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    any got some tricks? i normaly used meth to clean it up.. but this time i dont think i have enough!
    took the sprinter for one last spin in the old bigport b4 changing over to jdm bigport ( )... anyways i took it for a spin around the block and it left a engine oil trail from the garage and back! you can see where i drove! and left a nice little trail on the drive way as well...

    so whats a good solution to clean it up? CLR? acid? cheap cola?
    couldnt find anything on search or google

    except for this but donno if its anygood?
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    go to supercheap in the degreaser section is this Koala brand degreaser.. buy a 5L bottle.. it's a water based degreaser not solvent based.. so wont kill grass etc as bad.. mix it up with some boiling water.. let it soak on it.. then gurnie or scrub it off with a broom

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    Matty, just out of curiosity, will this only work on a pretty fresh stain, or will it lift old stuff as well?

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    Jeremy.

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    anything.. it's also really good to use to degrase under your engine bay, as it doesn't harm paint like normal solvent based degreaser can...

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    you are ment to duliout it but the stronger you make it the easier it will lift old stubborn oil stains like off concrete etc...

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    dishwashing liquid, liquid magnet, washing powder and scrubbing brush

    or you could coat the whole driveway in oil, even it out.

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    i think ill try that koala stuff insted of "coat the whole driveway in oil, even it out"
    lol

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    Or grab the CT-18 degreaser which is a concentrate which will be alot stronger then kola branded one.


    Im pretty sure even the kenco degreaser is a concentrate so that would be good to try as well

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    what i'd do is put newspaper on all of it to soak up as much as you can, then remove newspaper and spray kerosene and let it soak for a while then wipe off.

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    I just use degreaser.

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