd saw WOW to if it lit up though

Great video! How long before the video did you pour the concrete ? Thanks

@TKCL

Жыл бұрын

Probably 6 months. Thanks for watching

You can use Diesel or gas works the best if you let the oil dry dry out the concrete

What about old well-set-in oil stains. Would it work just as well as with a fresh one ?

@TKCL

2 сағат бұрын

Those are stubborn, but I'd definitely be trying this.

Just clay kitty litter and a block of wood like a 2x4 grind litter in with block of wood. Let it absorb the oil, leave it for a day or two till gone. Are shop teacher taught us that back in the late 70s. The tech school was branded new ,he would inspect at the end of every day.

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

i used starting fluid and oil dri but that can be expensive

If you use the propane torch, make sure the concrete dry, or it will explode

Andrew, Is that a crack in your new concrete up against the house in that section you were working on to get the stain out? I thought up here in the north was the only place concrete cracked from freezing and thawing, not Florida??

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no, it's extremely common to get surface cracks here, especially with the heat and rapid drying.

I tried everything to get oil stains out of my drive way. I mean everything. Came across this video, it’s the only thing that worked 100%. Thank you sir! On a prior attempt I tried the torch method, exploded my concrete. Wish I’d seen this video first.

@TKCL

2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped, yes concrete can be explosive if over heated.

i used a metal brush and my house burned down

What is the name of the degreaser in the blue bottle that you used? You used clay cat litter & what else? Im going to farm & fleet to get the products to remove the power steering fluid stain in my driveway

@TKCL

Жыл бұрын

It's super clean and sold at some Walmarts. I used oil dry from tractor Supply, but I've heard that cat litter works very well.

Nothing worked but gasoline! I sprinkled Bon Ami on it as an absorbent and put dish liquid as a paste. Sat for 30 min. Use steel brush. Wow!

@TKCL

Жыл бұрын

Be very careful with steel, could create a spark.

Was there anything special about the brush for would a push broom work just as well?

@TKCL

Жыл бұрын

It just has very stiff bristles, nothing special.

Great job on removing the oil stain, I am a bit confused as to why so much concern about it when right next to it is a giant stress crack that looks to be roughly 10 ft long and almost a quarter inch wide? If that was my house I would be concerned on how to cover the costs of a tile job or some other cosmetic fix for a spot that's going to seen a lot!

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

Lol it's nothing like you are describing. It's a tiny surface crack that started where two different thicknesses of concrete meet and a relief joint couldn't be put in. That crack is hairline and only appears big because of the moisture it pulled in.

What was it that he put on top of the gasoline?

My dad was using a gas burner to remove oil.

I've always used gas as my go-to but I'm assuming there's no way to actually get it 100% out like it's never been there before there will ALWAYS be a stain.

What BTU is your burner? I tried one with zero results. Maybe i was being too skiddish as i didn’t want the concrete to pop. Thanks!

@TKCL

Жыл бұрын

I think it's 100,000 btu. Definitely go slow, concrete can bust.

I have oil stains on my flagstone patio-my yard man's hedge trimmer dripped it. Will this work on flagstone?

@TKCL

4 күн бұрын

That I can't answer.

Good job. 👍🏽🤠 5/31/23

let's all pretend we didn't see the crack in the concert.

@TKCL

2 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a slab that didn't have some forms of surface cracks.

U need to put a sealer on it now will help later for the life of the concrete,