Clean Concrete Driveway Stains

Hot water can improve the cleaning power of the pressure washer.

Clean concrete driveway stains.

Rub some cat litter into the stain and let it stand for one to two hours before sweeping it up. Clean rust and dirt stains on concrete. The easiest time to clean up a fluid stain on your driveway is right after it happens. Dissolve 2 ounces of washing soda in a gallon of hot water.

Removing stains with cat litter. Items like baking soda bleach coke cat litter sawdust hydrogen peroxide and cornstarch are all products that can be made into homemade concrete driveway cleaner. Pour the vinegar over the stain let sit for 10 minutes then scrub with a stiff nylon brush. A fairly new rust stain may succumb to the mild acid of white vinegar.

The high water pressure of a power washer effectively cleans some stains and most debris from your concrete driveway. To bring out the stains try applying distilled white vinegar diluted 50 50 with water. Scrub the stain with a brush or a rag. In a large plastic bucket mix cup of liquid dish detergent into 3 gallons of hot water.

Rinse and repeat if the concrete. They are especially useful when cleaning oil stains off concrete but they also work for gas and antifreeze stains. If the oil gasoline or other fluid is still on the surface of the driveway pour some absorbent material like cat litter or baking soda on the stain and let it sit for a few hours. Sweep the concrete surface then spray the stained area with a garden hose to rinse away dirt.

Get rid of grease stains if your driveway or garage floor has become an easy place to do some rorschach testing thanks to the grease oil and transmission fluid stains all over the place take heart clean concrete is easier than you think. Apply a rust or concrete cleaner. Scrub the stain with a brush. Lawn and plant fertilizers contain metals and minerals that can leave rust like stains on a concrete driveway and may even result in permanent color change if they are allowed to penetrate.

A fan tip works best on a concrete driveway. Set the power washer on a low setting not exceeding 2 500 psi. Some cleaners recommend diluting with water before application.