Oil, Grease and Rust ON THE DRIVEWAY

Suggestions:

Fresh Oil – The universal solution for fresh spilled oil is kitty litter.  Put a handful or so on the oil puddle.  If the oil spill is recent but, has already soaked in, this stuff may also draw some out of the surface so, try it before going to the next step.  If you use a brick to scrub the kitty litter, will also help.  This may take several times repeating, before all the stain(s) are gone.

Old Oil, Grease – This one’s harder.  People do different things for oil that has soaked in.  The ones worked best, in a test,  was Gunk brand degreaser and Swab a driveway cleaner product made by Gunk.  Both improved the situation but did not clean away the stain entirely.  The driveway cleaner did a better job but was more trouble to use.  The degreaser left an undesirable looking sheen, the driveway cleaner didn’t.  Another product is Castrol SuperClean and a similar product called PurpleStuff.  A likely place to find Gunk or Castrol SuperClean is an auto parts store.    There is also some acid you could buy, however, it is suggested this would be the last, last resort.

Rust –Oxalic acid removes rust stains from most things.  A grocery store cleaning product named ZUD contains Oxalic acid.  Wet the rust stain area, then sprinkle liberally with ZUD and then spray until the powder is wet.  Let it set for a few minutes, then scrub with a brush.  Repeating this a couple times removed the rust stains.  Real oxalic acid is often sold as wood bleach, a powder—check the ingredients.

May we suggest you check with your neighborhood hardware store and also websites for other suggestions.  Always follow directions on the container, when using chemicals.

Next Cleanup  April 28th, 2012   8 am     Come meet some of the Board Members!

The HOA has designated the last Saturday of each month as our neighborhood cleanup day.  Due to holidays, sometimes the Saturday is changed.  Volunteers will be needed at 8 AM. Everyone should meet at the large detention pond on Lazy Meadows & Bending Brook Way.  The more volunteers we have, the more areas we can cover.   Please, we need your help.

We have some spring cleaning to do at the March 31st and April 28th cleanup days.  There will be painting at the parks, along with picking up trash around the ponds..  We all have busy schedules, so the more volunteers the faster the clean up will get done.  Please come out to help.  It will also be a great time to meet some of the Board Members.  Hope to see you there! 

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